It’s Sunday evening, and suddenly your beloved cat cries out in pain while using the litter box, or your new puppy ate a superball. While it’s frightening to think of your pet needing emergency surgery, it’s comforting to know that there is 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week emergency veterinary care available locally.
At Wilvet South, we provide emergency surgery for a variety of life-saving reasons. Pets have a way of ingesting foreign objects, leading to intestinal blockages or obstructions. Our veterinarians can perform surgeries to remove these objects and restore normal digestive function. Trauma such as accidents, falls or animal attacks can also need surgery for internal injuries, lacerations and other wounds.
Urinary tract obstructions sometimes need emergency surgery, as do bladder stones. Large, deep-chested dogs can have a life-threatening condition called bloat, causing the stomach to twist, for which emergency surgery is critical. We also perform emergency cesarean sections.
We stabilize fractured bones and help relieve pain (orthopedic surgeries are not performed in the ER hospital). While we typically refer tumor and mass repairs to general practitioners, sometimes due to infection or bleeding these are treated in the ER. Less common veterinary emergencies include surgeries to repair or remove a damaged organ.
Ensuring your pet receives immediate assessment and care will minimize pain and speed up the healing process — that’s something we all want when it comes to our cherished pets.
Wilvet South
24/7 urgent care
444 B Street, Springfield, OR 97477
Emily Kalenius, DVM
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