The worst time to look for a night vet is at night, with your dog on the floor in front of you. So have a look now, find the one nearest you, and save its number.
Of the 82 vets we list in Chennai, 9 publish round-the-clock hours. Some keep a vet on the premises all night, others have a nurse or attendant who calls one in, so ask on the phone whether a vet is there. Always ring before you set off, and think about the route as much as the distance, because at night a clinic further away on a clear road can be quicker than a nearer one across a jammed junction.
Where they are
Grouped by the part of Chennai they sit in. Tap to call, or open the listing for the address and map.
Choolai
Abiramapuram
Ambattur Industrial Estate
Besant Nagar
Mylapore
Selaiyur
Tharamani
Thiruvanmiyur
Open late, if not all night
If it is 9 pm rather than 3 am, these stay open past ten:
- Sanchu Animal Hospital | Velachery, Chennai, Sarathy Nagar Velachery, open past midnight
- Sanchu Animal Hospital 24x7 | Adyar, Chennai, Adyar, open past midnight
- Sanchu Animal Hospital 24x7 | Anna Nagar, Chennai, Anna Nagar, open past midnight
- Sanchu Animal Hospital 24x7 | Neelankarai - ECR, Chennai, Neelankarai, open past midnight
- Sri Navaladi Pet Clinic, Porur, until 23:00
- HAPPY PETS CLINIC, Kolathur, until 22:30
Where the list is thin
Adyar, Kilpauk, Perambur, Anna Nagar have vetswe list, but none that publishes round-the-clock hours. That may be our gap rather than the city’s, so if you know a clinic there that really does take emergencies through the night, tell us and we will check it and add it.
Things that shouldn’t wait until morning
- trouble breathing, or blue or very pale gums
- collapse, or a seizure that lasts more than a few minutes or keeps coming back
- a swollen, tight belly with retching that brings nothing up, especially in big, deep-chested dogs
- rat poison, chocolate, grapes or raisins, human medicines, or anything else toxic
- a road accident, even if your dog seems fine afterwards
- bleeding that doesn’t slow with firm pressure
- straining to pee with nothing coming out
- heatstroke: heavy panting, drooling and weakness after heat or exercise
For heatstroke, start cooling your dog on the way with room-temperature water, not ice, and keep the car’s air conditioning running.
What to take with you
Your charged phone and the vaccination card, or a photo of it. If your dog ate something, bring the packet or wrapper. A towel or blanket helps if you have to carry them, and take a leash even if they cannot walk. Bring a second person if there is one at home, so one of you can drive while the other holds the dog, and take a muzzle or a soft strip of cloth: dogs in pain sometimes bite the people they love most, and it is nobody’s fault.
The Chennai health and emergencies page puts the emergency clinics first, then every vet we list in the city, on a map.