Emergencies

Does My Pet Need The Emergency Room?

Signs of a Pet Emergency

• Difficulty breathing, choking, gagging
• Weakness or collapse
• Unable to walk or disorientation
• Seizures lasting more than three minutes, multiple seizures, or first-time seizure
• Non-productive retching/vomiting
• Swollen/distended abdomen
• Allergic reactions with swelling, rashes or itching
• Straining to urinate
• Excessive or persistent bleeding
• Vomiting or defecating blood
• Pregnant animals in labor for more than one hour without delivering or those that have gone more than 3-4 hours between delivering

Indications for Pet Urgent Care

• Excessive itching/licking/scratching
• Discharge or redness from eyes or ears
• Minor wounds or bite marks
• Lameness/limping
• Coughing or sneezing
• Minor or occasional vomiting or diarrhea
• Straining to defecate
• Change in urine color or frequency
• Changes in appetite or thirst
• Changes in behavior

After-Hours Urgent Care

Richmond

Partner Veterinary Urgent Care
6506 W. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23230
804-206-9122

Mechanicsville

BetterPet Veterinary Urgent Care
7138 Mechanicsville Turnpike
Mechanicsville, VA
804-442-2713

After-Hours Emergency Care

Richmond

Blue Pearl Pet Hospital
5918 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23230
24 Hours Friday - Tuesday
7 pm Wednesday - 7 am Thursday
7 pm - Midnight Thursday
804-716-4700

Virginia Veterinary Centers
3312 West Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23221
24 Hours - Monday - Sunday
804-655-5162

Manakin-Sabot

Virginia Referral and Critical Care
1596 Hockett Road
Manakin-Sabot, VA 23103
Effective 11/1/2021:
Open 24 Hours Monday - Friday
Closed 7 pm Saturday - 8 am Monday
804-784-8722

Fredericksburg

Virginia Veterinary Centers
1301 Central Park Boulevard
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
7 pm - 7 am Monday - Friday
12 pm Saturday - Midnight
12 am Sunday - 8:30 am Monday
540-274-0081

Charlottesville

Greenbrier Emergency Animal Hospital
370 Greenbrier Drive, Suite A-2
Charlottesville, VA 22901
6 pm - 8 am Monday - Friday
24 Hours Saturday - Sunday
24 Hours Holidays
434-202-1616

Veterinary Emergency Treatment Services and Specialty
1540 Airport Road
Charlottesville, VA 22911
8 am - 8 pm Monday - Sunday
434-973-3519

Midlothian

Virginia Veterinary Centers
2460 Colony Crossing Place
Midlothian, VA, 23112
12 pm - 12 am Saturday - Sunday
804-409-8531