It’s every pet owner’s nightmare. Your fur baby gets sick and your local vet has closed for the day. Your only option is to find an emergency pet hospital, but who can help and where do you go?
While Nevada County lacks an after-hours emergency pet care facility for dogs and cats, the good news is there is help about 45 minutes to an hour’s drive from Nevada City and Grass Valley.
To help save you time, I’ve compiled a list of hospitals that may provide the help you need in those critical, potentially lifesaving times where every minute counts.
Print out this guide and tack it to your refrigerator, or tuck it in your car’s glove compartment for safekeeping.
MarQueen Pet Emergency & Specialty
Collaboration is the superpower of this highly capable crew of board-certified veterinary specialists at MarQueen. Founded with the intention of providing veterinary care with a personal touch, MarQueen is now the largest locally owned, independently operated emergency and specialty veterinary practice in the region.
In addition to providing emergency care 7 days a week, MarQueen also offers cardiology, internal medicine, oncology and surgery specialty care services.
9213 Sierra College Blvd., #150, Roseville, CA 95661, Open 24/7. 916.757.6600, marqueenanimalclinic.com
VCA Loomis Basin Veterinary Clinic
This full-service veterinary hospital combines general practice, specialty practice with board-certified specialists, and a 24-hour emergency and continuous care facility in one.
Cat owners will be pleased to know that this vet is affiliated with the American Association of Feline Practitioners and the Cat Friendly Practice program, both of which are dedicated to making your cat’s visit a more stress-free, feline-friendly experience.
3901 Sierra College Blvd., Loomis, CA 95650, Open 24/7. 916.652.5816, vcahospitals.com/loomis-basin
Veterinary Specialty Hospital Roseville
Accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), this Roseville-based veterinary hospital receives the cutting-edge information that helps vet professionals stay up to date in a continually shifting industry.
Offering emergency care services, board certified surgery, internal medicine, diagnostic imaging and wildlife rescue support. Veterinary Specialty Hospital Roseville also serves the community by providing care for sick and injured lost pets for the City of Roseville, participating in local school education, and volunteering in local spay and neuter programs and fostering.
1901 Douglas Blvd., Roseville, CA 95661, Open 24/7. 916.783.4655, vshroseville.com
Directions: Take the Douglas Blvd., exit off I-80 east. Vet is located at the corner of Sierra Gardens and Douglas Blvd. Make a left turn onto Sierra Gardens and an immediate right into the parking lot.
Sierra Equine
While Nevada County may be lacking a 24/7 emergency care facility for cats and dogs, livestock owners will be glad to know this local vet treats horses, donkeys, goats and llamas and it’s just down the road in Penn Valley. Sierra Equine offers ambulatory equine veterinary service with access to a full service, 24-hour equine medical and surgical hospital.
17487 Penn Valley Dr., Ste. 101, Penn Valley, CA 95946, 530.272.4537, sierraequine.com