Urgent Care in West Chester
Compassionate Urgent Care
West Chester Veterinary Medical Center provides urgent veterinary care 7 days a week for cats and dogs in Chester County.
Need Urgent Care?
If your pet needs urgent veterinary care, call us immediately or bring your pet to a local emergency hospital. Starting treatment quickly may reduce recovery time or even save a life.
We see urgent care cases from 08:00 am - 08:00 pm, 7 days a week.
Veterinary Emergencies
The following situations are examples of emergencies that require immediate care:
- Emergency surgery
- Severe bleeding or bleeding that doesn't stop
- Obvious signs of pain or extreme anxiety
- Choking, difficulty breathing or continuous coughing/gagging
- Seizures and/or staggering
- Fractured bones or severe lameness
- Bleeding from nose, mouth, rectum, or blood in urine
- Inability to urinate or pass feces, or pain associated with urinating or passing feces
- Severe vomiting or diarrhea; 2+ episodes in 24-hours
- Injuries to the eye(s)
- Your pet has ingested something poisonous (such as antifreeze, xylitol, chocolate, rodent poison, etc.)
- Heat stress or heatstroke
- Refusal to drink for 24 hours or more
- Unconsciousness