Emergency Veterinary Care

Advanced Care Veterinary Hospital provides urgent veterinary care for cats and dogs during our regular clinic hours. It's always best to contact us in advance if you can, but we understand that in emergency situations that's not always possible. 

If we are unable to fit your pet into our schedule, we recommend that you visit the after-hours emergency vet location shown above. 

Our veterinarians see emergency cases during our regular business hours:

The following situations are examples of emergencies that require immediate care:

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

Our animal hospital in Poway works just like a human hospital or doctor's office. Our availability may 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 the 24/7 animal emergency hospital detailed above. 

Some veterinary emergencies require intensive overnight care. At Advanced Care Veterinary Hospital 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 veterinarians are able to offer urgent care to dogs and cats during our regular hospital hours.