VCA Animal Hospitals has recently permanently CLOSED at least 17 urgent care hospitals in five states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois and Texas), according to the VIN News Service. VCA’s urgent care locations aim to offer pets and owners another option when seeking care, focused on non-life-threatening issues that should be addressed same or next day. In 2022, the company launched its first VCA Animal Hospitals Urgent Care in Mar Vista, Los Angeles — a new care option expanding on its network of primary, emergency, and specialty animal hospitals.

VCA, owned by Mars Inc., operates more than 1,000 hospitals in the United States and Canada, according to its website — the company plans to maintain its urgent care hospitals in select locations.

RELATED:

• Has anyone heard about VCA Urgent Care centers closing? (January, 2025)
  https://www.reddit.com/r/Veterinary/comments/1i7katq/has_anyone_heard_about_vca_urgent_care_centers/
  • Industry workers say that the urgent care market is overly saturated — causing practices to close.

• VCA Animal Hospitals Opens its First Urgent Care Hospital in Los Angeles, Plans Nationwide Expansion (9.1.22)
  https://www.pets.care/news/2022/09/vca-launches-first-urgent-care-hospital-in-los-angeles/
  • The company plans to open 17 locations across seven markets — further plans to expand to 100 locations, covering all major u.s. markets.

• VCA Animal Hospitals Expands Access to Veterinary Care With the Launch of Urgent Care Hospitals (8.22.22)
  https://vcahospitals.com/press-center/vca-news/urgent-care
  • The first VCA urgent care opens in Los Angeles, with expansion planned nationwide.

RECENT CLOSURES: MARS VETERINARY HEALTH
Mars network of veterinary practices in the u.s. include VCA Animal Hospitals, Banfield Pet Hospital and BluePearl.

Green Bay area’s only 24-hour emergency veterinary hospital closed its doors Friday (2.21.25)
https://www.wbay.com/2025/02/21/green-bay-areas-only-24-hour-emergency-veterinary-hospital-closed-its-doors-friday/

• Action 2 News Maria Parmigiani reached out to a BluePearl Pet Hospital spokesperson about the decision for closing this location and the impact on the community — spokesperson declined our request for an interview and wouldn’t give a specific reason. Reading consumer reviews may provide more insight as to why Mars Veterinary Health may have closed this location — Yelp reviews for BluePearl Pet Hospital – Green Bay, Wisconsin.