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VEG Upper East Side

24 hours
1215 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10065 · Get directions

VEG Upper East Side is a Manhattan emergency veterinary hospital on 2nd Avenue, open 24 hours a day without appointments. Its vets treat birds and reptiles along with cats, dogs, rabbits and other exotic animals.

Waterfowl not yet confirmed — call ahead and say it’s a duck.
Listed from the clinic’s website, not yet phone-verified.
Details come from the clinic's own site and can change — confirm by phone.

How we know

“VEG is open 24-hours every day to help you and your pet”
From veg.com · researched Oct 2026
“VEG’s vet staff treats all types of pets: cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, reptiles, and exotic animals.”
From veg.com · researched Oct 2026

What to ask when you call

Not sure what a good answer sounds like? See how to find a duck vet.

  • Say it is a duck right away — their site doesn’t say they treat waterfowl, so ask whether anyone there does.
  • Ask for the exam fee up front, and what bloodwork or X-rays add on top.
  • Ask whether they are taking new avian patients.
  • They run 24-hour emergency care on site; ask whether the emergency vet sees birds overnight.

Other VEG locations

VEG Chelsea
735 6th Avenue, New York, NY · 2.1 mi away
(646) 582-8882
VEG Williamsburg
87 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY · 2.9 mi away
(917) 423-6444
VEG Hoboken
1327 Willow Avenue, Hoboken, NJ · 3.6 mi away
(201) 630-0636
VEG Ralph Ave
1950 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn, NY · 9.5 mi away
(718) 677-6700
VEG Clifton
790 New Jersey 3, Clifton, NJ · 12 mi away
(201) 438-7122
VEG Paramus
141 State Route 17, Paramus, NJ · 14 mi away
(551) 258-1998
VEG New Dorp
2546 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY · 16 mi away
(718) 362-1390
VEG Carle Place
204b Glen Cove Road, Carle Place, NY · 18 mi away
(516) 693-8859
VEG Millburn
720 Morris Tpke, Short Hills, NJ · 20 mi away
(908) 258-7519
VEG White Plains
201 Tarrytown Road, White Plains, NY · 21 mi away
(914) 949-8779
VEG Nanuet
123 NY-59, Nanuet, NY · 23 mi away
(845) 536-5645
VEG Greenwich
409 East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT · 27 mi away
(203) 909-6560
VEG Commack
6240 Jericho Turnpike, Commack, NY · 35 mi away
(631) 462-6044

Nearest alternatives

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VEG Chelsea

Unclaimed24 hours
735 6th Avenue, New York, NY · 2.1 mi

VEG Chelsea in New York City is a 24-hour emergency hospital for pets of all kinds, including birds and exotics. Its site says the team handles emergency care for avians, reptiles and other exotic pets. The page does not mention ducks or waterfowl.

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333 Great Neck Road, Great Neck, NY · 12.1 mi

An avian and exotics hospital in Great Neck, New York, that does not see dogs or cats. Its specially trained veterinarians treat parrots and other birds alongside reptiles, amphibians and small mammals, and it serves Long Island, NYC, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Surgery on site
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562 Columbus Ave, New York, NY · 1.7 mi
Surgery on site