Same-day and extended-hour appointments for dogs and cats across Northern New Jersey.
When your dog is limping at 7 PM or your cat stops eating on a Saturday afternoon, the last thing you need is a three-day wait or an emergency room bill that takes your breath away. Bark Avenue Veterinary Services, located at 92 NJ-23 in Riverdale, exists precisely for those moments. Open six days a week until 10 PM, this urgent care veterinary hospital was built to fill the gap between a primary care vet's packed schedule and the high cost of a full emergency hospital.
The team here treats dogs and cats with the kind of attention that turns anxious pet owners into loyal advocates. Reviews from real clients describe pets arriving in distress and leaving in the care of a compassionate, thorough team that digs for root causes rather than defaulting to quick fixes. That reputation, reflected in a 5.0-star rating across 162 reviews, is earned one patient at a time. Serving Riverdale, Wayne, Pompton Lakes, Butler, Bloomingdale, Kinnelon, West Milford, Sussex County, and the broader Northern New Jersey region, Bark Ave Vet is the urgent care option that takes both the animal and the owner seriously.
Bark Ave Vet handles the full range of urgent concerns that show up without warning: vomiting and diarrhea, limping and pain, wounds and minor injuries, coughing and breathing changes, allergic reactions, skin irritations, eye and ear infections, and urinary issues. For more complex situations, the clinic offers endoscopy foreign body removal, mild toxin ingestion treatment, and soft tissue surgical care, backed by in-house diagnostics, laboratory testing, and X-ray radiology so answers come quickly rather than days later.
Beyond urgent visits, Bark Ave Vet also provides dental cleaning and spa services and a suite of VIP services for pet owners who want a higher level of personalized care. Same-day and next-day appointments mean you are not choosing between your pet's comfort and your schedule. Every service is delivered with the goal of giving your dog or cat timely, skilled medical attention without the chaos or cost of a traditional emergency hospital.
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Bark Avenue Veterinary Services offers same-day and next-day appointments, so calling ahead or booking online is the best way to secure a slot quickly. Check their website at barkave.vet for current availability.
The clinic is open Monday through Saturday from 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM. It is closed on Sundays. The extended evening hours are specifically designed to accommodate urgent situations that arise outside typical business hours.
Bark Ave Vet handles a wide range of urgent issues including vomiting, diarrhea, limping, wounds, eye and ear infections, allergic reactions, breathing changes, urinary problems, and mild toxin ingestion. Surgical care, endoscopy, and in-house diagnostics are also available.
Yes. Bark Avenue Veterinary Services provides urgent care for both dogs and cats.
Bark Ave Vet operates as an urgent care veterinary hospital, which means it is designed to offer timely, quality medical attention at a lower cost than a traditional emergency hospital, while also being available during hours when most primary care vets are closed.
The clinic is located in Riverdale, NJ and serves the surrounding communities including Wayne, Pompton Lakes, Butler, Bloomingdale, Kinnelon, West Milford, Sussex County, and the broader Northern New Jersey region.
Yes. In addition to urgent care appointments, Bark Ave Vet offers dental cleaning and spa services, VIP services, surgical care, endoscopy foreign body removal, in-house lab testing, and X-ray radiology.
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