If during normal business hours call us, we can help with your small and large animal emergencies. If it is after 5pm, or over the weekend, we recommend trying to call these after hours clinics:
Companion Animals:
- Animal Emergency and Referral Center
- 651-501-3766
- Blue Pearl Referral + Emergency Pet Hospital of Blaine
- 763-754-9434
- University of Minnesota
- 612-625-8387
- Red River Animal Emergency Hospital-Fargo, ND
- 701-478-9299
Farm Animals:
*Pierz Veterinary Clinic is in no way affiliated with above facilities. Availability, pricing, and other questions should be directed to individual clinics.
How do I know if my pet should see the Emergency Clinic?
Conditions considered to be medical emergencies include, but are not limited to the following:
- Trauma (e.g. hit by car, falls, gunshot)
- Head or eye injuries
- Irregular breathing, shortness of breath, prolonged or heavy panting
- Severe or sudden onset of pain
- Weakness or paralysis
- Blood loss
- Broken bones
- Open wounds
- Repeated vomiting, especially with possible exposure to toxins
- Possibility of having eaten a foreign body (e.g. toy, sock, etc.)
- Diarrhea of sufficient intensity or duration to cause dehydration
- Hyper- or hypothermia (heat stroke or frostbite)
- High fever
- Serious burns
- Seizures or other neurologic signs
- Inability to urinate or defecate