24-Hour Emergency Vets in Illinois — Leash Life

5 emergency and after-hours veterinary clinics in Illinois, with phone numbers and opening hours. What to do before you drive.

Emergency and after-hours clinics in Illinois

• MedVet Chicago
  24/7
• Animal Emergency Center
• Elk Grove Veterinary Specialty & Emergency
• Veterinary Emergency Group
• Veterinary Emergency Group

Before you drive

Call ahead if you can — the clinic can prepare, and they will tell you whether to come to them or to somewhere closer. Bring any medication your pet is on. If your pet is bleeding, unconscious, struggling to breathe, or has eaten something toxic, go now and call from the car.

Hours change, and some of these clinics are overnight-only rather than 24-hour. The hours above are what each clinic publishes; the phone number is the one that settles it.

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