Premier Pet Emergency Clinic

01/04/2025

We are so excited to announce that Dr. Bethany Bailey has joined the Premier team! She will be joining us full-time, alongside Dr. Stokes and Dr. Copeland, to aid in emergency care for your beloved pets. We cannot wait for this new journey with her by our side!

Dr. Bethany Bailey was born and raised in Minden, Louisiana. She received her BS in Animal Science from Louisiana Tech University. In 2015, she graduated from Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine.

She has spent the majority of her career in general practice working with dogs and cats. Early in her career, she also completed a fellowship in Shelter Medicine at LSU.
She moved to Ruston in 2017 and has planted roots there with her husband Colin.
She joined the Premier Pet Emergency team in 2025.

She enjoys many aspects of veterinary care, but finds the most joy in helping pet parents understand their pet’s medical conditions and supporting them through providing the care that is needed.

When she isn’t at work, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two young children and traveling any chance she gets. She has numerous dogs and cats at home to love.

12/30/2024

Remember to keep your pets inside and safe from Fireworks this NYE! Come see us if you need us!

Happy New Year from your friends at Premier!

We cannot thank the community enough for all of the love and support you have shown us over the last 7 months. We look forward to serving our community in the new year and many years to come. 💙🐾❤️

12/30/2024

Happy New Year from your friends at Premier!

We cannot thank the community enough for all of the love and support you have shown us over the last 7 months. We look forward to serving our community in the new year and many years to come. 💙🐾❤️

12/23/2024

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from your friends at Premier Pet Emergency Clinic! 💙🐾 ❤️

If you happen to need us, we are here to help! 318-855-4011

11/27/2024

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We will be open during the holiday for any emergencies that may arise.

11/03/2024

Do you recognize me? I was found near Forsythe Ave by a sweet lady who brought me to be checked out. Please share to help me find my owners! If you recognize this baby, please call us at 318-855-4011.

09/02/2024

We hope everyone has a fun and safe Labor Day!

If an emergency happens to arise, we will be open until 7am Tuesday morning to help! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

Big man Tank agreed to a quick photo shoot while he stayed with us this weekend. 🐶 🐾 🐱

07/04/2024

Thank you Mrs. Kidd for helping fuel us today! Happy 4th everyone! ❤️💙

07/03/2024

We hope everyone has a fun and safe 4th of July!

If an emergency arises, we will be open the entire day to care for your pets. We will open Wednesday night at 5:30pm and will not close until Friday morning at 7am.

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns! 318-855-4011

06/29/2024

Spotlight time!

We know having to make the decision to come to an emergency vet is scary and stressful. They are never planned and like most of us, tend to happen at the worst possible time in our lives. We understand this and try our best here at Premier to ensure your visit is as stress free as possible for you and your pet.

We wanted to share one of our success stories and one of the many reasons we do what we do!

Ripley visited us this week for eating part of a toy. His mom knew he had something in his mouth and of course Ripley decided it was his time to shine and swallowed the toy before she could get it. Ripley’s mom made the perfect decision and brought him in to see us. We were able to induce vomiting and this big bunny ear came up. This most likely would have caused an intestinal blockage and Ripley would have needed surgery to remove it. We are so thankful that we were able to get this out before that happened!

If you are ever unsure if you need to come see us, please do not hesitate to give us a call. We are here to help!

Check out Ripley’s before and after pics. That pup has no regrets!

06/12/2024

Words cannot express how thankful we are to the community for all of the support you have shown us over the last few weeks. We have been open for 12 days now and we have loved every minute of it. We are so grateful for everyone who has chosen Premier for their pet’s care and we look forward to continuing to serve our community and your 4 legged friends for years to come. 💙🐾❤️

06/03/2024

Introducing Cody Kelley, Practice Manager here at Premier Pet Emergency Clinic!

Cody Kelley was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he attended Louisiana State University with a focus in Animal Science. Cody has spent his entire life around animals and has dedicated his career to veterinary medicine. He has been in the field for 11 years and has a large range of technical skills. He originally worked in Baton Rouge at Associated Veterinary Services for 7 years until he moved to North Louisiana where he’s been at Sexton Animal Health Center for the past 4 years. Cody’s favorite aspect of veterinary medicine is radiology, patient care and client communication.

When Cody is not working, he enjoys traveling with his wife, gaming and reading.

06/02/2024

05/30/2024

We are ready to serve you! Starting TOMORROW evening at 5:30 pm we will be OPEN! Our goal is for every pet owner in this area to know that compassionate emergency and after hours veterinary care is now available here at Premier Pet Emergency Clinic. Please help us do this by following our page then like and share this post to be entered into a drawing to win a $100 Parish Gift Card! Drawing will be held Sunday, June 2nd!

05/29/2024

Introducing Dr. Kelsey Stokes!

Dr. Kelsey Stokes is a native of Monroe, Louisiana. She graduated from Sterlington High School, completed her undergraduate studies at Louisiana Tech University, and received her doctorate from Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2018. Since graduating, Dr. Stokes has practiced as an associate small animal veterinarian in Northeast Louisiana.

Veterinary Medicine is a part of who Dr. Stokes is and has been since she was a little girl. She never dreamed of doing anything else, and this profession has been everything she wanted it to be. Dr. Stokes loves forming bonds with her patients and their owners. Her professional interests include soft tissue surgery, feline medicine, and low stress veterinary care. One of Dr. Stokes favorite parts of practicing veterinary medicine is educating others whether that means her clients, staff, or young people at schools.

Dr. Stokes is happily married to her high school sweetheart, Benjamin, and together they have three children; Bennett, Catherine, and Bishop. They also have a toy poodle, Ally, and two cats, Toulouse and Berlioz. In her personal time, Dr. Stokes enjoys spending time with her family and traveling.

05/28/2024

Now introducing Dr. Laura Little!

Laura Little was born and raised in Winnsboro, Louisiana. She continued on to Louisiana State University for her undergraduate studies which was a helpful mix of Tiger Football, Biochemistry and Animal Science. After attending Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine for the didactic portion of her veterinary education and finishing her clinical studies at Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, she decided that she needed to try a little bit of everything veterinary medicine had to offer. She worked in large animal medicine, small animal medicine, relief veterinary positions, and spent many years working in emergency veterinary medicine.

In August 2018, Dr. Laura decided to open Little Veterinary Services in Monroe, Louisiana and three weeks later truly defined the meaning of a family-oriented practice by having her son, Sawyer, who has practically been raised in the clinic ever since. Living and working in Monroe for over a decade, Dr. Little has continually seen the need for after-hours emergency services in our community and is excited to be a part of bringing pet owners the opportunity to receive quality care close to home. Dr. Little has a passion for her patients care and her belief that the client must be an integral part of the care plan for the pet is also one of the cornerstones for bringing Premier Pet Emergency Clinic to a reality.

When she is not busy being a mom, a vet, and a business owner, Laura likes to travel the world as much as possible. At home, her menagerie of animals - dogs, cats, horses, chickens and goats - keeps her hopping. She enjoys good friends, good food, family and tries to make the world a little bit better one day at a time.

05/27/2024

We are thrilled to introduce Dr. Keri Cataldo-Rogers!

Dr. Keri Cataldo-Rogers was born and raised in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. She received her BS in biology at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana and her DVM in 1998 from Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine. She moved to the northeast corner of Louisiana in 2001 to manage a local emergency clinic. After working at the emergency clinic and a corporately owned small animal clinic, she decided to open her own small animal clinic in West Monroe. She and her husband, Danny, opened The Neighborhood Vet clinic in November 2022.

Her favorite aspects of veterinary medicine are the relationships that she develops with clients and patients and providing compassionate care to her patients.

She loves spending free time with family and friends, enjoying a good book and a glass of wine, relaxing at her family’s cabin in Arkansas, or snow skiing in Park City, Utah. She and Danny have three, 4-legged children, Daisy, Cruella and Magnolia.