ACCESS Specialty Animal Hospitals

As pet parents, we dread the thought of our fur-children ever getting sick enough to require emergency care. Unfortunately, accidents and illnesses do occur, so our exceptional emergency care teams are here to help in your time of need.   

Similar to intensive care units within human medicine, Critical Care is a specialty branch of veterinary medicine dedicated to providing around-the-clock care for pets with serious medical conditions.

Critical care involves especially close monitoring and intensive management of pets whose conditions may be rapidly changing. An Emergency & Critical Care Specialist is a veterinarian extensively trained in a diverse range of advanced veterinary care, from ventilation to emergency procedures. They focus on providing life-supporting treatment to the sickest of pets, giving them the best chance of survival.

If your pet is experiencing a medical emergency, please call or visit your local veterinarian immediately.

What Is Urgent Care?

Urgent Care is an outpatient, walk-in service that provides treatment to sick pets who require prompt access to a veterinarian, but do not qualify for emergency care. Urgent Care hospitals are not typically open 24/7 like emergency centers but have extended hours beyond those of primary care clinics, and many are open on the weekends. Urgent Care provides help when:

• Conditions are non-critical

• No hospitalization is required

• No surgery is required

• Only basic diagnostics are needed

• Pets need help outside of regular business hours

Although urgent care is a walk-in service, we recommend calling ahead to check the availability of our urgent care teams at your local clinic.

Our Department of Avian and Exotic Pets provides comprehensive routine and advanced medical care for pet rabbits, ferrets, lizards, rats, hamsters, cockatoos, tortoises, macaws, snakes, parakeets, turtles, newts, and other wonderful exotic creatures.

For more complex cases, our Avian and Exotic doctors work with other ACCESS specialists to ensure your pet has access to cutting-edge, high-quality treatment, care, and compassion. We provide advanced imaging, including ultrasound, CT, MRI, and endoscopy, and specialized surgical procedures for avian and exotic animals.

We understand that when our exotic pet patients are ill, they can rapidly progress to urgent and emergency states. That’s why our doctors are on call after hours to provide their unique qualifications, experience, and skills to assist the ACCESS Emergency and Critical Care team when required.

Our veterinary hospital offers Urgent Care specifically for Avian and Exotic pets!

Avian and exotic pets are often more delicate than dogs and cats and may require more immediate attention for certain conditions. Our urgent care team will provide emergency and urgent care for your exotic pet or bird when they cannot wait for a scheduled appointment. Doctors within our urgent care work exclusively with exotic patients and partner closely with our Department of Avian and Exotic Pets to provide more complex care if needed.

Our Bone & Joint Center offers the forefront of veterinary orthopedic care for dogs and cats. Combining our surgeons’ expertise, cutting-edge resources, and the level of care for which ACCESS is known, we are the go-to specialty animal hospital on the West Coast for animal orthopedic treatment and care.

What sets us apart:

• Surgeries performed by highly skilled board-certified surgeons, dedicating their craft to orthopedic conditions in pets

• Expertise in minimally invasive procedures and complex surgeries (e.g., joint replacement)

• A wide variety of veterinary orthopedic procedures offered

• Advanced technology (e.g., fluoroscopy and CT scan)

• 24×7 post-operative care (including ICU) for hospitalized patients recovering from surgeries

Cardiology is a branch of veterinary medicine concerned with diagnosing, treating, and managing conditions related to the heart. This includes a pet’s blood vessels, circulatory system, and sometimes their lungs. 

The heart is one of your pet’s most essential organs, continually pumping blood containing oxygen and nutrients to the rest of the body. In most heart-related problems, either damage or deterioration occurs to either the heart valves or heart muscles. 

No matter what type of heart problems your pet may have during their life, our team has the skills and resources to help your pet have the highest quality of life possible through treatment and hands-on management.

Internal Medicine is a specialty branch of veterinary medicine involving the treatment and management of more complex conditions affecting pets’ internal organs that often coincide with chronic illnesses. Conditions that cannot be effectively managed by your family veterinarian alone will often receive a consult or be referred to an internal medicine specialist to receive a second opinion or to pursue more advanced care options.

Interventional techniques have the potential to provide non-surgical alternatives to diagnose and/or treat a range of ailments in pets.

Interventional radiology and endoscopy involve the use of small cameras which can be guided throughout the body via naturally existing “tunnels”. Using these images, our veterinarians can reach many parts of the body without need for open surgery.

Endoscopy can be used in a variety of situations, including biopsy, foreign body removal, feeding tube placements, bladder stone removal, and many more.

Using these techniques, we can provide greater treatment options for pets while helping to decrease mortality rates, minimize anesthesia time, reduce hospital stays, and lower costs of care.

Nephrology is a sub-specialty within veterinary internal medicine that studies the function, problems, and treatment of an animal’s kidneys.

There are many types of acute and chronic problems that can occur with a pet’s kidneys. Thankfully, many options are available for pets experiencing problems with their kidneys. From conservative nutritional recommendations to more aggressive medical management and dialysis, our nephrology team is well-equipped to handle the needs of pet patients with kidney damage, failure, or disease.

Any damage to a pet's nervous system can lead to serious long-term consequences if they are not tended to rapidly by skilled professionals. Due to the complex nature of the brain and spine, Primary and Emergency Care veterinarians often work closely with a board-certified neurologist. The neurologist provides advanced care and attention necessary to treat or manage a pet’s neurological condition appropriately. 

Radiology encompasses a diverse range of diagnostic imaging including X-ray, CT, Ultrasound, and MRI. We utilize the most up-to-date, cutting-edge technology operated by specially trained veterinary professionals.

Our Veterinary Radiologists have additional education, training, and experience in the field, enabling them to work seamlessly with primary, specialty, and emergency care clinicians to provide advanced image interpretation on acute and complex medical cases.

Our specialty animal hospitals offer a comprehensive range of advanced surgical services to address the unique needs of each pet. Our board-certified veterinary surgeons are experts in their field, who have obtained extensive training and experience to perform a wide range of soft tissue and orthopedic procedures - from routine surgeries to complex interventions. Our state-of-the-art surgical suites are equipped with advanced technology, imaging and monitoring equipment that allow us to perform traditional open surgeries as well minimally invasive procedures that result in less trauma, reduced pain, and faster recovery.   

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An anesthesiology department at a specialty animal hospital plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety and well-being of our patients during surgeries and other procedures that require sedation or anesthesia, such as CT scans and MRI. Under the guidance of experienced veterinary anesthesiologists, our teams utilize the latest techniques and protocols to deliver optimal anesthesia administration and pain management tailored to each individual pet. From pre-operative assessments and customized anesthesia plans to monitoring vital signs throughout the procedure, the anesthesiology team prioritizes the comfort and safety of our patients at every step.