Emergency Vet Leipzig: Night & Weekend Help (2026)

Leipzig-Stötteritz night and weekend clinic

The Tierärztliche Notfallambulanz at Papiermühlstraße 6, 04299 Leipzig publishes the following emergency opening hours:

The clinic states that it treats small animals, provides emergency surgery, and requires advance telephone notice. Capacity and instructions can change during a shift, so call before travelling whenever it is safe to do so.

Leipzig local veterinary duty ring

Leipzig University directs less severe emergencies to a regular veterinarian or the local veterinary duty ring at 0341 94679466. The duty practice can change, so use the phone service rather than travelling to a saved address.

Leipzig University Small Animal Clinic

Leipzig University publishes a 24-hour emergency service reserved for critically ill animal patients. The clinic explains that less severe emergencies must be handled by the animal's regular veterinarian or the local duty ring.

Call 0341 9738711 to hear the current emergency number outside regular consultation hours. The clinic asks owners to use a veterinarian or duty practice first where possible and to bring previous findings and a referral when available.

Bird and reptile emergencies

Leipzig University's specialist clinic offers a separate service on Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays from 09:30 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:30. It can accept only birds and reptiles with life-threatening conditions during these emergency hours.

Call +49 175 1956835. The university also asks owners of sick poultry, waterfowl, birds of prey, or zoo birds to call before arrival because of current avian-influenza controls.

Emergency warning signs

Leipzig University republishes these examples from the German Federal Chamber of Veterinarians. This list is not a diagnosis and is not complete.

• Difficulty breathing
• Heavy or uncontrolled bleeding
• Very pale or white mucous membranes
• A suddenly swollen abdomen with unproductive retching in a dog
• Repeated seizures in one day
• Unconsciousness, collapse, or heatstroke
• Difficulty or inability to urinate
• Persistent bloody vomiting or diarrhoea with increasing weakness
• Sudden complete paralysis of the legs
• Eye injuries
• Suspected poisoning, a swallowed foreign object, or burns
• A serious accident

What to say when you call

Official emergency fees

Qualifying out-of-hours treatment is billed under section 4 of Germany's federal veterinary fee schedule. Leipzig University's bird and reptile clinic also publishes the statutory surcharge and higher emergency rate.

Find regular and nearby veterinary help

Save your regular practice's out-of-hours instructions before an emergency occurs. The directory can help you find routine veterinary care in Leipzig.