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Escondido Veterinary Emergency

2430 S Escondido Blvd, Escondido, CA, 92025

Escondido Veterinary Emergency is a 24/7 emergency and urgent care hospital on S Escondido Blvd that treats cats and dogs on a walk-in, first-come basis and does not take appointments. It was called Animal Urgent Care until it rebranded on January 5, 2026, and it does not perform routine procedures such as spays, neuters, dentals or vaccinations.

Call (760) 738-9600

Open 24 hours today

Emergency care26 servicesDogs, Cats

HoursOpen 24 hours

MondayOpen 24 hours

TuesdayOpen 24 hours

WednesdayOpen 24 hours

ThursdayOpen 24 hours

FridayOpen 24 hours

SaturdayOpen 24 hours

SundayOpen 24 hours

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What they do

26 services, one practice.

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Emergency CareUrgent CareOvernight Hospitalization And MonitoringEmergency SurgeryCesarean SectionCystotomy And UrethrostomyFracture Stabilization And RepairGastric Dilatation And Volvulus (GDV) Stabilization And RepairGastrointestinal Foreign Body RemovalIntra-Abdominal Mass RemovalSplenectomyThoracotomyIn-House DiagnosticsBlood Work And Laboratory TestingDigital RadiographyThoracic And Abdominal UltrasoundUrine And Fecal AnalysisNon-Invasive Monitoring (ECG, Pulse Oximetry, Capnography, Blood Pressure)

What Escondido Veterinary Emergency says

In their own words, from escondidoveterinaryemergency.com, read October 11, 2026.

SurgeryEmergency Surgery

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Who they treat

2 species under this roof

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