Animal Center for Emergency and Specialty

07/10/2025

Look mom, we're on TV! You might catch our commercial while watching NBC 15, featuring our smiling faces and talented pets-turned-actors. Here's a sneak peek 🤩

07/03/2025

Ever wonder what goes into starting your own business? Drs. Lisa and Cat talked struggles, successes, and everything in between with James Kademan at Authentic Business Adventures to give you a glimpse into how they started ACES. Find the episode and subscribe to James' amazing podcast at https://youtu.be/EAj134hPwCM?si=14nPtCCOHdbWeFPh

Free downloadable audio podcast can be found here: hhttps://drawincustomers.com/how-to-start-a-veterinary-practice/06:02 Career-Specific Tracking Schools08:3...

06/29/2025

Our veterinary assistants are the ones who get to know you and your family the best here at ACES, and are there to triage and stabilize patients when they come through the door. Now, you can get to know them - click on each photo to see what they love about their job, fun facts, and why they decided to get into vet medicine.

06/26/2025

Staff pet Chili Cheese Dog is at your service! We graciously ask for your patience, as she doesn't have thumbs - she will respond to requests in the order received 🐾

06/22/2025

Summer really said we're on! If you take your furry friends out to enjoy the sunshine for a bit this weekend, make sure to pack water, check the pavement temperature (if it's too hot for your bare feet, it's too hot for theirs!), apply flea and tick prevention, and watch out for signs of heat stroke.

If you notice things like this while you're outside, or after you've been outside, get them into shade, give them a little bit of water, and call us right away at 608-333-0500 - they may have heatstroke:
⚠Tiredness
⚠Collapse and unwillingness to move
⚠Confusion
⚠Vomiting (with or without blood)
⚠Not walking in a straight line

06/19/2025

? 1 in 4 dogs and 1 in 5 cats will get cancer in their lifetime. In fact, it’s the leading cause of disease-related deaths for dogs in the U.S.

Getting a cancer diagnosis for your furry friend is tough, but you’re not alone. We’re here if you need a second opinion, comprehensive care, or just need help figuring out next steps. Visit acesvetmed.com for more information, and call us at 608-333-0500 to set up an appointment with our cancer care team.

06/15/2025

Dr. Cat performed our first surgery a few weeks ago! We're proud be able to offer surgery to pets in stable condition with pretty quick timelines - usually same-day or at least within a few days if it's less urgent.

We offer a range of surgical services with safety and recovery top of mind. We can perform GI foreign body removal, cystotomy, enucleation, pyometra treatment, C-sections, splenectomy, and laceration or traumatic wound repair.

Learn more ➡️ acesvetmed.com/pet-urgent-care-madison-wi/

06/12/2025

Are you a veterinary professional looking to refer a client to us? We make it easy!

💻Head to our website at acesvetmed.com/animal-center-for-emergency-and-specialty-referral-forms/ and submit an online referral form

📞Or call us at 608-333-0500

We can handle surgeries, endoscopies, postoperative monitoring, ultrasounds, oncology appointments, and of course urgent care needs.

06/08/2025

Sesame is such a handsome guy! This four-year-old cat came to ACES recently with trouble breathing. Dr. Lisa checked him out with an X-ray and echocardiogram, which is when she found the underlying issue - congestive heart failure due to something called Hypertrophic Cardiomyophathy, or HCM. HCM means Sesame's heart is thickened, making it hard for his heart to pump blood through his body. The 2nd picture shows left atrial enlargement, which is what happens when the left ventrical is thick due to HCM. Left atrial enlargement then leads to overflow of fluid into the lungs which is what we consider congestive heart failure.

Sesame stayed the night with us for heart failure treatment and left feeling much better!

Kitties like Sesame sometimes come in with a specific, urgent problem that turns out to be caused by a larger health issue. We're always on the lookout for ways to get your pet healthy, and keep them that way.

06/05/2025

Our first month of business has been nothing short of amazing, and it was only possible because of our clients, partners, and community. So, we'd like to say, THANK YOU!! 💛🧡💜 Your business, support, and partnership means so much.

06/05/2025

Did you know pets can get some of the same cancers as humans? Melanoma often has aggressive behavior in dogs and people, but there's hope thanks to new treatments like immunotherapy. Our oncologist, Dr. Breann Sommer, talks melanoma in dogs:

⚠️Unlike humans, it’s not linked to sun exposure
⚠️It especially affects the mouth, nail bed, and skin
⚠️It’s most common in older dogs, especially Scottish Terriers, Schnauzers, Golden Retrievers, and Poodles
⚠️Traditional chemotherapy has historically not worked well in dogs with melanoma, or in many human cases

✅The good news? Newer treatments like targeted therapy and immunotherapy have been game changers and show the most promise. There’s even a vaccine (ONCEPT®) that is a type of immunotherapy we can use to treat dogs with melanoma.

In 2015, former president Jimmy Carter was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma that had spread to his brain and liver—a diagnosis that once meant a dire prognosis. He received immunotherapy along with surgery and radiation, and within months the cancer was no longer detectable. His story is a powerful example of how new cancer therapies, particularly immunotherapy, are changing the landscape of melanoma treatment.

05/29/2025

We performed ACES' first endoscopy over the weekend! Animals eat things they shouldn't all the time. If an object is in the esophagus or stomach, and is the appropriate size and shape, it can sometimes be removed via endoscopy. In the right situations, endoscopy is a noninvasive procedure we can do at ACES that can help your pet avoid surgery. In this video, we're removing a syringe cap from a kitty's stomach in just a few minutes with a scope camera that has tiny grab hands at the end.