Emergencies, Urgent Care, & Sick Visits

If you feel your pet needs emergency care, contact your local traditional veterinary hospital or emergency clinic immediately!  Emergency hospitals are listed at the bottom of this page.  Examples of conditions that warrant immediate attention include:

  • ♥ Respiratory difficulty (ex: difficulty breathing, white or blue gum or tongue color, gasping)
  • ♥ Hit by a car
  • ♥ Seizure
  • ♥ Paralysis
  • ♥ Broken bones
  • ♥ Un-stoppable bleeding
  • ♥ Eyes that are severely blood-shot or eye-lids cannot be opened
  • ♥ Poisoning or other acute trauma
  • ♥ Unable to urinate

In general, we try to schedule urgent care conditions as soon as possible, but charge an additional fee if our schedule needs to be rearranged to accommodate your pet that day. Our technician will help you determine if a same-day appointment is necessary. Urgent care conditions include:

  • ♥ Fractured/broken toe-nail that is not bleeding
  • ♥ Laceration that is not bleeding
  • ♥ Squinty-eye that can be opened, has slight redness and/or minor eye discharge
  • ♥ Ear hematoma (ear flap is swollen with blood)
  • ♥ Coughing or sneezing
  • ♥ Watery diarrhea in a pet acting otherwise normally
  • ♥ Urinating blood

In general, we will try to schedule "sick" pet visits as soon as possible. Some examples of "sick" pet visits include conditions that are chronic or minor, listed below:

  • ♥ Ear infection
  • ♥ Limping (chronic limp or on/off limp)
  • ♥ Scratching/hot spot
  • ♥ Occasional cough or sneeze
  • ♥ Occasional vomiting or diarrhea
  • ♥ Minor eye discharge that is clear, not colored
  • ♥ Unintentional chronic weight loss
  • ♥ Urinating more frequently or having accidents in the house

Please call us with any questions. We try to return all calls received during office hours during the same day. Calls received after hours will be returned the next open office day.  Again, if you believe your pet needs EMERGENCY care, please call your local traditional veterinary hospital or emergency clinic immediately!

Emergency hospitals

Frederick Emergency Hospital   www.frederickemergencyvet.com

434 Prospect Avenue, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: (301) 662-6622
Hours: Mon-Fri: 7pm-8am & Sat-Sun: 24 hrs

VCA Veterinary Referral Associates   www.vcavra.com

15021 Dufief Mill Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Phone: (301) 340-3224
Hours: Open 24/7, walk-ins welcome

The Metropolitan Emergency Animal Clinic, Inc.   www.metroeac.com

12106 Nebel St, Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 770-5225
Hours: Friday 6 pm to Monday 10 am

SouthPaws Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Center   www.southpaws.com

8500 Arlington Blvd, Fairfax, VA 22031
Phone: (703) 752-9100
Hours: Open 24/7, walk-ins welcome

Westminster Veterinary Hospital & Emergency Trauma Center   www.24hourvethospital.com

269 West Main Street, Westminster, MD 21157
Phone: (410) 848-3363
Hours: Open 24/7, walk-ins welcome


Contact Information

Telephone:
301-305-3722


Toll Free:
888-644-PETS (7387)


FAX:
480-393-5451


Postal address:
PO BOX 0628, New Market, MD, 21774-0628


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