If you have an emergency, bring your animal to the Veterinary Medical Center at the corner of Bogue and Wilson on the MSU campus.
If your exotic pet needs to be seen for an emergency, please call the MSU Small Animal Clinic prior to bringing them in
The small animals we see on an emergency basis include: cats, dogs, hedgehogs, sugar gliders, mice, rats, hamsters, ferrets, rabbits, and guinea pigs. However, if your exotic or pocket pet (non-canine or feline) needs to be seen for an emergency, please call the MSU Small Animal Clinic prior to bringing them in to make sure we can care for your animal.
The Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (ECCM) Service at the MSU Veterinary Medical Center receives small and large animal patients as walk-ins and by referral.
Our goal at the MSU Veterinary Medical Center is to make sure all pets get the best care possible. With more than 15 specialty veterinary services under one roof, we can internally collaborate with the other services in the Hospital to support and enhance your patient’s treatment plan.
If a client is seeking euthanasia services on an emergency basis, we will consider every case that presents and discuss the situation and options with the clients.
The ECCM service is staffed by specialists who are board-certified diplomates of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, as well as a team of residents, interns, staff veterinarians, veterinary nurses, and specialized veterinary nurses. We have expertise and technology that is unmatched in the state.
Common conditions treated by the Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Service
- Acute neurologic disease
- Acute respiratory obstruction
- Anemia
- Bite wounds
- Bleeding
- Bloat (GDV/Gastric dilatation and volvulus)
- Colic (Equine)
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Dystocia
- Gastrointestinal obstruction
- Heart failure
- Intervertebral disc disease
- Lameness
- Neonatal care
- Oncologic emergencies
- Pancreatitis
- Parvovirus enteritis
- Pneumonia
- Pyometra
- Renal failure
- Reproductive emergencies
- Septic peritonitis
- Toxicities
- Trauma (abdominal, blunt trauma, chest, fractures, head, lacerations, orthopedic, spinal, etc.)
- Upper respiratory infectionsUrinary emergencies
- Vomiting and diarrhea