Pet Emergency Center

11/11/2025

November is National Senior Pet Month! Make sure to give your older pets extra love and care this month, or consider adopting a senior pet who needs a loving home!

Tips for your senior furry friends: Make sure to provide extra soft and comfortable bedding. Keep your senior pet active with gentle play and light walks. Schedule regular appointments with your vet for early detections of medical issues.

For any urgent or emergent care, you can call or text PEC 24/7. We are here for you and your pets!

08/19/2025

Our team had such a fun time at Pet Fest this weekend! Thank you to all the community members who came up to our booth to talk to us.

We will be drawing and contacting the winners for our camp chair giveaway and light-up vest giveaways today or tomorrow!

08/16/2025

Good morning Missoula! Come visit us at Pet Fest today! We are giving away lots of treats and toys for your pets, as well as raffling off some great prizes! The raffle is free, you just have to fill out a raffle ticket! You can win an awesome Noxgear LightHound vest or some great camp chairs! We will be here all day and can't wait to see you!

07/22/2025

Pet Emergency Center will be at this year's Pet Fest in Missoula! The festival is Saturday, August 16th at 10am in Caras Park. We are super excited to sponsor the event, give out lots of prizes, and talk to amazing pet owners! Visit our booth at the event next month!

05/28/2025

Pet Emergency Center is a proud sponsor of Costco's partnership with the Children's Miracle Network! Any donations made through the end of May go to Shodair's Children's Hospital in Helena, MT.
We are happy to be a part of such a wonderful fundraiser. Find the balloon with our name on it this month at Costco!

04/25/2025

This week we are extra appreciative of the veterinary receptionists on our team! Doctors, technicians, and assistants couldn't do their job without the wonderful support and organization they receive from CSRs. Thank you PEC receptionists for everything you do to keep our hospital running! ❤

01/30/2025

Meet Samson! This little kitty came in last week after being missing for 7 days. We were able to give him the blood transfusion that he needed. He responded well to the transfusion and he is now at home and feeling better! The PEC team loved having him in hospital since he is so sweet, but we are very happy that he was able to go home. Yay Samson!

12/24/2024

We wish everyone a happy holiday season! As a reminder, we are always open and here to help ❤🎄

12/12/2024

People often wonder what the difference between critical, emergency, and urgent veterinary care is. Our last 2 posts addressed this question. Our final question:

Can you see my pet for Urgent Care?

The Pet Emergency Center is happy to see cats and dogs who need urgent care. Urgent care may include:

Abscesses
Sneezing / nasal discharge
Limping
Skin conditions
Ear infections
Diarrhea
Lethargy
Broken nails
Deworming for intestinal parasites
Treatment for pain

We are open 24 hours a day to see your pet for their urgent care needs.

We are open 24 hours a day to help pets and their people.

12/09/2024

People often wonder what the difference between critical, emergency, and urgent veterinary care is. Our last post, and next 2 posts, will address this topic.

If a dog or cat is experiencing any of the following conditions, it may be an emergency.

Frequent vomiting
Distended or painful abdomen
Bloody diarrhea / urine
Fractures
Allergic reactions
Birthing difficulties
Painful
Lacerations
Poison or toxin ingestion
Snakebites
Breathing difficulty
Weakness or collapse

The Pet Emergency Center is open 24 hours a day and is ready to see your pet who may need emergency care.

12/05/2024

People often wonder what the difference between critical, emergency, and urgent veterinary care is. Our next few posts will answer this question.

What is considered “Critical Care?"

The following situations may be critical and need immediate intervention:

Unresponsiveness
Collapse
Respiratory distress
Pale gums
Straining or unable to urinate
Actively seizing / multiple seizures
Hit by a car
Poison or medication ingestion
Excessive bleeding
Major trauma such as animal attack or gunshot
Unregulated diabetes
Dehydrated patients who need IV fluid therapy

The Pet Emergency Center has a veterinarian and staff on site 24 hours a day who can provide around-the-clock critical care to cats and dogs.

11/28/2024

We had the sweetest little girl come into our clinic yesterday! This is Covey and she came in to PEC because she had an upset tummy. Here, she is getting some xrays. After diagnostics, we sent her home with medications to help her feel better! Our technicians loved working with this adorable pup 🥰

As a reminder, we are open 24 hours daily for urgent and emergent care. We wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving!