Emergency & Urgent Care
Planned 24-hour emergency and urgent care for dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, and small mammals. Equipped for critical diagnostics, stabilization, and surgical intervention.
Emergencies don't keep business hours. We're preparing to open, and until then please contact your nearest emergency veterinary hospital. Adler Veterinary Hospital will be open 24 hours a day, every day, once we open, so your pet can get care the moment it's needed.
What It Is and When It's Used
Our emergency and urgent care service treats sudden illness and injury in dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, small mammals, and primates (monkeys). Once we open, our team will be ready to help with urgent and emergency care, assessing, stabilizing, and treating pets, whether the problem began a few minutes ago or has been getting worse over the day.
Once we open, come in right away if your pet shows any of these signs:
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Trouble breathing, or breathing with an open mouth (especially in cats, birds, and small mammals)
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Collapse, weakness, or being unable to stand
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Seizures
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Heavy bleeding or a serious injury, such as being hit by a car or attacked by another animal
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A swollen, hard belly, or retching without bringing anything up
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Repeated vomiting or diarrhea, or any blood in either
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Straining to urinate or being unable to pass urine
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Known or suspected poisoning, such as toxic plants, medications, chocolate, or toads
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Signs of heatstroke, such as heavy panting, drooling, or confusion
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A bird sitting fluffed on the cage floor, or a reptile or small mammal that has stopped eating
Benefits for Your Pet
Quick treatment can make a real difference to how a pet recovers. Because diagnostics, surgery, and hospital care are all available under one roof, your pet can move from assessment to treatment without being transferred elsewhere.
What to Expect
Before: If it's safe, call while you're on your way so we can get ready. Bring any packaging from something your pet may have eaten, along with a list of current medications.
During: When you arrive, a team member will triage your pet, which means the most critical patients are seen first. It works a bit like a lifeguard who swims first to the swimmer in the most trouble, not the one who called out first. We'll explain what we find, suggest a plan, and go over the estimated costs with you before we start treatment.
After: Some pets go home the same day with care instructions. Others stay with us for monitoring. We'll keep you updated and can share records with your regular veterinarian.
Important to Know
Keep your pet as calm and still as you can on the way in. Never give human medications unless a veterinarian tells you to. Many are toxic to pets.
Questions? Ask our team.