Georgia Veterinary Emergency and Triage Services (GVETS, Athens area)
Hours: Mon-Thu 6:00 PM-8:00 AM; Friday 6:00 PM through Monday 8:00 AM (open continuously).
- What it is
- Emergency and 24/7 care
- Type of help
- Emergency care
- Where
- Athens, Oconee County, Clarke County and northeast Georgia
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
Need help paying for your pet’s care? Ways to pay a vet bill in Georgia · Get a free funding plan
← Pet help in Athens · All help in Georgia
Overnight and weekend walk-in emergency hospital in Watkinsville, just outside Athens, with emergency surgery, poison treatment and overnight monitoring. Serves Oconee and Clarke counties and northeast Georgia towns including Bogart, Statham, Winterville, Monroe, Winder, Commerce and Jefferson.
How to reach them
Where: 1971 South Bishop Farms Parkway, Watkinsville, GA 30677
Hours: Mon-Thu 6:00 PM-8:00 AM; Friday 6:00 PM through Monday 8:00 AM (open continuously).
Good to know
- How to get started: Walk in whenever open; appointments are never needed. If possible, phone 706-715-4838 (toll-free 866-383-6456) on the way so staff can prepare.
Emergency? Call your veterinarian or the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital now, and tell them if cost is a barrier. Emergency signs and poison hotlines
If cost is the barrier: Paying for Care compares grants, payment plans and fundraising, and a free funding plan puts them together for your pet.
More emergency and 24-hour vets near Watkinsville
- UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital - Small Animal Emergency (Athens) · Athens · 10 mi
- BluePearl Pet Hospital Sandy Springs (24-hour emergency) · Sandy Springs · 58 mi
- South Atlanta Veterinary Emergency & Specialty - 24/7 Emergency Care (Fayetteville) · Fayetteville · 65 mi
- Union City Veterinary Medical Center and Emergency Clinic · Union City · 68 mi
Other help near Watkinsville
- Vet clinic UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital - Cora Nunnally Miller Small Animal Hospital · Athens · 11 mi
- Other help Athens Area Humane Society - Adoption Center · Athens · 12 mi
- Low-cost care Athens Area Humane Society - Free Vaccine Clinic · Athens · 12 mi
- Pet food Athens Area Humane Society - Full Bellies Food Bowl · Athens · 12 mi
- Spay/neuter SpayGeorgia Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Certificates · Lilburn · 44 mi
Every listing in the Athens guide → · All 95 programs in Georgia →
Sources
You’re viewing Georgia Veterinary Emergency and Triage Services (GVETS, Athens area) on Help My Pet.
Help My Pet is a free, independent guide that helps pet parents find care they can afford and ways to pay for it. Listings are free and can’t be bought. Families find this page in our Athens guide and through our Near You search.
Is everything right? Check the phone number, address, hours and who can use it, below.
Want your page to say more? Tell us anything that would help families who find you: services we didn’t list, languages you speak, what to bring or know before calling, how busy you are, how you’d describe yourselves. We’ll add it to your page. You can also just reply to our email.