A city-by-city directory of after-hours and emergency veterinary clinics. Dated sources. Not real-time.
After-hours and emergency vets: Nashville, Brentwood, and Franklin, TN
Last checked (America/New_York).
Call before you drive. Middle Tennessee has several hospitals that post 24/7 emergency hours in Nashville, Brentwood, and Franklin, plus a VEG hospital in Murfreesboro that is commonly in range for the southeastern side of the metro. BluePearl moved its Franklin hospital to Brentwood in 2025, and two hospitals now sit on Mallory Lane a short drive apart. If you can safely call, confirm the hospital is open, sees your pet’s species, and can take a new case now.
Hours can change with little public notice. Every hours line below is what the clinic’s public site posted on the date cited, not a live status.
This is not veterinary medical advice. This page is a local NightVet directory snapshot. It is not a complete list of every clinic in the metro, and it is not real-time monitoring. For medical guidance, call a veterinarian or a poison hotline. If a pet may have been poisoned, ASPCA Animal Poison Control is at (888) 426-4435; a consultation fee may apply (source seen November 13, 2026).
Move note: BluePearl Franklin is now BluePearl Brentwood
BluePearl announced on September 16, 2025, that its Franklin, Tennessee hospital would relocate to a new, larger medical center in Brentwood, opening Saturday, September 20, 2025, at 1569 Mallory Ln., Bldg 200, Brentwood, TN. The announcement said the new hospital would more than double in size, continue around-the-clock emergency care, and was “just a few miles from the current Franklin location.” Source: BluePearl / GlobeNewswire, September 16, 2025. The official hospital page now lists that Brentwood address and 24/7 emergency hours (BluePearl Brentwood, seen Nov 13, 2026). Do not assume a Franklin address is still the BluePearl emergency hospital; use the Brentwood page and call ahead.
A second 24/7 hospital, VEG Franklin, is also on Mallory Lane, at 2035 Mallory Lane, Franklin, TN 37067 — a different street number and ZIP code from BluePearl Brentwood at 1569 Mallory Ln., Bldg 200, Brentwood, TN 37027. Confirm the address before you drive.
What local public sources have been saying
An October 23, 2026 article by Paws & Claws Animal Hospital, a South Nashville general practice, listed the after-hours hospitals it sends patients to when it is closed: Nashville Veterinary Specialists on Sidco Drive, BluePearl Nashville on 21st Avenue South, and BluePearl Brentwood on Mallory Lane. The article said all three are staffed around the clock and all three recommend calling on the way. It did not list VEG. Source: Paws & Claws, “After-hours pet emergencies in Nashville…,” October 23, 2026.
Reddit’s JSON feed was blocked during this check, so NightVet could not load comment text from recent r/nashville threads. A public X search on November 13, 2026 found no posts from the last 18 months that documented a closure or hours change at the 24/7 hospitals below. One October 25, 2026 X post said a cat named Milo was hospitalized at BluePearl in Brentwood and that the family had “spent over $10,000” (X, @SandwichWicked, Oct 25, 2026). That is one family’s public comment, not an official fee.
24/7 emergency and specialty hospital in South Nashville. The emergency page is titled “Please Call Before Coming to our Hospital.” It says emergency doctors are available at all times to see walk-in emergencies and to care for hospitalized patients, and that specialists (surgery, neurology, oncology, cardiology, internal medicine) are available for advanced procedures.
The hospital also has an outpatient services building next door at 2975 Sidco Drive for some scheduled specialty appointments; emergency services remain in the main hospital, per the hospital’s outpatient-services page, seen Nov 13, 2026.
2. BluePearl Pet Hospital — Nashville
24/7 emergency and specialty hospital just south of downtown, near I-440 and 21st Avenue South. The page says no appointment is necessary for emergency care and posts a notice: “Please call ahead so we can talk you through your pet’s situation and prepare for your arrival.” Specialty visits are by appointment.
Some older third-party directories still list 2000 12th Avenue S. The official page checked November 13, 2026 shows only the 21st Avenue South address. Use the official page and call ahead.
3. VEG ER for Pets — West Nashville
24/7 walk-in emergency and urgent-care hospital (Veterinary Emergency Group). No appointments. The page says you can call and speak to a veterinarian 24 hours a day.
Address / area
3736 Annex Avenue, Nashville, TN 37209 (the page says it is on Annex Ave between US Hwy 70 / Charlotte Pike and US Hwy 40)
4. BluePearl Pet Hospital — Brentwood (formerly Franklin)
24/7 emergency and specialty hospital. Relocated from Franklin to Brentwood on September 20, 2025 (see the move note above). The page says: “Emergency: 24/7 Please call ahead for availability.” No appointment is necessary for emergency care. Specialty visits are by appointment.
“Emergency: 24/7.” The page also describes the hospital as a “24-hour pet hospital.”
Exam fees / deposits
No dollar exam fee or deposit is posted on the page checked. An October 25, 2026 public X post described a bill of more than $10,000 for a hospitalized cat; that is one family’s comment, not a posted fee.
Species
The page talks about “pets” generally and does not list which species are seen. It does mention a radioiodine I-131 treatment room for cats with hyperthyroidism, which is a specialty service, not a species limit for the ER. Call first for birds, reptiles, or small mammals.
Confirm this address versus VEG Franklin, also on Mallory Lane.
5. VEG ER for Pets — Franklin
24/7 walk-in emergency and urgent-care hospital on Mallory Lane in the Cool Springs / Franklin area. No appointments. The page also says the hospital is a VEG Blood Bank location for dogs.
Address / area
2035 Mallory Lane, Franklin, TN 37067 (the page says it is on Mallory Lane between Cool Springs Blvd and Mallory Station Rd)
No closure or hours-change notice found. This is not the BluePearl hospital at 1569 Mallory Lane.
6. VEG ER for Pets — Murfreesboro (in range for the southeastern metro)
24/7 walk-in emergency and urgent-care hospital in Rutherford County, often in driving range from the southeastern side of the Nashville metro. No appointments.
Address / area
207 Stones River Mall Boulevard, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 (the page says it is behind Stones River Town Centre, off Old Fort Pkwy)
“OPEN 24/7.” The page says the hospital is open 24/7, including holidays.
Exam fees / deposits
No dollar exam fee or deposit is posted on the page checked.
Species
The location copy discusses pets generally, including a lizard example. The VEG FAQ says VEG handles emergency care for avians, reptiles, and exotic pets. Call to confirm for a specific species.
Daytime clinics that send people elsewhere after hours
Some Nashville general practices take urgent cases during business hours but post that they are closed nights and weekends and refer after-hours emergencies to the 24/7 hospitals above. One documented example is Paws & Claws Animal Hospital, 4803 Trousdale Dr, Nashville, TN 37220, (615) 833-4423, which posts Monday–Friday, 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., and closed Saturday and Sunday, and lists NVS, BluePearl Nashville, and BluePearl Brentwood as the hospitals it uses after hours (article and hours on that page, seen Nov 13, 2026).