Emergency & Urgent Care - Vet in Derby | El Paso Animal Hospital

When Minutes Matter

Emergency and urgent care services.

Here For You

With their naturally curious and sometimes mischievous personalities, pets often find themselves needing urgent veterinary care. Unforeseen illnesses and injuries can develop quickly, and often require immediate treatment. When minutes count, you can rest assured that our team will take excellent care of your beloved companion.

Although we are not a 24-hour emergency hospital, we are always ready to handle whatever comes through our doors. With more than 150 years combined experience, our veterinarians have seen it all, and are well equipped to provide care for all types of injuries and illnesses.

What To Expect

When your pet arrives, our team will jump into action, and quickly assess their condition. We will provide immediate treatment, such as medications, intravenous fluids, and oxygen, to stabilize them, if necessary. Once your pet is feeling better, more thorough diagnostic testing, including X-rays or blood work, may be performed to fully understand the complete picture. We will then discuss a treatment plan to get your pet back on their paws. If your pet needs surgery, we can often perform the procedure right away. If your pet requires 24-hour care after stabilization or surgery, we will arrange a transfer to a local emergency or specialty facility that can provide round-the-clock monitoring and treatment.

How to know when your pet needs emergency care

Although some conditions, such as a broken bone, are an obvious emergency, it can sometimes be difficult to tell when your pet needs urgent care. The following situations always require immediate care:

How to know when your pet needs emergency care

Although some conditions, such as a broken bone, are an obvious emergency, it can sometimes be difficult to tell when your pet needs urgent care. The following situations always require immediate care:

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Known or suspected toxin ingestion
Snake bite
Bloated abdomen, especially if accompanied by unproductive retching
Inability to urinate or defecate

Bleeding that persists longer than five minutes
Wounds sustained from a fight
Inability to stand or walk
Dragging the back legs
Open-mouth breathing in cats

Hit by car
Gunshot wound
Heat stroke
Broken bone
Seizures
Allergic reaction
Difficulty breathing

Excessive vomiting (i.e., more than three occurrences in 24 hours, or vomiting lasting longer than 24 hours)
Persistent diarrhea (i.e., more than three occurrences in 24 hours, or diarrhea lasting longer than 24 hours)
Foreign body ingestion

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Known or suspected toxin ingestion
Snake bite
Bloated abdomen, especially if accompanied by unproductive retching
Inability to urinate or defecate
Bleeding that persists longer than five minutes
Wounds sustained from a fight
Inability to stand or walk
Dragging the back legs
Difficulty breathing
Open-mouth breathing in cats
Hit by car
Gunshot wound
Heat stroke
Broken bone
Seizures
Allergic reaction
Excessive vomiting (i.e., more than three occurrences in 24 hours, or vomiting lasting longer than 24 hours)
Persistent diarrhea (i.e., more than three occurrences in 24 hours, or diarrhea lasting longer than 24 hours)
Foreign body ingestion

We are here for you, and happily accept patients on a same day & urgent care basis. However, if your pet requires emergency care, it is helpful if you can call us on the way, so we can be ready to provide immediate care as soon as you arrive.