While we are happy to see your pets when they are sick, we are not a full service 24/7 emergency hospital. During business hours we can triage, stabilize and provide some emergency care. If your pet’s condition is not something we are equipped to handle or they require overnight monitoring, we will work with you to transfer your pet to an emergency facility. After hours care and true emergencies should go to:
North Eastern Indiana Emergency and Specialty Center
Address: 5818 Maplecrest Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46835
Hours: Open 24 hours
(260) 426-1062
https://nives24h.com/
Southwest Vet Urgent Care
10325 Illinois Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46814
(260) 271-1711
https://www.swurgentvet.com/
Signs of an emergency include:
- Bloated, swollen or painful abdomen
- Difficulty breathing, extreme coughing or choking
- Inflammation or injury to the eye
- Obvious pain
- Staggering, stumbling, lack of balance, or the inability to walk
- Uncontrolled bleeding
- Repeated vomiting
- Unconsciousness
- Dilated pupils
- Seizures
- Severe injury (car accident, fall)
- Unable to deliver puppies or kittens
- Inability to urinate or defecate
- Ingestion of poisonous foods
- Broken bones, open wounds
- Sudden blindness
- Bloody diarrhea