Animal Emergency & Critical Care

Animal Emergency & Critical Care is a full service 24/7 veterinary hospital designed to offer state of the art care to dogs cats rabbits ferrets and other pocket pets in Northern Alabama and Southern Tennessee. We work in tandem with your regular veterinarian entrusted to handle the care of patients experiencing emergencies and/or needing hospitalization. We have a veterinarian and support staff in the building 24 hours a day 7 days a week to ensure that your beloved family pet is well cared for while in the hospital or experiencing an emergency. We are able to handle any emergency situation that your family pet may experience. Here is a list of some of the things we do: Abdominocentesis Blood Chemistry Analysis Blood Product Transfusions Blood Pressure Measurements CPCR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) Coagulation and Clotting Time Assessments Electrocardiography Emergency Stabilization and Triage Emergency Surgeries (GDV abdominal exploratory) Fluid Therapy and Diuresis Fracture Stabilization Gastric Lavage Hematology Intravenous and Urinary Catheter Placement Laceration Repair (major and minor) Oxygen Therapy Snake Envenomation Treatment Treatment of Toxicities Thoracocentesis