Veterinary emergency — canton of Neuchâtel
The right thing to do First call your usual veterinary practice, even outside opening hours: the answering machine gives you the number of the on-call vet. Listen to the message right to the end.
On-call numbers — Neuchâtel
Littoral and Val-de-Ruz
Regional on-call service (several practices on rotation)
📞 0900 80 70 60CHF 2.–/min (8h-22h), CHF 5.–/min (22h-8h)
Upper canton (La Chaux-de-Fonds, Le Locle)
No single call centre
Call your usual practice: its answering machine gives the on-call vet.
Nearest emergency clinic
EVC Estavayer-le-Lac (also covers the Neuchâtel region)
📞 058 122 22 22free call
Open 24/7, no appointment needed.
Emergency clinics open 24/7 (EVC network) Free call, 24/7, no appointment needed. Clinics in Geneva, Etoy (La Côte/Lausanne), Aigle (Riviera-Chablais/Valais), Châtel-St-Denis and Estavayer-le-Lac (Broye/Fribourg/Neuchâtel). — 058 122 22 22 (free call), emergencyvet.ch.
Is your emergency about an exotic pet? Exotic pets are fragile and the general on-call vet is not always equipped for them. Specialists: Cabinet Au Furet, Echichens (+41 21 811 55 11, emergencies by appointment); NACVet, Rossens FR (exotic-pet emergencies on Sundays: 0900 622 622) — all exotic-pet vets.
Numbers verified on 13 June 2026 on the official websites of the on-call services. The 0900 numbers are premium-rate (rate shown, charged by your operator) and are sometimes blocked by default on mobiles. If a number does not answer, call your usual practice.
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