Capital District Veterinary Referral Hospital
  • 24-HR ER: 518-785-1094
  • Our Services
    • Emergency/Critical Care
    • Diagnostic Imaging
  • For Your Pet
    • Client Registration Form
    • Emergencies + Urgent Care
    • When Your Pet is a Patient
    • Client Portal
    • Pet Insurance
    • Payment Options
    • End of Life Arrangements
  • For Veterinary Teams
    • Submit Referrals
    • Our Referral Process
    • At a Glance
    • Ethos Materials for Clinics
    • Continuing Education
    • VetBloom CE
  • About Us
    • Our Hospital
    • Our Team
    • Donate to AVMF
    • Why Ethos
    • Ethos Discovery
    • Contact Us
  • Blogs & Videos
    • Our Blogs
    • PAWEDcasts
  • We’re Hiring!
    • Apply Today
    • Living and Working Near Here
    • Ethos Job Fairs
    • Benefits and Perks
    • Veterinary Training Programs
Capital District Veterinary Referral Hospital
  • Our Services
    • Emergency/Critical Care
    • Diagnostic Imaging
  • For Your Pet
    • Client Registration Form
    • Emergencies + Urgent Care
    • When Your Pet is a Patient
    • Client Portal
    • Pet Insurance
    • Payment Options
    • End of Life Arrangements
  • For Veterinary Teams
    • Submit Referrals
    • Our Referral Process
    • At a Glance
    • Ethos Materials for Clinics
    • Continuing Education
    • VetBloom CE
  • About Us
    • Our Hospital
    • Our Team
    • Donate to AVMF
    • Why Ethos
    • Ethos Discovery
    • Contact Us
  • Blogs & Videos
    • Our Blogs
    • PAWEDcasts
  • We’re Hiring!
    • Apply Today
    • Living and Working Near Here
    • Ethos Job Fairs
    • Benefits and Perks
    • Veterinary Training Programs
  • 24-HR ER: 518-785-1094

Emergency/Critical Care

Our Emergency veterinarians are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year.

Capital District is a veterinary emergency and critical care facility offering advanced diagnostics and 24-hour patient care. We also treat minor emergencies and provide care for patients needing medical attention when your family vet is unavailable. If you have a question or a concern about your pet’s health, please contact us.

What to do in an Emergency

Call or Come In:

222 Troy Schenectady Road, Latham, NY 12110
518-785-1094
What to Do if You Suspect Your Pet Has Eaten Something Toxic

Poison Control Centers:

  • ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: 888-426-4435
  • Pet Poison Helpline: 800-213-6680

Gather any packaging or remains of anything that was eaten or suspected of being eaten! This step will help speed up the diagnosis. Please don’t be shy; if it was marijuana or any other embarrassing (or illicit) product, please be honest with our team; it will speed up diagnosis and treatment.

The team in our Emergency/Critical Care department works with you and your regular veterinarian to provide the comprehensive care your pet needs. Our board certified emergency and critical care specialist has extensive training in a complete range of emergency and critical care services and is supported by a team of experienced emergency veterinarians and technicians.

Your family veterinarian may refer you to an emergency or critical care doctor for diagnosis and ongoing support of many conditions, including, but not limited to:

Diagnostics
  • Computed Tomography (CT)
  • Endoscopy
  • Radiography (X-Rays)
  • Ultrasound
Emergency Services
  • Comprehensive Emergency Medical Exam: what does it include?
  • Surgical Services through Emergency/Critical Care: What we can treat
  • Acute pain
  • Continuous EKG monitoring
  • Dystocia management (difficulty giving birth)
  • Full cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), including defibrillation
  • Immune-related diseases
  • Infectious diseases
  • Kidney and liver disease
  • Neurologic problems
  • Peritonitis
  • Pneumonia and lung disease
  • Severe pancreatitis
  • Severe gastrointestinal emergencies (bloat)
  • Sepsis management
  • Seizure management
  • Toxicosis or poisonings
  • Trauma
  • Trouble breathing
  • Trouble walking
  • Trouble urinating

PET-SPECIFIC FIRST AID KIT:

We recommend keeping a pet-specific first aid kit in your car as a best practice, just as you would a human-first aid kit.  Click the link for a printable PDF. Keep the print out in your kit for when you need to restock.

Patient Forms & Records

  • Client Registration Form
  • Client Portal

Submit Referrals

  • Referral Form and Records

Related Articles

  • 5 Tips for the Waiting Room of a Veterinary Emergency Hospital
  • Pet Emergencies: What Can’t Wait until Tomorrow or Monday
  • Why Is Veterinary Care Expensive?

Meet Our Team

  • Samantha Berge, DVMEmergency and Critical Care
  • Melanie Brennan, DVMEmergency Veterinarian
  • Kat Daley, DVMEmergency Veterinarian
  • Kristie Dangerfield-Pollak, DVMEmergency Veterinarian
  • Catherine Diggins, DVMEmergency Veterinarian
  • Victoria Kocsis, DVMEmergency Veterinarian
  • Abbie Gascho Landis, DVMEmergency Veterinarian
  • Simone Nadeau, DVMEmergency Veterinarian
  • Suzanne Pence, DVMEmergency Veterinarian
  • Jennifer Rogers, DVMMedical Director, Emergency Veterinarian
  • Shelley Smith, DVM, DACVECCVeterinary Criticalist

Helpful Links

  • Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society
  • American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
Capital District Veterinary Referral Hospital
518-785-1094 | 222 Troy Schenectady Rd, Latham, NY 12110
  • 24-HR ER: 518-785-1094
  • Our Services
    • Emergency/Critical Care
    • Diagnostic Imaging
  • For Your Pet
    • Client Registration Form
    • Emergencies + Urgent Care
    • When Your Pet is a Patient
    • Client Portal
    • Pet Insurance
    • Payment Options
    • End of Life Arrangements
  • For Veterinary Teams
    • Submit Referrals
    • Our Referral Process
    • At a Glance
    • Ethos Materials for Clinics
    • Continuing Education
    • VetBloom CE
  • About Us
    • Our Hospital
    • Our Team
    • Donate to AVMF
    • Why Ethos
    • Ethos Discovery
    • Contact Us
  • Blogs & Videos
    • Our Blogs
    • PAWEDcasts
  • We’re Hiring!
    • Apply Today
    • Living and Working Near Here
    • Ethos Job Fairs
    • Benefits and Perks
    • Veterinary Training Programs
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