Urgent Care Services at Tufts VETS

Urgent care has become a convenient, and efficient, option for pet families that do not need the full services of a busy ER but who cannot get an urgent appointment with their family veterinarian. Tufts VETS Urgent Care will make you feel fully supported with a team of specialists on site, backed by the trusted Tufts name. If your pet is assessed by our team and they determine the need for hospitalization, or surgery, our Urgent Care team will facilitate transfer for you. The Service is housed within the full-service hospital and thus you can feel comfortable that diagnostics and treatments are available, at all times.

Hours of Availability

Sunday-Saturday
Hours vary, please call for availability.

Walk-ins are welcome. You may also call and leave a voicemail for our Urgent Care team for non-urgent needs. Phone: (508) 668-5454, extension 8

Conditions That We Accept Through Urgent Care

• Ears (itching, aural hematoma)
• Eyes (swelling, discharge, squinting, redness)
• Skin (new lumps/bumps, itching, hot spot)
• Small bite wounds, lacerations
• Torn toenail
• Suspected urinary tract infection (frequency, urgency, blood in urine)
• Acute onset diarrhea (otherwise eating/drinking)
• Single limb lameness
• Acute onset cough/sneeze (otherwise eating/drinking)
• Ruptured, or infected, skin cyst/mass
• Anal sac concerns

Conditions That Should Go Directly to Emergency & Critical Care

• Hit by car
• Collapse
• Trouble Breathing
• Seizures
• Unable to urinate
• Broken Bone
• Foreign object, toxin ingestion

Exotics

Dr. King and Dr. Snow are available to see reptiles and small mammals for urgent care visits.

What species we see:

• Rabbits
• Ferrets
• Small mammals (ex: hamsters, guinea pigs, chinchillas, rats, mice, gerbils)
• Non venomous reptiles (ex: tortoises, turtles, certain snakes, geckos, bearded dragons, tegus)

At this time, we do not treat any birds, including chickens/ducks etc.

If you have questions or would like your exotic pet seen, please call the hospital first at (508) 668-5454 so that we can best advise if we are able to provide appropriate care for your pet at that time.

Department Staff

• Kelly Summerhayes Greenfield, DVM
• Sharon King, DVM (Chief of Urgent Care)
• Alexandra Nemeth, DVM
• Seth Snow, DVM

Please browse our other services to learn more about what we offer.

• Anesthesia Services
• Cardiology Services
• Dermatology & Otology
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Emergency & Critical Care
• Internal Medicine
• Oncology Services
• Ophthalmology Services
• Surgical Services
• Urgent Care