Wichita County, KS

• Emergency vet care

  Hours are only as each source states them. Call before you go.

  Garden City Veterinary Clinic

  Address: 1223 Buffalo Jones, Garden City, KS 67846

  Website: https://gardencityvetclinic.com/services-we-offer/emergency-services/

  City: Garden City

  After-hours emergency via on-call veterinarian (not 24/7): after business hours callers leave a name and number and the on-call veterinarian calls back. Nearest identified; located in Garden City, KS.

  Source: Garden City Veterinary Clinic - Emergency Services · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Animal shelters and rescues
  Leoti animal shelter (City of Leoti pound)

  Phone: 620-375-2341

  Website: https://www.leotikansas.org/dog.html

  Type: municipal

  Service area: City of Leoti

  City-run pound in the county seat; call City Hall about adoptable animals.

  Source: City of Leoti - Dog Shelter · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Rabies vaccination requirement (2)
  • Rule: Dogs and cats imported into Kansas must be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection stating the animal has been vaccinated against rabies with a USDA-licensed product (immunity period and administration per manufacturer); dogs and cats under three months of age are not required to be vaccinated. K.A.R. 9-18-5, effective November 17, 2017 (authorized by K.S.A. 47-607, 47-607d, 47-610).

    Scope: state

    Statute url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/kansas/K-A-R-9-18-5

    Applies statewide (Kansas). Source: Kan. Admin. Regs. 9-18-5 Importing dogs and cats (Cornell LII copy of regulation text) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
  • Website: https://keap.kdhe.ks.gov/Ephtm/EphtContent/documents/Rabies%20Control%20How%20You%20Can%20Prevent.pdf

    Rule: Kansas Department of Health and Environment guidance (2017): rabies vaccine laws are maintained by Kansas cities and some counties; residents should contact their city or county clerk's office to learn which rabies vaccine requirements apply. State rabies control regulations are K.A.R. 28-1-13 and 28-1-14. KDHE advises having a veterinarian vaccinate all dogs, cats and ferrets.

    Scope: state

    Applies statewide (Kansas). Source: Kansas Department of Health and Environment - Rabies Tips: How You Can Prevent Rabies (2017) · Checked Nov 5, 2026

About this place

• Population
  2,072 (2024)

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates (counties and states) · Checked Nov 5, 2026
• Land area (sq mi)
  718.566 (2025)

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer Files (counties) · Checked Nov 5, 2026