Emergency & Critical Care
What to Expect
Emergency Veterinary Hospital offers 24/7 emergency and critical care services to pets when your veterinarian is not available to provide time-sensitive and lifesaving procedures. Our emergency and surgical services include:
- 24-hour monitoring and treatment
- In-house laboratory diagnostics
- Blood analysis (CBC, blood chemistry, blood gas analysis)
- Blood typing, crossmatch
- Urine analysis
- Cytology
- Clotting time analysis
- infectious disease testing (parvovirus, feline leukemia virus, feline immunodeficiency virus)
- Digital radiography
- Ultrasound/echocardiography
- Blood and plasma transfusion
- Oxygen therapy
- Cutting edge surgical services in a well-equipped surgical suite that includes electrocautery and surgical suction
- Wound repair
- Gastrointestinal foreign bodies
- Gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV)
- Cesarian section (C-section)
- Pyometra surgery
- Intravenous fluid therapy
- Well-equipped isolation ward for treatment of infectious disease
- Endoscopic foreign body removal
- Chest tube placement
- Urethral catheterization
- Intraocular pressure monitoring (Tonopen)
- Advanced nutritional support
- Ultrasound-guided fluid removal
- Abdominocentesis
- Thoracocentesis
- Pericardiocentesis
What does an Emergency Veterinarian do?
Being an emergency veterinarian requires great courage and resilience. The schedules of these dedicated professionals are frequently filled with unpredictable chaos, making every day in the emergency room unique. They possess remarkable composure amidst high-pressure scenarios and demonstrate exceptional adaptability. While pet owners may experience stress and feelings of being overwhelmed in such situations, they can find solace in the compassionate support provided by the emergency department at Emergency Veterinary Hospital during these challenging times.
What does a Criticalist do?
Criticalists possess the expertise to handle a wide array of cases that arrive at the hospital. Their days encompass everything from managing common issues like vomiting, diarrhea, and minor wounds to tackling emergencies such as complex surgeries, heart failure, open chest trauma, and toxin ingestion. As a diverse group of highly skilled doctors, criticalists excel in caring for the most critically ill patients, ensuring that the critical care unit is never devoid of excitement. At Emergency Veterinary Hospital, our criticalists collaborate closely with our emergency doctors, working tirelessly to provide immediate and optimal care to every patient.
Our Team
If your pet has an emergency, you can trust the Emergency Veterinary Hospital team to provide fast, comprehensive and compassionate care.