Emergency & After-Hours Vets

Clinics offering emergency, after-hours or 24-hour care when your pet can’t wait for a regular appointment.

1,065 practices across Australia

In an emergency, call ahead first.

Not every clinic below is open 24/7, hours vary. Phone before you travel to confirm they can see your pet right now.

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The data behind the directory

The Australian Vet Ratings Study analyses all 3,939 practices and 592,042 reviews: the best-rated states, cities and suburbs, the emergency-care gap, and what claiming a profile is worth. Free to cite with attribution.

Australian Capital Territory rates best (4.73★). Sunshine Coast leads the cities (4.79★). Read the 2026 study →

1Sunshine Coast4.79★
2Geelong4.76★
3Gold Coast4.74★
4Hobart4.73★
5Cairns4.72★
6Canberra4.72★

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