Emergency Care: (914) 457-4000

At Animal Specialty Center, we’re available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with a full staff of top veterinarians, technicians and client care specialists to handle situations requiring immediate attention.

Whether your regular veterinarian’s office is closed or you have been referred by your family veterinarian, we are prepared to care for your pet and handle all emergencies – from the minor to most complex.

Our highly trained emergency staff has direct access to the center’s full complement of state-of-the-art equipment. Plus they have the support of the center’s entire interdisciplinary team of specialists, as well as the referring veterinarian – all working in conjunction to deliver the best, most expeditious treatment possible.

Emergencies can be traumatic times for owners as well as their pets. So we provide prompt, attentive, personal service starting the very first moment a patient arrives, with a quick, clear line of communication to the primary care veterinarian and pet owner. When every second counts, we’re here for you.

Our emergency care unit can assist in all the following situations.

Traumatic injuries - fractures, bites, burns, lacerations
Automobile accidents
Wounds
Bleeding
Respiratory emergencies
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Difficulty urinating or defecating
Shock
Dizziness, staggering, tremors
Loss of consciousness
Seizures
Paralysis
Choking
Toxic reactions
Poison ingestion
Labor and delivery problems
Blood in urine or feces
Swollen, hard, painful abdomen
Heatstroke
Avian and exotics

Specialized Equipment and Services in the ICU

Advanced Diagnostics
In-house commercial laboratory
Blood chemistry analyzer
Hematology instrumentation
Coagulation analyzer
Digital radiography
Blood gas unit

Advanced Therapeutics
Emergency surgery
Oxygen and nebulization therapy
Mechanical ventilation
Blood, plasma and oxyglobin transfusions
Avian, exotic and small mammal ICU equipment
Nutritional support via placement of feeding tubes
Total and partial parenteral nutrition
Advanced pain management

Advanced Monitoring
Continuous ECG monitoring and telemetry
Cardiac output monitoring
Pulse oxymetry and end tidal CO2