Emergency Information

Call our office during the following regular hours of operation if you have an emergency:

  • Monday-Friday (8am-5pm) and Saturdays (9am-12pm)

If you have an emergency health problem with your pet outside of these hours you still call our regular office number:

  • (701) 775-0549

We share emergency calls with Kindness Animal Hospital (Grand Forks) and Peterson Veterinary Clinic (East Grand Forks). If one of our Doctors is not on call, the other Doctors will be able to assist you.

In the event of an emergency it is very important you call and talk with the Doctor on duty before leaving to bring your pet to a hospital because you need to make sure you are going to the correct hospital on call for that day.

Contact a veterinarian immediately if your pet has:

  • any injury that appears serious, involving continuous pain and lameness
  • been hit by a vehicle
  • lost consciousness
  • tremors or seizures
  • loss of balance or is staggering
  • penetrating wounds, especially in the chest and/or abdomen
  • uncontrolled bleeding
  • difficulty in breathing
  • difficulty urinating or defecating
  • not been able to deliver puppies or kittens especially after being in labor for more than an hour
  • burns from heat or chemicals
  • swallowed an object, but can still breathe
  • continuous and/or bloody vomit and/or diarrhea

Contact a veterinarian to bring your pet in soon if he/she has:

  • difficulty breathing, but still eats and drinks and does not appear frantic
  • diarrhea and/or been vomiting, without blood or pain and not continuous
  • been excessively drinking and/or urinating, without blood, pain, or discomfort
  • went suddenly lame and/or has discomfort in walking
  • been itching
  • abnormal odor from any part of the body
  • any injury that is not life-threatening