In a Pet Emergency, Every Minute Matters.
When something is seriously wrong with your pet, you need a team that’s ready to act. At Appleton Veterinary Clinic, we provide emergency veterinary care for dogs, cats, and large animals 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If your pet is experiencing an emergency, please call us immediately at 320-289-2484 to speak to a member of our team during regular business hours. After hours, your call will be directed to the veterinarian who is on call.
When to Seek Emergency Veterinary Care
Not every health concern is an emergency, but when it is, acting quickly can make all the difference. You should seek emergency veterinary care if your pet is experiencing difficulty breathing, uncontrolled bleeding, seizures, collapse or sudden inability to stand, suspected poisoning, trauma from a car accident or fall, bloated or distended abdomen, straining to urinate with no output, or loss of consciousness. When in doubt, call us.
What to Expect When You Arrive
When you arrive with a pet in crisis, our team will assess your pet’s condition quickly and calmly using a triage system — the same approach used in human emergency rooms. Triage means that the most critical, life-threatening cases are seen first, regardless of arrival time.
Emergency Veterinary Services We Provide
Our emergency capabilities include triage and stabilization, oxygen support, IV fluid therapy, emergency surgery, wound management, pain control, toxicity treatment, diagnostic imaging, in-house bloodwork, and monitoring for critical patients. For emergencies outside of our normal business hours, call us at 320-289-2484 to be directed to the veterinarian on call.
Pet Poison Emergencies
If you suspect your pet has ingested something toxic — chocolate, xylitol, medications, household chemicals, certain plants, rodent bait, or anything you’re unsure about — time is critical. Call us immediately at 320-289-2484. You can also contact the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 for immediate guidance.
After-Hours & 24-Hour Emergency Care
Appleton Veterinary Clinic provides in-clinic emergency care during our regular business hours. For emergencies outside of our normal business hours, call us at 320-289-2484 to be directed to the veterinarian on call.
Prepared for the Moments That Matter Most.
Nobody plans for a pet emergency, and we understand the fear and uncertainty that come with one. We hope you never need this page. But if you do, we’re ready.
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