Vet Center / California / Oceanside
Emergency and urgent care vets in Oceanside, CA
7 practices in Oceanside say they take emergency or urgent cases, and 1 say it is open 24 hours. Each one says so on its own website or in its own name.
These practices describe urgent or emergency work on their own websites. That is not the same as being open right now, and it is not the same as a dedicated emergency hospital: hours change, rotas change, and a practice that takes urgent cases on a weekday may not on a Sunday. Phone before you drive. If an animal is in trouble this minute, call the nearest emergency veterinary hospital rather than working down a list.
Say they are open 24 hours 1
VEG Oceanside
2224 South El Camino Real, Oceanside, CA, 92054
From their website: 24/7
Take urgent cases in their own hours 6
Temple Heights Animal Hospital
4750 Oceanside Blvd, Oceanside, CA, 92056-3051
From their website: Urgent care only, during business hours: same-day appointments when available after phone triage. Serious cases, after-hours emergencies, and pets needing intensive or overnight care are referred to a nearby 24-hour specialty or emergency hospital (no specific hospital is named).
Fire Mountain Veterinary Hospital
613 Crouch St, Oceanside, CA, 92054
From their website: Urgent care during business hours only, and not for life-threatening cases. The urgent care page says "Pets experiencing a life-threatening injury or illness need to be seen at an emergency hospital" and "If your pet requires a service that we cannot provide, we'll refer you to an appropriate 24-hour emergency animal hospital." The contact page names where to go outside business hours: Veterinary Specialty Hospital, 2055 Montiel Rd #104, San Marcos, (760) 466-0600, and VCA California Veterinary Specialists, 2310 Faraday Ave, Carlsbad, (760) 431-2273.
Rancho Del Oro Veterinary Hospital
Cecilia Morris
1646 Ord Way, Oceanside, CA, 92056
From their website: Not a 24-hour hospital: emergencies are seen during business hours, and the after-hours emergency number the site publishes is given as three different numbers on three different pages, so call the main number first.
Neighborhood Vet Hospital
215 S Coast Hwy, Oceanside, CA, 92054-3100
From their website: Business hours only. The site says 'We accommodate emergency appointments during normal business hours (8am-6pm)' and asks you to call in advance of arriving. After regular hours and on holidays it directs people to VCA California Veterinary Specialists in Carlsbad or Veterinary Specialty Hospital North County in San Marcos.
Oceanside Veterinary Hospital
2960 San Luis Rey Rd
From their website: Emergency and urgent care is provided for cats and dogs during regular clinic hours only, Monday through Saturday, and the site asks clients to call ahead where possible. If the schedule cannot accommodate the pet, or outside those hours, the practice directs clients to VCA California Veterinary Specialists in Carlsbad, open 24 hours, at (760) 431-2273.
Dorado Animal Hospital & Surgical Center
3502 College Blvd Suite A, Oceanside, CA, 92056
From their website: Emergency walk-ins are accepted during regular business hours only, and the hospital is closed Sundays and Mondays. Its own FAQ says: 'We accept emergency walk-ins during our regular business hours. For after-hours emergencies, please contact a local 24/7 veterinary emergency clinic.'
Also in Oceanside
Every practice in Oceanside is on the Oceanside page, the rest of the state is at emergency and urgent care vets in California, and the national list is at the full directory.