Emergency vets
Help at any hour in Malta and Gozo
Who to call
Go straight to a vet if you see
- Trouble breathing
- Straining to pee
- Car accident or bad fall
- Heavy bleeding
- Poisoning (lilies, medicine)
- Fits or collapse
Don't wait. Phone on the way so they are ready.
What to do
During opening hours
Call your usual vet first: many keep slots for emergencies. Don't have one? See vets by town.
Your cat at night or on a Sunday
Call 153, ext. 22 (free, 24/7) and they'll tell you where to go, usually the Fgura emergency clinic (8pm to 8am, and all day on Sundays and public holidays). From Gozo they arrange free transport to Malta.
Can't get through?
The vets' after-hours line, 5250 2000, reaches the vet on call (about €5 a call, plus after-hours fees).
A hurt stray
In Malta, take it to a vet or call a licensed rescue or the colony's feeder. In Gozo, call the 24/7 ambulance on 7969 1717.
Hurt stray in Malta? Try a vet or a rescue first
Most feeders take a hurt stray to a vet or a licensed rescue, so someone can follow its care. If neither is possible, call Animal Welfare on 153, ext. 17 and ask where the cat will be taken.
In Gozo, the Animal Welfare Section's 24/7 ambulance is on 7969 1717.
While you wait
- Keep the cat in a carrier or box, somewhere quiet and dark.
- Keep it warm with a towel, not hot.
- Lift it in a towel, supporting its body. Hurt cats can bite.
- No food or water, in case it needs surgery.
Clinics with night or weekend cover
Night cover changes, so always call before you set off.
Malta
Dr Trevor's Veterinary Clinic
Attard and Sliema
Open every day. Night service most nights, so call first to check a vet is in.
The clinic's main number
Vetcare Animal Clinic
San Ġwann
Emergencies in clinic hours. After hours, use the vets' after-hours line.
The clinic's main number
At night, call 153 ext. 22 or 5250 2000 first.
Gozo
William's Vet Surgery
Victoria
By appointment, Monday to Saturday. Not open at night.
The clinic's main number
At night, on Sundays and public holidays, call 153 ext. 22. A Gozo clinic is on duty by rota, or they arrange transport to Malta.
Worth knowing
Checked October 2026. Know another clinic or spotted a mistake? Tell us.
Sources
- Veterinary Services: 24/7 emergency service (vsc.gov.mt)
- TVM: national helpline and new clinic for animal emergencies (Jan 2026)
- Lovin Malta: national veterinary emergency service launched (Jan 2026)
- TVM: free emergency vet transport for Gozo (May 2026)
- Animal Welfare Directorate: who we are (ambulance service)
- Ministry for Gozo: animal welfare
- Vetcare Malta: after-hours emergency number
- Dr Trevor's Veterinary Clinic (Facebook page)
- Help a Cat Malta: Dr Trevor's Veterinary Clinic, Sliema
- William's Vet Surgery, Gozo
- Malta Independent: Ta' Qali Animal Hospital renovation (Aug 2026)
Checked 28 September 2026. Rules and numbers change: if something here is out of date, please tell us.