Veterinarians in Philadelphia, PA

Out of hours. None of the 8 Philadelphia practices we have read describes itself as taking urgent or emergency cases. That does not mean none does, only that none says so on its own site, so an out-of-hours problem here is worth phoning ahead about rather than driving to the nearest address.

Weekends. 4 of the 6 that publish opening hours name a Saturday or Sunday time. The rest publish weekday hours only.

Who owns them. 6 of the 44 listings in Philadelphia are branches of national groups, about 14%; the other 38 trade under their own name. Neither is better on its own, but it changes what to ask: a group branch is more likely to have standard pricing and a phone queue, an independent more likely to have the same veterinarian see your animal each visit. Chain locations are listed together on the chains pages.

Beyond dogs and cats. 1 Philadelphia practices tell us which other animals they treat. 1 sees rabbits, 1 sees birds, 1 sees reptiles, 1 sees small mammals, 1 sees ferrets, 1 sees amphibians and 1 sees other exotics.

What we do not know yet. Only 1 of the 44 Philadelphia listings tell us anything about which animals they treat, so we cannot say what is not covered here. An absence below is a gap in our reading, not a gap in the city.