Emergency Vets in Gaithersburg, MD

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List of Emergency Vets in Gaithersburg, MD

GAITHERSBURG ANIMAL HOSPITAL

ADDRESS: 280 North Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg MD 20877
TEL: (301) 948-2828
Welcome to Gaithersburg Animal Hospital, your local veterinarians in Gaithersburg. We’re pleased to provide a wide variety of veterinary services for animals in Gaithersburg.

VETERINARY REFERRAL ASSOCIATES

ADDRESS: 500 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg MD 20877
TEL: (301) 926-3300
Veterinary Referral Associates is one of the oldest and best known specialty veterinary and 24 hour emergency animal hospitals in the country, serving the Greater D.C. metropolitan area including Potomac, Frederick, Germantown, Bethesda, Silver Spring and Rockville, Maryland pets.

GAITHERSBURG VETERINARY CLINIC

ADDRESS: 17 Firstfield Road, Suite 100, Gaithersburg MD 20878
TEL: (301) 519-3456
Located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Gaithersburg Veterinary Clinic is committed to providing quality, friendly care to the pets of Montgomery County.

LAKE FOREST ANIMAL HOSPITAL

ADDRESS: 18645 N. Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg MD 20879
TEL: (301) 740-1083
Our entire team is dedicated to your pet’s healthcare! We provide the most pleasant veterinary experience possible through accommodating each pet and owner’s unique, individual needs.

MONTGOMERY VILLAGE ANIMAL HOSPITAL

ADDRESS: 19222 Montgomery Village Avenue, Gaithersburg MD 20886
TEL: (301) 330-2200
Montgomery Village Animal Hospital is fully accredited by the AAHA (The American Animal Hospital Association). The AAHA is the only organization that accredits animal hospitals in the U.S. AAHA-accredited hospitals adhere to the highest-quality standards available, which helps ensure the best care for your pet.

GROVE CENTER VETERINARY HOSPITAL

ADDRESS: 9033 Gaither Road, Gaithersburg MD 20877
TEL: (301) 963-0400
We, as veterinarians and animal health staff, understand the special role your pet plays in your family and are dedicated to becoming your partner in your pet’s health care. We treat your pet as we would our own.

MUDDY BRANCH VETERINARY CENTER

ADDRESS: 880 Muddy Branch Road, Gaithersburg MD 20878
TEL: (301) 368-6605
We look forward to serving you and your pet with the best possible veterinary care. We utilize the most current standards of care, and we specialize in providing comprehensive wellness care to keep your pet healthy now and in the future.

GOSHEN ANIMAL CLINIC

ADDRESS: 8357 Snouffer School Road, Gaithersburg MD 20879
TEL: (301) 804-6324
Are you passionate about your pet? So are we! At Goshen Animal Clinic, we treat your pet as if they were our very own. Going beyond providing the best veterinary care in the Gaithersburg area for your pet, we also provide stellar customer service beyond what you’d typically expect with an animal hospital.

DIAMOND VETERINARY HOSPITAL (GAITHERSBURG)

ADDRESS: 17000 Longdraft Road, Gaithersburg MD 20878
TEL: (301) 869-3990
The doctors at Diamond Veterinary Hospital diagnose and treat all sorts of ailments and injuries in small animals from internal medicine to life-saving surgery.

KENTLANDS VETERINARY HOSPITAL

ADDRESS: 117 Booth Street, Gaithersburg MD 20878
TEL: (301) 519-7944
Kentlands Veterinary Hospital in Gaithersburg, Maryland, is a full-service companion animal hospital. We are committed to providing the highest quality of veterinary care throughout the life of your pet.

QUINCE ORCHARD VETERINARY HOSPITAL

ADDRESS: 11910 Darnestown Road, Gaithersburg MD 20878
TEL: (301) 208-1111
Quince Orchard Veterinary Hospital is a full service general practice, offering preventative care, medical consultations, surgery, and dentistry for your all your family pets. We are proud to also provide these services for feathered, scaled, and hairy pets including birds, reptiles, rabbits, guinea pigs, and other pocket pets.
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Signs Your Pet Needs Emergency Care

Has your pet experienced some kind of trauma and in need in emergency care? Here are some of the signs to look when determining whether your pet needs an emergency vet:

  • Pale gums
  • Rapid breathing
  • Weak or rapid pulse
  • Change in body temperature
  • Difficulty standing
  • Apparent paralysis
  • Loss of consciousness
  • Seizures
  • Excessive bleeding

How to Handle Your Injured Pet

It is possible that your pet can act aggressively when they’ve been injured. It’s important to be careful how you handle them for their safety and your own.

For Dogs:

  • Be calm and go slow when approaching.
  • If your dog appears aggressive, get someone to help you.
  • Fashion a makeshift stretcher and carefully lift your dog onto it.
  • Support their neck and back as you move them in case of spinal injuries.

For Cats:

  • Cover your cats head gently with a towel, to prevent them from biting you.
  • Very carefully, lift your cat into its carrier or a box.
  • Support their neck and back as you move them in case of spinal injuries.

First Aid Treatment At Home

Depending on the situation, there are some actions you can take at home to stabilize your pet before transporting them to an emergency vet.

Bleeding:

  • If your pet is bleeding externally due to a trauma, apply pressure to the wound quickly and hold it there.
  • If possible, elevate the injury.

Choking:

  • If your pet is choking on a foreign object, put your fingers in their mouth and try to remove the blockage.
  • If you’re unable to remove the blockage, perform a modified version of the Heimlich maneuver by giving a sharp blow to their chest.

CPR:

  • If your pet is unconscious and unresponsive, you may need to perform CPR.
  • First, check if your pet is breathing and if they have a heartbeat. If you cannot find either, start chest compressions.
  • Perform 30 chest compressions followed by two rescue breaths. Repeat this until your pet starts breathing on their own again.
  • To give a rescue breath, close your pets mouth and extend their neck to open the airway. Place your mouth over your pets nose and exhale until you see your pets chest rise.
  • Check for a heartbeat every 2 minutes.
  • Continue giving your pet CPR until you reach an emergency vet.