A city-by-city directory of after-hours and emergency veterinary clinics. Dated sources. Not real-time.
After-hours and emergency vets: Seattle area
Last checked (America/New_York).
Call before you drive. Seattle-area emergency hospitals have closed, moved, and reduced services in recent years. A map pin or an old saved address can send you to a building that is no longer a BluePearl ER, or to a hospital that is open but diverting patients. If you can safely call, confirm that the clinic is open, that it sees your pet’s species, and that it can take a new emergency now.
Hours can change with little public notice. Every hours line below is what the clinic’s public site posted on the date cited, not a live status.
This is not veterinary medical advice. This page is a local NightVet directory snapshot. It is not a complete list of every clinic in the metro, and it is not real-time monitoring. For medical guidance, call a veterinarian or a poison hotline. If a pet may have been poisoned, ASPCA Animal Poison Control is at (888) 426-4435; a consultation fee may apply (source seen November 12, 2026).
Two BluePearl changes are easy to confuse. They are not the same hospital.
BluePearl North Seattle (Aurora Avenue) — closed in 2021
BluePearl Pet Hospital in North Seattle, at 13240 Aurora Avenue North, indefinitely suspended emergency services as of June 23, 2021. Management cited a shortage of veterinary technicians. VIN News Service reported the suspension on June 25, 2021, and later updated the same article with a company statement that the hospital was closing and that wind-down operations were being finalized; no exact last day was given in that report. Source: VIN News, “BluePearl North Seattle hospital suspends ER service,” published June 25, 2021. A later VIN News article (August 12, 2025) also lists this hospital as closed in 2021. Source: VIN News, “Union for veterinary support staff shuts down,” published August 12, 2025.
That address is now occupied by Timberline Veterinary Emergency & Specialty, a separately owned 24/7 hospital (see below). Do not assume a BluePearl ER is still there.
BluePearl downtown / Madison Street — not on BluePearl’s official locator (exact closure date not found)
For years, public directories listed a BluePearl / Seattle Veterinary Specialists hospital at 805 Madison Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98104, phone (206) 624-9111. Some of those third-party listings were still live when this page was checked, and they can make the hospital look open.
As of November 12, 2026, BluePearl’s own hospital finder for a Seattle, WA search listed only Kirkland, Tukwila, Tacoma/Lakewood, and Olympia. There was no Madison Street or downtown Seattle hospital on that official list. The company URL https://bluepearlvet.com/hospital/seattle-wa/ resolved to the Kirkland hospital page. Source: BluePearl Find a Hospital, Seattle, WA, seen November 12, 2026.
On August 7, 2026, a public thread in r/AskSeattle began: a downtown resident said they used to use “the Blue Pearl on Madison Street” and had heard it had “completely shut down,” and asked where to go instead. Other commenters were surprised. Source: r/AskSeattle, “Emergency Vet Recommendations?,” posted August 7, 2026.
An official BluePearl closure announcement and an exact last day for the Madison Street hospital were not found in the public sources checked on November 12, 2026. Treat the downtown address as unverified and do not drive there on the strength of an old directory listing. Call Kirkland, Tukwila, or another hospital on this page instead.
BluePearl Renton moved to Tukwila
The South King County BluePearl hospital formerly associated with Renton / ACCES now lists its current address as 402 Baker Blvd., Tukwila, WA 98188. A July 22, 2025 Business Wire release described a real-estate conversion of that Tukwila building for BluePearl Pet Hospital Renton. Sources: BluePearl Tukwila hospital page, seen November 12, 2026; Business Wire, July 22, 2025.
Timberline moved to the old North Seattle address
Timberline’s own site, seen November 12, 2026, posts a banner: “We've moved! Visit us at our expanded new location at 13240 Aurora Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98133.” Some older local resource lists still show Timberline’s previous address at 12063 15th Avenue NE. Confirm the Aurora Avenue address before you go. Source: Timberline home page, seen November 12, 2026. A dated public announcement of the exact move day was not found.
Where people said they were going instead
Public discussion is not a rating and is not medical advice. The August 7, 2026 r/AskSeattle thread is the most direct recent conversation about the Madison Street question. Commenters there pointed downtown owners toward VEG in Interbay, and also mentioned Timberline on Aurora, Animal Medical Center of Seattle in Shoreline, VEG Lynnwood, and VEG Federal Way. One commenter who said they work in local veterinary emergency medicine listed five hospitals they considered the area’s full emergency/specialty options: BluePearl Kirkland, Bellevue Veterinary Emergency and Specialty, Animal Medical Center of Seattle, Veterinary Specialty Center of Seattle, and Timberline. The same thread included criticism of some hospitals and a claim that VEG functions more like urgent care for critical cases and may transfer out. Those are individual public comments, not verified findings. Source: r/AskSeattle thread, August 7–9, 2026.
A public X search on November 12, 2026 for BluePearl Seattle closures and for Seattle emergency-vet discussion did not turn up recent, on-point posts that added new closure dates or clinic-status facts.
Clinics
1. Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) — Seattle / Interbay
24/7 emergency hospital and urgent pet care; walk-in, no appointments
Address / area
1827 15th Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119 (Interbay Urban Center)
Official site showed patient reviews dated October 5, 11, and 31, 2026, indicating the hospital was receiving patients in October 2026. In the Aug 7, 2026 r/AskSeattle thread, VEG Interbay was a frequent suggestion for downtown owners. One other commenter warned that VEG may transfer critical or specialty cases (an individual public comment, not a verified finding).
2. Emerald City Emergency Clinic — Wallingford
Describes itself both as a “24/7 ER” and as a “24-hour veterinary urgent care.” Walk-ins welcome for emergencies.
Posted as open 24/7, 365 days a year, including holidays.
Exam fees / deposits
No dollar exam fee posted. The site says a treatment estimate is given before diagnostics or procedures, and that it offers senior, military, and a limited adoption discount.
Species
Not clearly posted as a species list on the homepage. Call to confirm, especially for birds, reptiles, or other exotic pets.
Emergency exam fee not publicly posted as a dollar amount on the pages checked.
Species
Dogs and cats are clearly in scope (including an on-site blood bank for dogs and cats). The hospital also advertises small-mammal emergency care. Birds, reptiles, and other exotics were not clearly listed as accepted on the homepage. Call to confirm.
Founded in 2023. Now in the building previously used by the closed BluePearl North Seattle hospital. Mentioned in the Aug 2026 r/AskSeattle thread as a 24/7 emergency option.
4. Animal Medical Center of Seattle — Shoreline
24-hour emergency, critical care, urgent care, and specialty hospital
In the Aug 2026 r/AskSeattle thread, commenters described AMCS as a 24/7 option with MRI and neurology; one commenter said they were referred there from VEG Lynnwood for a more critical case. A January 26, 2026 r/AskSeattle thread included a pet owner who said AMCS had quoted hospitalization costs they could not afford. Those are individual public comments, not a posted fee schedule.
5. BluePearl Pet Hospital — Kirkland
24/7 emergency and specialty hospital. Specialty is by appointment. The page asks callers to call ahead and notes the ER can have a high volume of cases.
Posted: “Emergency, critical care, and surgery consultations are now $199.” That is a consultation fee, not a full-visit price. Other charges are not posted as a complete fee schedule.
Species
Not listed as a complete species roster on the hospital page. A still-posted Seattle-area DVM FAQ says BluePearl’s emergency service can treat exotic pets such as small mammals, birds, and reptiles, but that FAQ also still refers to older “Seattle” and “Renton” hospital names, so it may be out of date. Call Kirkland to confirm.
This is one of the BluePearl hospitals that remains on the company’s official locator. It was named in the Aug 2026 r/AskSeattle thread as a full emergency/specialty option.
6. BluePearl Pet Hospital — Tukwila (formerly Renton / ACCES)
24/7 emergency and specialty hospital. Specialty is by appointment. The page asks callers to call ahead because of high ER volume.
Address / area
402 Baker Blvd., Tukwila, WA 98188 (about three miles east of Sea-Tac, south of I-405)
Official current South King County BluePearl location after the Renton-area move. In the Aug 2026 r/AskSeattle thread, one commenter said staff at a VEG location had told them not to use BluePearl Tukwila. That is a secondhand public comment, not a regulatory finding.
7. Animal Emergency & Specialty (AES) — Kirkland
Family-owned emergency, critical care, and specialty hospital
Address / area
12305 120th Avenue NE, Suite K, Kirkland, WA 98034 (next to the Totem Lake Fred Meyer fuel station)
Conflicting text on the clinic’s own site. The contact page states “Hours: Always Open (24/7/365).” The homepage also displays a narrower line: “ALWAYS OPEN — 8 am Mon. through 5 pm Thurs.” and “URGENT CARE HOURS — 8 am to 7 pm on Sat. & Sun.” Because the hospital’s public pages do not agree, call before you drive.
Exam fees / deposits
Not publicly posted as a dollar amount on the pages checked.
Species
Not clearly posted as a species list on the pages checked. Call to confirm.
Still listed as 24/7 on a Homeward Pet emergency-resources PDF dated April 17, 2026, but that list can lag official hours.
8. Veterinary Specialty Center of Seattle — Lynnwood
24/7 emergency and specialty hospital; AAHA-accredited. Specialty areas listed include cardiology, critical care, internal medicine, neurology, and surgery.
Named in the Aug 2026 r/AskSeattle thread as one of the area’s full emergency/specialty hospitals.
9. Bellevue Veterinary Emergency and Specialty
24-hour emergency care, plus multi-specialty services
Address / area
2515 140th Ave. NE, Bellevue, WA 98005
Phone
(425) 629-0140 is the number repeated in the header and footer. One FAQ on the same page tells readers to call (425) 490-4425 on the way in. Use the main number, and confirm if a staff member gives you a different one.
Hours
Posted as open 24/7.
Exam fees / deposits
No dollar exam fee posted. The site says a treatment estimate is given before diagnostics or procedures.
Species
Not clearly posted as a species list on the homepage. Call to confirm.
Official site showed patient reviews dated October 23, October 26, and November 7, 2026. One October 23, 2026 review said the hospital diagnosed a surgical problem and helped the family find a surgeon in British Columbia after striking out in Western Washington. In the Aug 2026 r/AskSeattle thread, one commenter said they used VEG Lynnwood and were later referred to AMCS.
11. Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) — Redmond
24/7 emergency hospital (VEG states that all of its locations are open 24 hours, 365 days a year)
Not publicly posted as a dollar amount on the pages checked.
Species
VEG’s Washington location pages state that VEG treats dogs, cats, avians, reptiles, and exotic pets. Confirm with this location if your pet is not a dog or cat.
Listed as a 24/7 option on the Homeward Pet resource list dated April 17, 2026.
Other nearby options (not fully profiled)
BluePearl Tacoma / Lakewood, 2510 84th St. S, Ste. 30D, Lakewood, WA 98499, (253) 474-0791, posted as 24/7 emergency and specialty on BluePearl’s official finder. Farther south than the Seattle core, but it is one of the four Washington hospitals still listed by BluePearl. Source: BluePearl Find a Hospital, seen November 12, 2026; BluePearl Tacoma.
VEG Federal Way was recommended in the August 2026 r/AskSeattle thread. VEG’s Washington directory lists it as a 24/7 location at 1209 S 320th St, Federal Way, WA 98003, (253) 260-3919. Source: VEG Federal Way.
Local shelter and rescue resource lists also name other hospitals (for example Pilchuck in Snohomish, or after-hours clinics in Auburn). Those were not independently re-verified clinic-by-clinic for this first Seattle page. Always call.