Bothell Pet Hospital is now able to offer Urgent Care to our clients to address their pet’s timely healthcare needs. Same-day appointments are meant for pets with urgent, yet non-life-threatening conditions, that need to be seen by a veterinarian as soon as possible. Bothell Pet Hospital will hold urgent care appointment slots on our schedule Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. This provides our medical team with the needed availabilities to respond quickly to your pet’s timely medical conditions.
Please note that urgent care appointments have limited availability and still requires making an appointment with our team. From there, we will be able to triage and address your timely requests by phone at 425.486.3251 if you feel you and your pet need to be seen as soon as possible.
What is Urgent Care?
Urgent care slots are held and made available for those conditions that, as stated above, are not life-threatening yet should be addressed in a timely manner for the pet patient.
These issues could include:
- Limping or pain management
- Minor lacerations or wounds
- A potential abscess
- Vomiting
- Urinary tract infections
- Allergic reactions
- Diarrhea (while still eating and drinking)
If you have any questions about your pet’s care or what is considered an urgent care situation, please do give us a call directly at 425.486.3251 so we can assess your pet’s needs and respond accordingly.
The overarching rule is that if your pet is experiencing a life-threatening crisis that requires immediate hospital attention, they need emergency care.
Examples of needing immediate emergency care include:
- Collapse or loss of consciousness
- Not breathing
- Cardiac arrest
- Other severe trauma
Again, urgent care should be sought for issues that need same-day medical attention but are not considered necessarily life-threatening.
