Emergency Services

Emergency Pet CareWhen Should I Seek Emergency Care for My Pet?

The easiest answer as to whether you should seek emergency care for your pet is when you feel his or her medical condition is serious and cannot wait. However, the following general situations should help you determine if you need to seek emergency care for your pet:

  • Difficulty breathing
  • Acute abdominal swelling
  • Electric shock
  • Excessive vomiting or diarrhea
  • Bleeding
  • Exhibits symptoms of heat stroke
  • Seizures
  • Sudden onset of weakness
  • High or low temperature (more than 104 or less than 100 degrees)
  • Inability to urinate or defecate

After-Hours Emergency Veterinary Triage

Veterinary Medical Center is proud to offer after-hours emergency veterinary triage to our clients through video telehealth services. The VetTriage veterinarians will provide the same level of quality care you receive during normal business hours. They will triage your pet to assess if you are facing an emergency that requires an immediate visit to the hospital. If you do not need to come in, they will provide home care and monitoring instructions. In the event you need immediate assistance, VetTriage will coordinate your visit to the nearest emergency hospital.


Emergency Clinics

Please note that every clinic below highly recommends that you call ahead prior to arriving to the hospital and let them know that you are on the way. Veterinary Medical Center is in no way directly affiliated with these recommended clinics, so they will not have access to your pets’ files from us or any other clinic. Please reach out if you have any questions.

CPVETS - State College, PA
814-237-4670
From VMC, 1 hour 20 mins (79.5 mi)

Mountain View Animal Emergency - Hagerstown, MD
301-733-7339
From VMC, 1 hour 10 mins (68 mi)

CARE Veterinary Center - (CARE Frederick) Frederick, MD
301-662-2273
From VMC, 1 hour 30 mins (86.9 mi)

Avets - Monroeville, PA
412-373-4200
From VMC, 1 hour 40 mins (100 mi)

PVSEC
412-366-3400
From VMC, 2 hour 5 mins (120.7 mi)

VEG (Veterinary Emergency Group) - Pittsburg, PA
412-690-0511
From VMC, 1 hour 55 Mins (108 mi)

Shores Veterinary Emergency Hospital - Harrisburg, PA
717-798-8500
From VMC, 1 hour 45 mins (103.4mi)

Rossmoyne Animal Emergency Trauma Center - Mechanicsburg, PA
717-699-8878
From VMC, 1 hour 28 mins (91.4mi)

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