Emergency Pet Care

Emergencies, accidents, and illnesses are unfortunate facts of life.  We understand how upsetting it is when your pet is sick or injured and know you want the best very best level of care when your pet is hospitalized and needs critical care services.

For these reasons, we offer emergency and critical care veterinary medical services during normal hospital hours. Our expert health care team is staffed with caring, compassionate, highly-skilled professionals who are dedicated to providing quality care for your pet.

Keep our phone number with your other emergency numbers.

(404) 252-1641

 

If this is an after hours emergency please contact Animal Emergency Center of Sandy Springs.

(404) 252-7881

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When to Bring in Your Pet for Urgent Care

We recommend that you call us immediately if your pet is experiencing any of the following:

  • Choking or having difficulty breathing
  • Hit by a car or suffered blunt-force trauma of any kind
  • Ingested a foreign object such as a toy, sock, or string
  • Ingested something poisonous
  • Profuse bleeding
  • Inability to move or stand
  • Unusually warm or cold
  • Having a seizure
  • Loss of consciousness
  • Excessive vomiting and/or severe diarrhea
  • Blood in stool
  • Unable to pass stool or urinate

When in doubt about your pet’s condition, call us—our team will be more than happy to answer your questions, offer advice, or set up a room so we can see your pet.

Our sister hospital, Brookhaven Animal Hospital, is open Monday - Friday until 9 PM and on Sundays from 1-5 PM. When both clinics are closed on the weekends, one of our doctors will answer an emergency number until 9pm at night.

If your emergency is after 9PM at night, please reach out to one of the following two emergency clinics:

Animal Emergency Center of Sandy Springs

(404) 252-7881
228 Sandy Springs Place NE, Atlanta, GA 30328

Blue Pearl Pet Hospital - Sandy Springs

(404) 459-0903
455 Abernathy Rd NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328

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About Vernon Woods Animal Hospital...

The vet called me and addressed all my questions and concerns directly. He was very patient and helpful and communicative. I felt as if my fur babies were in excellent hands and they came out happy / un-scared! Truly appreciate them! Friendly staff - highly recommend!

— lparks488

My dog had a complication in healing from an injury and Dr. Fisher at Vernon Woods went right into action. She came in on her day off to do the surgery we needed, the staff re-arranged the days schedule to ensure this happened. They treated us like beings and showed they cared. They will have us as patients for life. I would highly recommend Vernon Woods and especially Dr. Fisher. Your pet will not be in better hands than with them.

— Jacinda A.

I cannot speak highly enough about Vernon Woods Animal Hospital and especially, Dr. Jones. Dr. Jones is an amazing vet and has been so helpful to me and my pup! He is the kind of vet that makes a difference - he follows up to make sure everything is okay. If you have a pup you love - take them to Vernon Woods Animal Hospital!

— Virginia M.

I just can't say enough about Dr. Wen. She takes the time to cover everything, makes sure she answers every question, and makes it clear that's she's accessible if you have any questions or concerns later. The difference between the way my dogs behaved our first visit to the way they react to going to the vet now is night and day, and it's because they trust Dr. Wen and feel so much more at ease around her after getting to know her. I would absolutely recommend Dr. Wen to anyone in need of a competent, thorough, and highly professional veterinarian with a caring and calming "bedside manner."

— Dawn T.

The staff who answer the phone are kind and wonderfully helpful when you call; the doctors and all the technicians truly listen to the feedback of their clients and provide solutions to your pet's health problems. When my dog had a weird reaction to sedation and had to be sedated for another procedure, the doctors listened to my feedback and adjusted the amount of sedative given to my dog and she had a much quicker recovery. Truly wonderful people working here and excellent medical care across the board. They are also observing excellent COVID-19 protocols right now and when things eventually return to normal I look forward to giving the entire staff a huge hug of appreciation.

— Kathy C.