Animal Urgent Care

We are OPEN regular business hours today from 4pm-Midnight with the last patient checked in at 11:30pm.

HI FIVE it's Sunday! 🐾 We are OPEN from Noon-8pm for your pets urgent care needs. Last patient is checked in 30 minutes prior to closing. Animal Urgent Care 1494 N. Main St Crown Point, IN 219-310-8315

Today is Pet Obesity Awareness Day. Pet obesity has become an epidemic and continues to get worse. Most pet owners do not even realize their pet is overweight. Many pet owners equate food with love but in reality, is adding to a growing problem in America and can potentially shorten your pets life. Overweight pets are more at risk for arthritis, bladder/urinary tract disease, kidney and liver failure, thyroid disease, heart disease, asthma, and more. But you can help your pet avoid many of the diseases listed above. Talk to your veterinarian about a weight loss plan for your pet and help them have a long and healthy life with you!

Jax appreciates the massaging that goes along with cleaning his ears, and we enjoy the face Jax makes at the end of this video. 😍 Jax's mom noticed his ears were red and he was shaking his head more frequently. These are two of the most common signs of an inner ear infection. After performing an ear cytology confirming Jax had a yeast and bacterial infection in both ears, he was able to get the treatment he needed. We hope you feel better soon! 🐶

Sometimes, we end up being a sick puppy or kittens first vet visit. So while we work to make them feel better, we also prioritize making their first visit a positive one, which always includes delicious snacks. 😻

Happy Saturday! 🐰 We are open from 4pm-Midnight with the last patient checked in 30 minutes prior to closing.

Happy President's Day! 🇺🇲 We are open regular business hours today from 4pm-Midnight with the last patient checked in 30 minutes prior to closing.

Even if having to come to urgent care isn't always fun, we provide the best snacks to try and still make it a positive experience. 😻

Running to the weekend like..... 🐶💨 We are open all weekend for your pets urgent care needs! Saturday 4pm-Midnight Sunday Noon-8pm Last patient checked in 30 minutes prior to closing. Animal Urgent Care 1494 N. Main St Crown Point, IN 219-310-8315

Honoring our veterans today and everyday! 🇺🇸

Today is International Friendship Day! We hope you celebrate today with your furry best friends. 🐱🐶

The next topic covered during National Pet Week is Nutrition and Exercise Matter. Excess weight can reduce your pet’s life expectancy by more than two years. Keeping your pet at a healthy weight lowers his/her risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, respiratory disease, kidney disease, and some forms of cancer. It can also reduce the risks of injury to bones, joints and muscles that are associated with excess weight. If your pet has arthritis, keeping him/her at a healthy weight makes it easier to manage the discomfort associated with joint pain. Because excess weight can reduce your pet’s life expectancy by more than two years, keeping your pet trim gives them the best chance of a longer, healthier, and pain-free life. You should always feel comfortable talking and working with your veterinarian to get and keep your pet at their ideal weight so they can live a long and healthy life with you! https://www.avma.org/resources/pet-owners/petcare/your-pets-healthy-weight

We all know puppies sometimes find a way to get into trouble. But recently we've seen a few puppies have something in common.....scrunchies! What we can only assume they see as toys, end up being something they swallow. These thick material hair ties run a risk of causing an intestinal obstruction when eaten which would require emergency surgery to remove. Fortunately for the pups we've seen recently, the owners have caught the culprits right away and we were able to induce vomiting to get the scruchie up before it causes any issues. So if you have curious pups in your house, keep these out of paws reach!

Happy President's Day! 🇺🇲 We are open regular business hours from 4pm-Midnight with the last patient checked in 30 minutes prior to closing for your pets urgent care needs.

Smile, it's Saturday! And we are here all weekend to help your pets. 🐶🐱 We are walk in and see patients from open to 30 minutes prior to closing. Saturday 4pm-Midnight Sunday Noon-8pm Animal Urgent Care 1494 N. Main St Crown Point, IN 219-310-8315

Can anyone guess what this creepy crawly is that one of our technicians found under the microscope? Ear mites! The ear mite is a surface mite that lives on cats, dogs, rabbits, and ferrets, typically found in the ear canal. Infections are most common in kittens, puppies, and outdoor cats. They are the second most common external parasite found on pets; the most common is the flea. Some signs of ear mites include ear irritation, scratching, head shaking, dark, crusty wax/debris in ear, or even hair loss or scabbing around ears from scratching. Ear mites are contagious to other animals, but not to humans. They are microscopic so you may not be able to see them. Fortunately these are easily treatable. Though they may cause a secondary ear infection, your veterinarian will be able to treat them appropriately and get those ears feeling better!

Do you know the science behind how your pet drinks water? A study done at Virginia Tech gives us all the details. It turns out that neither dogs, nor cats, have a full set of cheeks. This means they cannot create suction to drink. Dogs lap, or take up, the water with their tongues curled BACKWARDS! As they lap, they move their tongues very quickly to build up momentum. That forces the water into a column and up into their mouths. Dogs must quickly move their tongues down into the water using momentum to bring the water up and into their mouths. Cats don't bend their tongues to drink like dogs. Cats use less momentum and a more gentle action. They just skim, or barely touch, the surface of the water to drink it. “Cats tend be viewed as neater, dogs are messier, but dogs really have to accelerate their tongues” to make good use of the way the fluid column works, said researcher Sean Gart, a Virginia Tech graduate student.

Here's a little clip to give you a feel good Friday! Nothing gets our staff going more than fuzzy ears and a head tilt. And sweet Bindi here fully delivered! 🐶🥰