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Same-day care for non-life-threatening emergencies. Save your spot online or walk in. You can stay with your pet in the treatment area throughout the visit.
Save My Spot
When your pet needs care today for a non-life-threatening illness or injury, we can help. If you’re not sure where to go, call us. We’ll help you figure it out.
Save My Spot
If you’re unsure, give us a call at (626) 765-3354.
1Let us know you’re coming by picking an arrival time online, or just walk in.
2We will immediately triage your pet and escort you to a private room so you aren’t waiting in the lobby.
3The vet examines your pet, explains what is going on, and you approve every line before we start.
4At UrgentPaws, there is no mystery door. We don’t “take your pet to the back” without inviting you to be by their side.
5You’ll leave with a written plan, and we’ll send the records to your regular vet.
No – walk-ins are always welcome. Save My Spot lets you pick an arrival time online, so we know you are coming and can be ready for your pet. We assess every pet on arrival and see the most critical patients first, so timing can shift if a sicker pet comes in.
We are an after hours veterinary urgent care and treat emergencies that are not life-threatening. This includes vomiting, limping, cuts, ear and eye trouble, skin, urinary problems, and more. For life-threatening emergencies, contact your nearest 24-hour ER.
Yes! Our clinic is open to you, including the treatment room. We want you to be as involved in the visit as you would like. In most instances, we find our patients do much better when they are next to their owners. In rare cases, you pet may be better on their own (e.g. they are trying to protect you) and we may ask you to give them some space to ensure they receive the best possible care. In these situations, we will communicate everything to you beforehand.
No – we give our owners the option to come with us into the treatment room or remain in one of our private exam rooms – the choice is yours.
Yes – we make it easy to pay for the care your pet needs. We accept all major pet insurance plans on a reimbursement basis: you pay at the time of visit, and we’ll provide an itemized invoice and any medical records your insurer needs to process your claim.
We also offer financing through CareCredit and Cherry. Both let you apply in minutes from your phone right in our clinic, so you can find out what you qualify for before treatment begins.
Yes – we run bloodwork, urine and fecal testing, X-rays and ultrasound in the clinic, and we give fluids, injections, wound care and medications on the spot, so most problems are diagnosed and treated in one visit.
We treat dogs and cats. Some of our veterinarians also see exotics such as rabbits, snakes, turtles and lizards. Call us at (626) 765-3354 first and we will confirm that the vet on shift can treat your pet.
Monday to Friday, 3 PM to 11 PM. Saturday, Sunday and holidays, 10 AM to 8 PM. We are open 365 days a year.
Holiday hours apply on the holiday itself, not on the observed weekday. We keep holiday hours on:
We are at 1086 Huntington Dr, Duarte, CA 91010.
In the Duarte Target Plaza on Huntington Drive.
Use Save My Spot, keep your pet calm and warm, and note when the symptoms started and what has changed. Bring any medications your pet takes, prior records if they are handy, and a stool or vomit sample if that is the problem. Please don’t give human medication; many common ones are dangerous for pets.
After your visit, you’ll leave with a written care plan and your regular vet will get a treatment summary.
After treatment, we’ll:
Our Duarte clinic sits on Huntington Drive just off the 210 freeway, which puts most of the San Gabriel Valley within a 25-minute drive. Pet parents come to us from Monrovia and Arcadia next door, from Azusa and West Covina along the 210 and the 10, and from Pasadena, El Monte and Baldwin Park when their regular vet has closed for the evening.