Emergency Veterinary Care

At Advanced Care Animal Clinic, our veterinarians provide emergency and urgent veterinary care for dogs and cats during our regular clinic hours. 

Always contact us in advance if you can. That said, we understand this is not always possible in emergency situations. If we are unable to fit your pet into our schedule, we recommend visiting the after-hours emergency vet location listed above. 

Our veterinarians see emergency cases during our regular business hours:

These situations are examples of emergencies that require immediate care:

• Obvious signs of pain or extreme anxiety
• Injuries to the eye(s)
• Choking, difficulty breathing, or continuous coughing/gagging
• Fractured bones or severe lameness
• Refusal to drink for 24 hours or more
• Bleeding from nose, mouth, rectum, or blood in the urine
• Inability to urinate or pass feces, or pain associated with urinating or passing feces
• Severe vomiting or diarrhea; 2+ episodes in 24-hours
• Severe bleeding or bleeding that doesn't stop
• Your pet has ingested something poisonous (such as antifreeze, xylitol, chocolate, rodent poison, etc.)
• Heat stress or heatstroke
• Seizures and/or staggering
• Unconsciousness

Our Smokey Point animal hospital is just like a human doctor's office—it can be unpredictable and you may have to wait. 

We cannot predict what cases we will see and when they will arrive. If possible, call ahead to find out whether we are able to provide emergency care for your dog or cat.

If we are unable to fit an emergency appointment into our vet's schedule we recommend that you visit one of the 24/7 animal emergency hospitals detailed above. 

Some veterinary emergencies require intensive overnight care. At Advanced Care Animal Clinic we provide overnight care for animals in need.

While in our care, our dedicated team will treat your pet as if they were our own.

Our emergency veterinarians are mostly experienced with cats and dogs.