Emergency Veterinary Service in Central Kentucky

Emergency situations don’t follow a schedule. Advanced Animal Care’s Emergency & Specialty Hospital provides 24/7 emergency veterinary care for pets experiencing sudden illness, injury, or distress at any time of day or night. Our team is available around the clock to evaluate, stabilize, and treat urgent medical conditions when immediate care is critical.

This service serves as the entry point for all emergency cases, ensuring pets receive prompt medical attention regardless of the hour.

Emergency and critical care focuses on pets facing life-threatening medical conditions that require rapid intervention and intensive treatment. These cases often involve severe illness, respiratory distress, toxin exposure, shock, or complications requiring close monitoring and advanced medical support.

Our Emergency & Specialty Hospital is equipped with advanced diagnostics, continuous monitoring, and experienced veterinary teams to manage complex critical cases and support stabilization and recovery.

Traumatic injuries require immediate evaluation and decisive treatment. Trauma and life-threatening injury care addresses serious injuries caused by accidents, falls, bite wounds, blunt force trauma, and other emergency situations.

Advanced Animal Care provides rapid assessment, diagnostic imaging, and medical or surgical intervention to stabilize injured pets and address internal or external injuries as quickly as possible.

Some emergency conditions cannot be managed without urgent surgical intervention. Emergency surgery may be required for internal bleeding, gastrointestinal obstruction, traumatic injuries, or other critical conditions that pose an immediate threat to a pet’s life.

Emergency surgical procedures are supported by advanced anesthesia protocols, modern monitoring equipment, and experienced veterinary teams focused on patient safety and stabilization.

Pets requiring ongoing intensive care may need emergency hospitalization and continuous monitoring. This level of care supports patients who are unstable, recovering from surgery, or undergoing treatment for severe medical conditions.

Emergency hospitalization allows for round-the-clock observation, pain management, and timely medical intervention as a pet’s condition evolves.

From birds and reptiles to small mammals, our veterinarians provide expert care tailored to exotic pets. We offer wellness exams, diagnostics, and treatment plans designed to meet the unique needs of your nontraditional companions.

For issues that aren’t life-threatening but can’t wait days for an appointment — such as vomiting, injuries, or sudden changes in behavior — our urgent care services at our Richmond Emergency Location provide timely, affordable treatment.