Emergency/Urgent/Critical Care
Contact Emergency/Urgent/Critical Care
You can make an Urgent Care appointment for your client by calling (970) 297-5000.
If you are sending your client to us with an emergent issue, you can call ahead to make us aware of their arrival at (970) 297-5000
To expedite your client’s service, you can provide your client with any relevant medical history (imaging, test results, vaccine history, etc.) to bring with them to the CSU VTH. This will help ensure we have the comprehensive background information needed to make treatment decisions.
Information for Veterinarians
How Will I Be Informed About My Client’s Progress?
If you refer your client to our Emergency Care or Urgent Care services, we will always send you a referral letter within 24 hours of your client's discharge. Additionally, we are happy to communicate with you by phone or email, just let the veterinarian to which you are referring know your preferences and contact information.
If at anytime you have questions about referred cases, you can call (970) 297-5000 and we will do our best to get you the information you need.
What Advanced Treatment Modalities Do You Offer?
In conjunction with other specialty services within the hospital, we provide comprehensive intensive patient monitoring and management for a full spectrum of disorders including:
- Electrolyte, acid-base
- Respiratory, cardiac, neurologic, urogenital, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal
- Infectious disease, endocrine, hematologic
- Intoxication
- Trauma
- Cancer
Treatment options we offer include:
- 24/7 ECC experienced veterinary nursing coverage
- Comprehensive fluid therapy
- Transfusion therapy
- Central, multilumen, PICC IV catheters
- Intraosseous catheterization
- Controlled rate infusions (CRIs) of drugs
- Pain management
- Multiparameter monitoring (EKG, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, capnography)
- Environmental and intranasal oxygen supplementation
- Urinary catheterization and collection for male and female animals
- Chest tube placement, management, continuous drainage
- Critical care mechanical ventilation
- Cardiac pacing
- Peritoneal dialysis
- Extensive wound management
- Open abdomen management
- Colloid osmometry
- Physical rehabilitation
Do You Have Learning Opportunities for Veterinarians?
Our hospital offers practicing veterinarians and technicians the opportunity to spend time on service with us for RACE approved Continuing Education courses.
You can use our Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Resources for detailed information about a variety of emergency and critical care issues.
