Animal Hospitals 24/7?

Originally Posted by Mom of 4

Lee, the easiest thing to do is call the vet clinic near you. They can give you info on the nearest 24 hr clinic. (Pssst! Shoulda stayed in Plano

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There is one on Bush, between Custer and Alma, on the south side of the highway. Exit Custer.

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Hmmm, what's it's name? I can still get there fairly quickly. The bottom line with this CATS ONLY place is I have been wanting to find such a place. When in Plano I was using the BIRD AND ANIMAL clinic on Parker. I cannot figure out what the sign means but I can tell you when I would take one of my cats in and sit and wait and wait and wait, I would be waiting with people with snakes, rabbits, dogs of course, parrots and other birds, ferrets, etc.; on and on. I just could not feel that they could possibly understand cats like a place that ONLY handles cats. It may be a bit farther, but I am going to feel a lot better about a place dealing only in cats. I also called them and they said the on call vet is right by the hospital and can be at the hospital in five minutes which is faster than I can get there even in my Porsche. I now have their phone and address posted on my garage door.

I have 3 E-vets with in 30-45 mins of my house. They are emergency hospitals with full service which is very nice. I can tell you from experience though when driving 30mins with a cat having a asthma attack it is the longest 30 mins you will ever have.

http://www.emergencyanimalclinicdallas.com/

Lee, hope you never need it, but the best surgical group in Dallas (IMO) is on Trinity Mills, just west of the Tollway. In fact, the whole building is full of specialty vets services (opthamology, dermatology, internal medicine, surgery, physical therapy). You have to have a referral from your vet, it isn't cheap, but it is an outstanding place.
When they did surgery on my golden, they used all sorts of techniques/equipment/procedures/monitoring that you would expect to see used in a human hospital. Pain patches, heplocks (part of IV tubing), scheduled visitation times (they work the pain med schedule so your pet is alert when you come in - yet still comfortable).

I'm very lucky. There's a good vet hospital in my city, with a 24/7 emergency room. We've only had to use it once, thank goodness. It certainly wasn't cheap, but I was pleased with their service. I often think that if I ever decide to move, having a good vet service nearby would be something to keep in mind.

I have a 24 hour emergency vet within walking distance of me. I was very happy when they opened last fall.

We have an e-vet open after the other vet's regular hours, as well as a 24/7 vet both fairly central in the (small compared to Dallas) city. My vet has taken calls from me before and I have the numbers of some of the local vets in case there is a shelter emergency too.

The two open after hours are further than my vet but both within a 15 minute drive.

I have 3 ERs in my town. Two are 24/7 and one is 6PM to 6AM. The hospital is fantastic. They do all sorts of outreach. They will do free care for a sick stray or feral. They saved Mary and Seldon's lives. It is state of the art and is in a beautiful new building. They even have ambulances.
My vet is 10 minutes away at the most. The ER is 5. Another ER is 15 and the last one is in the suburbs 30 minutes away.
We do have cat only vets but I am happy with the vet I have.

There is a 24 hour E-vet about 5 minutes from me, which is great. Parking is a huge problem though since its street parking only in a very busy area.

Originally Posted by Mom of 4

http://www.emergencyanimalclinicdallas.com/

Lee, hope you never need it, but the best surgical group in Dallas (IMO) is on Trinity Mills, just west of the Tollway. In fact, the whole building is full of specialty vets services (opthamology, dermatology, internal medicine, surgery, physical therapy). You have to have a referral from your vet, it isn't cheap, but it is an outstanding place.
When they did surgery on my golden, they used all sorts of techniques/equipment/procedures/monitoring that you would expect to see used in a human hospital. Pain patches, heplocks (part of IV tubing), scheduled visitation times (they work the pain med schedule so your pet is alert when you come in - yet still comfortable).

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Well, thanks! I never came across this place in my (I thought) extensive search. Living near the freeways, I can get there quite fast despite the distance.

There are several animal emergency clinics in my area. The closest one is about 10 minutes from my house, and I've had to go there several times although thankfully only once for something life-threatening (when my dog bloated.)

My e-vet is a little over a half hour away, I (luckily) have not been there in over a year, but like Meowmy Aprile said, that half hour can be the longest drive in the world when: your cat is having a seizure or just chewed on an electrical wire and fried herself

glad you found somewhere you are excited about!

I have several pet ERs in my area as well, the closest one about 15 minutes away. I have never had to take a kitty there (knock on wood), but I did go there with a dog about 7 years ago. I have called them on a couple occasions on weekends for reassurance that my pet could wait to see my regular vet on Monday.

My emergency vet is the same as my regular vet. Here, all vets are legally required to provide 24 hour cover. They don't actually have to provide out of hours cover themselves, but they have to arrange for someone to cover when they are closed. Of course, that does have disadvantages in that you pretty much have to go to the out of hours vet that covers your practice and can't pick and choose. I'm lucky in that my vets provide their own out of hours cover and are just a 10 minute drive away.

My cat knocked the screen off the window and snuck out. She was attacked by a dog and managed to sneak back in at about 11 at night.. I took her to an emergency vet clinic in Bedford it is pretty nice. But be prepared it is pricey. My bill ended up being just under 1000. THe office visit alone was 60.

I don't know about in the US, but here in South America almost ALL vets have emergency phone numbers you can call whenever. You do have to wait about a half our or so for the vet to show up, but you CAN call whenever.

We had to do this once with our kitten in Peru. Luckily the vet happened to live upstairs from the vet's office.