Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
We pride ourselves on being the Only non-corporate option for 24/7 emergency veterinary care in Central Ohio. We are locally owned and operated by individuals who live here in Central Ohio.
Our experienced emergency doctors and support staff are available 24/7, 365 days a year, for all your pet’s emergency needs. From unexpected illnesses to critical emergencies, our dedicated team is here to provide your pet with expert, compassionate care when it matters most.
COVE Emergency Services Offered:
- Access to in-house specialty care / consults – Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Surgery
- Accidental ingestion of foreign material or toxins
- Advanced diagnostics – point of care blood (CBC, chemistry, electrolytes, cortisol, blood gas, IDEXX Snap Testing, coagulation times, blood smear pathologist review via Imagist), urine, fluid analysis, clinical pathology via VetScan Imagist
- Blood and plasma transfusions
- Laser Treatment for pigmented iris lesions and melanomas
- Cardiac emergencies - congestive heart failure, pericardial effusion, arrhythmia management
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR) – RECOVER certified staff
- Critical illness management – diabetic ketoacidosis(DKA), Addisonian crisis, pancreatitis, immune mediated hemolytic anemia(IMHA), etc.
- Climate/exposure emergencies – heat stroke, hypothermia
- Diagnostic Imaging – ultrasound and digital radiology with STAT radiologist image review
- Dystocia- either medical or surgical intervention to help deliver puppies or kittens.
- Endoscopy- retrieval of gastric or esophageal foreign bodies with a GI scope
- Gastrointestinal Emergencies – diarrhea, vomiting, bloat, motility disorders and constipation
- Neurologic Emergencies – seizures, intervertebral disc disease
- Ophthalmic Emergencies – glaucoma, corneal ulceration, conjunctivitis, proptosis
- Pain management
- Respiratory Emergencies - pleural effusion, pneumonia, asthma, congestive heart failure
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Surgery – Emergency and referral soft tissue and orthopedic services, including:
- Cystotomy
- Cranial cruciate ligament injury: TPLO
- Cesarean section
- Enucleation
- Fracture repair
- Gastric dilatation and volvulus
- strointestinal mechanical obstruction
- Hemoabdomen
- Perineal urethrostomy
- Hepatobiliary surgery - Trauma – hit by car, head trauma, penetrating wounds, bite wounds, lacerations
- Urinary Emergencies – urolithiasis(bladder stones, kidney stones), urethral obstruction, pyelonephritis(kidney infection), renal insufficiency (Kidney disease)
- Wound management
