Why It Matters

We’re Here When Things Go Wrong

If you have a pet emergency, please contact us immediately at (607) 547-8901. We can provide urgent care for your pets during our regular business hours. After hours, please contact one of the following 24-hour facilities:

Capital District Veterinary Referral Hospital
222 Troy Schenectady Road
Latham, NY 012110
(518) 785-1094

Upstate Veterinary Specialties
152 Sparrowbush Road
Latham, NY 012110
(518) 783-3198

We Expect the Unexpected

We hope you’ll never need emergency pet services, but we’re here for you should the unexpected happen. Our compassionate, quick-acting staff will do everything we can to assess, stabilize, and treat emergency situations during our regular hours.

If possible, please call us ahead of time at (270) 526-3839 so we can best prepare for your arrival.

Our emergency services include:

Acute illness or injury

Toxin or foreign body ingestion

Respiratory distress

Collapse or seizures

Have Any Questions?

Call 607-547-8901

Tips for a healthy pet

What’s an Emergency?

Sometimes, it can be difficult to know what’s a pet emergency and what’s not. If you’re concerned, then we are too! In general, emergencies include but are not limited to:

  • Ingestion of a toxic or poisonous substance, from human foods such as xylitol, chocolate or garlic to household cleaning agents or automotive fluids
  • Hot-weather fainting, seizures, and other signs of heat stroke
  • Fractures, lameness, severe lacerations, and other signs of serious trauma
  • Bleeding from the orifices
  • Choking, gagging, and other respiratory crises
  • Eye injury
  • Inability or refusal to drink water or eat food
  • Lengthy periods between delivery of puppies or kittens in a litter (difficult labor)
  • Unexplained disorientation, dizziness, or loss of consciousness
  • Inability to urinate or defecate
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