Urgent Care
Urgent care at Cypress St. Animal Hospital is available for pets that need same-day veterinary attention during our daytime hours. Our Kitsilano team handles a wide range of acute conditions, from breathing difficulties and seizures to lacerations and allergic reactions. Walk-in urgent care visits are accepted seven days a week. If your pet is showing signs of sudden distress, pain, or injury, bring them to our clinic as soon as possible for a prompt assessment.
Urgent Care for Breathing Difficulty in Pets
Breathing difficulty in dogs and cats can indicate serious underlying conditions including airway obstruction, fluid in the lungs, allergic reactions, or heart-related concerns. Signs to watch for include open-mouth breathing in cats, rapid or labored breathing, blue-tinged gums, and excessive panting at rest. Our urgent care team assesses respiratory distress quickly using physical examination, radiography, and oxygen support when needed.
Seizure and Collapse Assessment for Pets
Seizures or sudden collapse require immediate veterinary attention. These episodes can be caused by neurological conditions, metabolic imbalances, toxin exposure, or cardiac events. Our team stabilizes your pet, performs a neurological evaluation, and runs targeted bloodwork to identify potential causes. We guide you through what to do during and after a seizure at home.
Trauma and Accident Care for Pets
Trauma and accident care covers injuries from vehicle impacts, falls, animal bites, and other sudden events. Our team performs rapid triage to assess pain levels, check for internal injuries, stabilize fractures, and manage bleeding. Radiography and in-house bloodwork help us evaluate the full extent of the injury. We prioritize pain management and supportive care throughout your pet's visit.
Allergic Reaction Care for Dogs and Cats
Allergic reactions in pets can range from mild facial swelling and hives to severe anaphylactic responses involving breathing difficulty and collapse. Common triggers include insect stings, vaccines, foods, and environmental allergens. Our urgent care team assesses the severity of the reaction and provides appropriate supportive care to reduce swelling, stabilize breathing, and monitor your pet.
Urinary Blockage Care for Cats and Dogs
Urinary blockage is a life-threatening condition, especially common in male cats. Signs include straining to urinate, crying in the litter box, producing only small amounts of urine, and lethargy. Our team performs catheterization and fluid support to relieve the obstruction and stabilize your pet. Follow-up care includes dietary guidance and monitoring to help reduce the risk of recurrence.
Laceration and Wound Care for Pets
Lacerations and wounds require prompt cleaning, assessment, and closure to prevent infection and support healing. Our team evaluates the depth, location, and contamination level of each wound to determine the best approach — from simple wound management to surgical repair.
Limping and Lameness Assessment
Limping in dogs and cats can result from soft tissue injuries, joint conditions, fractures, or paw injuries. Our team performs a physical and orthopedic assessment, often supported by radiography, to identify the cause. Depending on the findings, management may include rest, supportive care, or referral for advanced evaluation.
Foreign Body Removal for Pets
Pets frequently ingest objects such as toys, bones, fabric, and string that can cause intestinal blockages. Signs include vomiting, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, and lethargy. Our team uses imaging to locate the foreign body and determines whether it can be retrieved via endoscopy or requires surgical removal.
Parvovirus Care for Dogs
Parvovirus is a highly contagious and potentially fatal viral infection that primarily affects unvaccinated puppies and dogs. Symptoms include severe vomiting, bloody diarrhea, lethargy, and dehydration. Our urgent care team provides aggressive fluid support, nutritional management, and close monitoring. Early intervention significantly improves outcomes.
Heatstroke Assessment and Supportive Care
Heatstroke occurs when a pet's body temperature rises to dangerous levels, often due to overexertion or confinement in hot environments. Signs include excessive panting, drooling, bright red gums, vomiting, and collapse. Our team provides controlled cooling, intravenous fluid support, and continuous monitoring until vital signs stabilize.
Orthopedic and Wound Repair Services
Orthopedic and wound repair services address acute injuries that require stabilization or surgical correction on the same day. This includes fracture stabilization, joint injuries, and complex wound closures. Our team uses imaging and hands-on assessment to develop a plan that prioritizes pain control and structural repair.
Biopsy Services for Urgent Cases
Biopsies allow our veterinary team to collect tissue samples from suspicious masses, skin lesions, or internal organs for laboratory evaluation. Same-day biopsy is available for urgent cases where timely assessment can inform the care plan.
Pyometra Care for Dogs and Cats
Pyometra is a serious uterine infection that most commonly affects unspayed female dogs and cats. Symptoms include lethargy, increased thirst, vaginal discharge, vomiting, and abdominal swelling. Our team stabilizes the patient and typically recommends surgical spaying as the most effective approach to resolve the infection.
FAQs
Urgent care visits are for pets experiencing sudden or worsening symptoms during our daytime hours, such as breathing difficulty, seizures, trauma, severe vomiting, urinary blockage, or allergic reactions. Walk-ins are accepted seven days a week.
Our clinic provides urgent care during daytime hours, seven days a week. Mon–Fri 9 AM to 8 PM, Sat–Sun 9 AM to 8 PM. For after-hours situations, we can provide referral guidance to a nearby overnight facility.
A cat that is straining to urinate or producing no urine needs same-day veterinary attention. Urinary blockages can become life-threatening within hours. Bring your cat to our clinic immediately during operating hours.
Call Cypress St. Animal Hospital at (604) 734-2500 or schedule an appointment online.
Our Kitsilano team is here seven days a week.