Find a veterinary pharmacy in Torino

Torino's veterinary pharmacy landscape reflects the city's dual character as a Piedmont industrial capital and a green, dog-friendly metropolis of roughly 850,000 residents. PillsCard lists 11 verified veterinary practices distributed across the city's historic quarters and the wider suburban belt, serving a mix of long-standing Torinese households, university students at UniTo, expatriate professionals tied to automotive and aerospace employers, and a steady stream of weekend visitors from the Susa and Chisone valleys who bring animals down for specialist care. Practices cluster most densely in Crocetta, San Salvario and Cit Turin, with a secondary concentration along the Corso Francia axis running west toward Collegno. Companion animals dominate caseloads, though several clinics maintain equine and small-ruminant links reflecting Piedmont's rural hinterland.

The market in Torino is fragmented rather than chain-dominated, built around independent practitioners and small partnerships. Clinica Veterinaria Pastrone and Clinica Veterinaria San Paolo anchor the mid-sized clinic tier with diagnostic imaging and surgical facilities, while single-vet ambulatories such as Ambulatorio Veterinario Dottor Ferrarese and Veterinario Viotti handle routine consultations, vaccinations and prescription dispensing across the residential districts. Solo practitioners including Fiandra Patrizia and Dott.ssa Barbara Da Col serve neighbourhood catchments with continuity of care, and newer entrants such as Vetcompagnion complement the associative model of Ambulatorio Veterinario Associato Peschiera. Referrals for advanced oncology or orthopaedics typically move to the Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria teaching hospital in nearby Grugliasco.

§01Pricing & coverage

Typical fees in Torino sit close to the northern-Italian median: a first consultation runs €35–€60, annual vaccination protocols €40–€80 depending on species and combination, routine neutering €150–€350, and dental scaling under sedation €180–€300. Veterinary prescription medicines are dispensed against a ricetta elettronica veterinaria through human pharmacies or the clinic itself and are not reimbursed by the SSN, since the Servizio Sanitario Nazionale covers human health only. Owners may deduct 19% of veterinary expenses on their annual tax return up to a statutory ceiling. Medicinal products remain regulated by AIFA alongside the Ministero della Salute's veterinary directorate.

§02Emergencies & out-of-hours care

Torino operates no unified municipal veterinary duty rota; instead, individual clinics publish reperibilità hours and rotate informally within their districts. For genuine out-of-hours emergencies most owners rely on the 24-hour hospital services around Grugliasco and the ring road, or on the ASL Città di Torino veterinary service for public-health incidents such as suspected zoonoses or stray-animal injuries. Call 112 (the European unified emergency number, active across Piemonte) for any human medical situation, including bites or allergic reactions from animal contact; 118 still routes ambulance dispatch but is being consolidated under 112.

§03Frequently asked questions

Do Torino veterinary pharmacies accept the electronic prescription (REV)?

Yes. Since 2019 all veterinary prescriptions in Italy, including those written in Torino, must be issued through the ricetta elettronica veterinaria system managed by the Ministero della Salute. Owners receive a printed promemoria or an NRE code that can be presented at any human pharmacy in the city or at clinics authorised to dispense. Torino practices are fully integrated with the system, and pharmacies along Via Roma, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II and inside the Porta Nuova catchment routinely fill veterinary scripts alongside human ones.

Which districts have the best coverage after 20:00?

Coverage thins noticeably after 20:00 across the city centre. The strongest late-evening presence sits along the Corso Francia corridor toward Collegno and around the Lingotto/Nizza belt in the south, where a handful of clinics maintain extended reperibilità arrangements. Central districts such as Quadrilatero Romano and San Salvario rely on the referral pathway to peripheral 24-hour hospitals. Owners in Vanchiglia or Aurora typically travel to Grugliasco for overnight surgical emergencies rather than seeking a walk-in service within the ZTL.

Are microchipping and anagrafe registration handled locally?

Yes. Every dog resident in Piemonte must be registered on the regional Anagrafe Canina within two months of birth or acquisition, and microchipping is performed by authorised veterinarians — most Torino clinics on the PillsCard list offer this service. Registration is transmitted electronically to the ASL Città di Torino, which maintains the local database. Cats and ferrets require microchipping only for international travel with an EU pet passport, though voluntary registration is increasingly common among Torinese owners.

Can I get an EU pet passport issued in Torino?

Yes. Authorised veterinarians in Torino issue the EU pet passport directly, with rabies vaccination administered and recorded in the same appointment where possible. The passport is mandatory for cross-border travel toward France via the Fréjus tunnel or Monginevro pass, both frequent routes for Torinese residents. Expect to pay €40–€80 for the passport itself, plus vaccination costs. Allow at least 21 days between the primary rabies dose and departure, as required under EU Regulation 576/2013.

§04Safety note

This directory is informational only and is not medical advice. For individual clinical decisions concerning your animal, consult a licensed veterinary pharmacy or veterinarian in Torino directly.