What To Expect
Urgent Care When Pets and Owners Need it Most
At VetCheck, we strongly believe in thorough communication to ensure that you, your pets, and our team are all working together to develop the best treatment plan for you and your pet.
Peace of Mind For Critical Cases
When your pet is in critical condition, our team’s goal is to get basic vitals, such as temperature, pulse, respiratory rate, oxygen levels, blood glucose levels, etc., and work as quickly as possible to stabilize the patient.
Stabilization of critical pets may involve administering IV fluids and IV medications, providing oxygen support, controlling bleeding, controlling pain, controlling seizures, etc.
Once your pet is stable, our team will discuss next steps to diagnose the condition and provide necessary treatments. It is important to run diagnostics to identify the cause of the symptoms and treat the disease causing the symptoms rather than the symptoms.
Our Approach
As an urgent care center, VetCheck is fully equipped with state of the art, in-house diagnostic equipment. This provides our staff with the necessary information for your pet to feel better, sooner. It is essential for us to prioritize intake of patients based off stability. However, our team works efficiently while prioritizing care to limit wait times for stable patients. VetCheck works quickly to ensure records are shared amongst your pet's care team in the event of a follow-up, emergency transfer, or specialist referral.
Initial Assessment
Our nurses and client service representatives are trained to triage pets on arrival to determine their level of stability.
To first understand your pet’s clinical history, our nurses will ask you a series of questions, which will then be relayed to our doctor.
Examination
After the initial assessment, our doctor will perform a physical exam to assess the following:
- Mentation/neurological status
- Hydration status
- Pain status
- Ears, eyes, nose, and dental health status
- Lung/heart health status
- External abdominal health status
- Urogenital health status
- Rectal health status
- Musculoskeletal status/gait assessment (soft tissue/ligamentous injury, lacerations/puncture wounds)
Based on our doctor’s assessment, diagnostics may be recommended to rule out causes for your pet’s current or potential future clinical signs. Common diagnostics are listed here. Recommendations will always be based on your pet’s physical examination and clinical history.
Common
Diagnostics
Bloodwork may be recommended to assess the following:
- Liver, kidney, and pancreatic function
- Clotting function, extent of infection/inflammation, extent of dehydration, or anemia
- Likelihood of hormonal imbalances (ex: diabetes mellitus, thyroid, or adrenal gland disorders, etc.)
- Electrolyte imbalance
X-rays may be recommended to assess the following:
- Musculoskeletal/Spinal X-rays
- Orthopedic injuries, diseases, masses, or spinal injuries
- Spinal injuries, diseases, or masses
- Soft tissue injuries or masses
- Abdomen X-rays
- Stomach, small and large intestines (blockage, inflammation, or masses)
- Kidneys, bladder (stones, blockage, inflammation, or masses)
- Liver, spleen (inflammation or masses)
- Chest X-rays
- Heart (enlargement, congenital abnormalities, infection, or masses)
- Lungs (bronchitis, pneumonia, injury, or masses)
- Trachea/larynx (tracheitis, collapsing trachea, laryngeal paralysis, injury, or masses)
Urinalysis may be recommended to assess the following:
- Infection/inflammation
- Presence of urinary crystals
- Extent of kidney disease or diabetes mellitus
SUCCESS STORIES
REVIEWS & TESTIMONIALS
Took my dog Toby here after coming home from work finding him lethargic and not feeling well. Staff was very nice and very educational. Dr. Carter was extremely informative and very knowledgeable. The staff wasn’t over bearing about spending my every dollar and we got to a solution and treatment plan in a timely manner. Highly recommend and I’ll use them again if I ever need an urgent care after hours!
- Kellie S. -
The staff are amazing people. I unfortunately had to put my pup down but the ladies that worked that night took great care of us. They walked me through every step and were so sweet and caring with us both. It's not an easy thing to do but with the care they showed helped so much. Thank you ladies for all you did for us.
- Alicia H. -
I really was impressed with this place. Very kind and friendly staff. I even got lost on the way there and I was able to call and the receptionist was kind enough to stay on the phone with me until I found my way! They offer payment plan options and I felt very lucky to have discovered this office! Definitely would recommend going here.
- sadie w. -
Very helpful and friendly staff! Were open and available to help with my pets needs right away! Very pleased!
- Cindy C. -
Very pleased they got us in at the last minute. Grateful for animal urgent care options.
- Crystal E. -
Wow, I am thrilled to see such a service in the Cincinnati area! You all were so helpful and kind. Thank you!
- Taylor F. -
Very quick and easy in and out with 5 star service will definitely be back and do recommend
- Sophia C. -
Thank you for entrusting us with your pet’s care.
When a pet is admitted in critical condition, our team will ask you to sign an emergency treatment estimate, so we can proceed to provide necessary treatments without delaying care that your pet needs.At VetCheck, we strongly believe in thorough communication to ensure that you, your pets, and our team are all working together to develop the best treatment plan for you and your pet.
Urgent and Emergency Care Animal Hospital
The veterinary team at VetCheck Pet Urgent Care Center offers treatment for many pet urgent care needs!
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The hours of operation are on a rotation schedule:
Thursday - Sunday (A week)
Thursday & Friday: 2pm - 11pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10am - 8pm
Friday and Saturday (B week)
Friday: 2pm - 11pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10am - 8pm
