Urgent & Emergency Care in Mechanicsburg
Urgent Vet Services
Our reliable and compassionate team at Rossmoyne Animal Hospital offers urgent vet care for dogs and cats in any urgent situation. Our veterinarianss take pride in providing quality medical care when your pet needs it most. We are your Mechanicsburg urgent care vet!
Some of the pet emergencies we treat involve toxicity, dog fights, broken bones, foreign body ingestions, or being struck by a car. We also treat pets with medical conditions which may become unmanageable over time such as pancreatitis, seizures, or diabetes, to name a few.
Pet Emergency FAQs
Urgent & Emergency vet care involves the treatment of animals in situations which require immediate medical attention, or could potentially be life-threatening.
- What is considered an emergency?
These situations are considered emergencies and will require immediate care. If your pet has had an accident, or is experiencing any of these symptoms, contact your closest emergency vet hospital or call our office for instructions right away.
- Obvious signs of extreme anxiety or pain
- Bleeding that hasn't stopped, or severe bleeding
- Choking, difficulty breathing or continuous coughing/gagging
- Injuries to the eye(s)
- Pain associated with passing feces or urinating, or inability to pass feces or urinate
- Bleeding from nose, mouth, rectum, or blood in urine
- Staggering and/or seizures
- Severe lameness, fractured bones or inability to remove legs
- You know or suspect your pet has ingested something poisonous (such as antifreeze, xylitol, chocolate, rodent poison, etc.)
- Refusal to drink for 24 hours or more
- Severe vomiting or diarrhea; more than two episodes in 24-hours
- Heatstroke or heat stress
- Unconsciousness
- What emergency services do you offer?
At our Mechanicsburg emergency pet hospital, we offer urgent care for your four-legged family members. We are equipped to provide specialized diagnostics and a complete range of surgical services. Pets requiring hospitalization will be referred to a pet emergency hospital.
- Do I need to call ahead?
If you can, it's always best to call us ahead of your arrival, but we understand emergency situations can develop very quickly and that this is not always possible.
If your situation does not allow time for you to call, please do not hesitate to bring your pet to our clinic for immediate veterinary medical attention.
- When is your urgent vet clinic open?
Our urgent animal hospital is open 7 days a week from 10 am to 10 pm. We're open on evenings, weekends and major holidays.
- How long will we have to wait to see the vet?
A veterinary urgent and emergency hospital is very similar to a human emergency department — the pace can be unpredictable and you may have to wait.
We are not able to predict which cases we will see and when they will arrive, but we will prioritize cases based on medical need.
You'll find a comfortable area for waiting, and we will do our best to keep you updated about wait times and the status of your pet.
- Will you keep in touch with our primary care veterinarian?
Yes, we will keep your primary care veterinarian updated with your pet's medical history and files to ensure your pet receives seamless, integrated care.
