Veterinary Urgent Care

Veterinary Urgent Care Services in Union, NJ

Because an injured or critically ill pet needs immediate attention, Westfield Veterinary Group’s veterinary urgent care provides walk-in care, without an appointment. Here your pet receives the same high-level of care that you’d receive at the finest hospital emergency department for humans. That’s why so many pet owners and veterinarians alike turn to us in an urgent medical situation, particularly after-hours. Our veterinarians are highly skilled in urgent and critical care, and our equipment and diagnostic resources are cutting-edge. Equally important, if your pet needs to remain hospitalized, we have a fully staffed intensive care unit (ICU) with professionals who care for and closely monitor all hospitalized patients.

If Your Pet Is Injured or Becomes Severely Ill:

Stay calm
Don’t attempt to administer home remedies
Call us and discuss the emergency with our staff
Be careful when moving your pet (animals in pain often bite or scratch)
Bring your pet’s medications, medical records if you have them, and packaging of anything your pet may have ingested

If possible, we encourage you to call us before you come in so we can be prepared for your arrival. You know your pet. If you feel like something is wrong and are concerned, it’s always better to bring your pet in to our veterinary urgent care.

Questions about whether it’s an emergency? Simply call us at (908) 777-8387. We’re here around the clock.

Paying for Veterinary Urgent Care

When you arrive, one of our veterinary nurses will triage your pet and assess the severity of his/her condition. A veterinarian will then examine your pet to determine the nature of the emergency, your pet’s condition, and what further diagnostics and/or treatment are recommended. An estimate is prepared based on this evaluation and, if your pet requires hospitalization, half of the estimated treatment plan is required as a deposit. The balance is to be paid upon discharge.

If your pet is experiencing an issue that requires immediate medical attention, don’t delay! Call our office at (908) 777-8387 today.

How to Know If Your Pet Is Experiencing a Medical Emergency

If your pet is experiencing any of the following, reach out to our office ASAP:

Acute abdominal swelling (bloat/GDV)
Collapse, difficulty standing/walking
Coughing
Difficulty breathing
Electric shock
Excessive bleeding
Heat stroke (excessive or loud panting, extreme thirst, vomiting, a bright red tongue and pale gums)
High or low temperature (including frostbite and heatstroke)

Inability to urinate or defecate
Poisoning or toxic ingestion
Recurrent vomiting or diarrhea
Repetitive and prolonged seizures
Bitten by a snake
Squinting, bulging or painful eyes
Trauma (hit by car)

See What Makes Us Different

What Makes union Different?

Union offers wellness & preventative services, urgent & critical care, onsite diagnostic, hospitalized care (including ICU & Isolation), specialty referral consultations, surgery, dentistry, and goodbye services. The clinic has caring veterinarians that will provide the best possible care to every pet.

What makes Westfield Different?

Westfield offers wellness + preventive services, diagnostics, surgery, dentistry, pain management, exotic appointments, and goodbye services. 99% of the time we will fit you in the same day. The clinic has a large + diverse amount of services and caring veterinarians that will provide the best possible care to every pet.