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GROTON CITY ANIMAL HOSPITAL
"Caring For Pets And Their People"
Providing Care For Horses, Alpacas, Llamas, Goats, Sheep, Dogs, Cats & Pocket
Pets
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Small Animal Emergency Services
In an effort to provide you and your pets with the best
possible service both during regular hours and after hours, we have merged our
small animal emergency coverage with a local veterinarian, Dr. Gry
Wildenstein. Dr. Wildenstein is the owner of the Adana Veterinary Clinic in Freeville. The two clinics will share weeknight and weekend on-call
duties. This applies to small animal emergencies only. We only provide
emergency coverage to our current clients and Adana's current clients.
Calling our regular number, 607-898-4482, will put you in touch
with the appropriate on call veterinarian.
Please call before bringing any emergency to the hospital.
Your call will allow us to prepare for your pet’s arrival and we may be able to
provide you with life-saving instructions.
You will also be directed as to which
hospital is on call.
Please reserve the after-hours service for emergencies
only.
Our staff is working hard to answer calls and to
provide care for those patients with medical conditions of an urgent nature. If
you have a non-urgent message you may leave a voice-mail message or please call
us back during our regular office hours.
After hours, a doctor will promptly return your call after you
leave a message with our answering service. Be sure to give the service
operator your name, a phone number where you can be reached, and a brief
summary of your emergency. After leaving your message, please try to
leave your phone line open for the next 10 to 15 minutes so that our doctors can
reach you. If you do not hear from the doctor in 15 minutes or so please call
the office again.
In some cases of critically ill animals that
need round-the-clock care or monitoring (such as hit by cars, c-sections,
bloats, etc) we may recommend that the animal be referred to:
Cornell
University’s Hospital for Companion Animals - (607) 253-3060
Colonial Veterinary Hospital - (607) 257-3650
Syracuse Veterinary Medical Center - (315) 446-7933
These hospitals have an emergency staff specifically for critical
and overnight care. During a referral you are in total control of what
diagnostics or treatments are performed on your animal. You will always speak
with one of our on-call doctors before any referral decisions may be made.
Our emergency service is designed to provide high quality care
in the event of an emergency with your pet in addition to giving our veterinarians
and technicians more valuable time with their families. We thank you for your
understanding and welcome any suggestions.
Drs. Kathy Baxendell, Katherine Dart and Emily Walker
And the staff of the Groton City Animal
Hospital
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