What Is the Hourly Rate for Veterinarian Emergency Calls?

Dogs get sick any time, requiring emergency care.

Emergency veterinary care is your only option in the event something serious happens to your pet. If the required veterinary service occurs outside regular office hours, cost of the service is considerably more expensive.

Comparisons

Emergency veterinary care can be almost double the rate of a regular office visit and can vary from each state and facility. As an example of costs, per the DeMaula Veterinary Services in Pennsylvania, regular daytime visits are from $67 to $75 per hour whereas emergency rates range between $85 and $105 per hour.

Emergencies

It is important to have emergency information on hand when needed. Estimated cost for an emergency veterinary office visit after hours is about $214 according to Petplace.com. Other statistics show that a regular office visit may range from about $60 before midnight and $100 after midnight.

Tips

It is impossible to know a specific hourly rate as it may differ from your particular location. Call your own veterinarian for rates, recommendations for an emergency office or hospital where you can call for rates and other pertinent information.

References

• Pet Place: Emergency Veterinarian Information/Costs
• Verizon Site: Demaula Veterinarian Costs
• EB Vet:: Emergency Costs and Information

Resources

• Pet Place: Emergency Numbers