Serving Volusia and Flagler CountIES' Pets in EMERGENCIES
A trip to the veterinarian is never fun for pets, but it’s sometimes a necessity. Animal Emergency Hospital Volusia is a modern, 24-hour emergency pet hospital dedicated to helping pets and their families. Our emergency veterinarians and professional support team are always on site to provide the reliable services your pet needs when they have an accident or fall ill outside of normal veterinarian hours.
Important service note: Our caseload is still extremely high and wait times may be extended. We are working to see the most critical patients as soon as possible. We appreciate your patience as we address the needs of the high volume of patients needing emergency and critical care in our community.
What to do when your pet has an emergency?
Emergency care is available 24 hours a day, with no appointment necessary.
- If possible, call before arriving, so we can begin to assess your pet’s condition, help you with directions, and prepare our emergency team.
- Call when you arrive, so we can begin to assess your pet’s condition, help you with directions, and prepare our emergency team.
- If you need help bringing your pet in from the car, let us know and we’ll be ready to assist you.
- Bring your pet’s medical records, current medication, or any historical information that can help us provide the best possible treatment.
- If possible, call before arriving, so we can begin to assess your pet’s condition, help you with directions and prepare our emergency team.
- If you need help bringing your pet in from the car, let us know and we’ll be ready to assist you.
- Bring your pet’s medical records, current medication, or any historical information that can help us provide the best possible treatment.
Everything You Need in One Place
Our emergency animal hospital is ready to handle any emergency that may occur with dependable 24/7 veterinary care and state-of-the-art equipment. When you bring your pet to us, we can help with:
Antivenom and Snake Bite Treatment
Veterinary antivenom and snake bite treatment provides immediate, life-saving interventions for animals bitten by venomous snakes, administering specific antivenoms to counteract the toxins and support recovery.
Blood Transfusions
Veterinary blood transfusions involve the administration of donor blood to animals in need, providing vital support for pets experiencing severe blood loss or conditions affecting blood production.
Comprehensive Emergency Examinations
Veterinary emergency services includes a comprehensive examination to assess your pet’s condition and provide urgent medical care for animals, offering critical interventions around the clock to address life-threatening conditions.
Critical Care
Veterinary critical care services include intensive treatment for pets and animals experiencing severe, life-threatening illnesses or injuries, ensuring they receive round-the-clock monitoring and advanced medical support.
Fluid Therapy
Veterinary fluid therapy services administer essential fluids and electrolytes to dehydrated or ill animals, helping to maintain proper hydration and support overall physiological functions.
Full In-House Laboratory
A full in-house veterinary laboratory provides comprehensive diagnostic capabilities on-site, allowing for rapid testing and immediate results to support effective treatment decisions for animal patients.
High-Flow O2 Therapy
Veterinary high-flow oxygen therapy delivers a controlled, high rate of oxygen to animals with severe respiratory distress, improving oxygenation and aiding in their recovery.
Hospitalization and Intensive Care
Veterinary hospitalization and intensive care services offer specialized, around-the-clock care for critically ill or injured animals, ensuring they receive constant monitoring and advanced medical treatments.
Oxygen Therapy
Veterinary oxygen therapy services provide supplemental oxygen to animals with respiratory distress, enhancing their oxygen intake to support healing and stabilize critical conditions.
Pharmacy
Our veterinary pharmacy dispenses medications and health care products tailored specifically for animals, ensuring safe and effective treatment of a wide range of veterinary conditions.
Plasma Transfusions
Veterinary plasma transfusions deliver critical plasma to animals, aiding in the treatment of conditions like clotting disorders, immune deficiencies, and recovery from severe infections.
Animal Emergency and Critical Care
We are equipped to handle a wide variety of illnesses and injuries. If your pet experiences any of the following symptoms (not a complete list), please seek care immediately.
- Severe bleeding or bleeding that doesn't stop within five minutes
- Choking, difficulty breathing or non-stop coughing and gagging
- Bleeding from nose, mouth, rectum, coughing up blood, or blood in urine
- Inability to urinate or pass feces (stool), or obvious pain associated with urinating or passing stool
- Injuries to your pet's eye(s)
- Dystocia - failure of labor to progress
- You suspect or know your pet has eaten something poisonous (such as antifreeze, xylitol, chocolate, rodent poison, marijuana, unprescribed medications, etc.)
- Seizures and/or staggering
- Fractured bones, severe lameness or inability to move leg(s)
- Obvious signs of pain or extreme anxiety
- Heat stress or heatstroke
- Severe vomiting or diarrhea – more than two episodes in a 24-hour period, or either of these combined with obvious illness or any of the other problems listed here are poisonous (such as antifreeze, xylitol, chocolate, rodent poison, marijuana, unprescribed medications, etc.)
- Refusal to drink for 24 hours or more
- Unconsciousness
The bottom line is that ANY concern about your pet’s health warrants, at minimum, a call to your veterinarian or nearest animal emergency hospital.
