During office hours, we are fully equipped and ready to help with all of your emergency and critical care needs. If you find that you need emergency assistance after hours, we recommend EMERGENCY HOSPITAL. They are available when we are closed and we trust them for quality care! In the event you have to visit the emergency clinic we can get the records so we can follow up if your pet needs further care.

For your convenience, we have provided the contact and website information for the after-hours location here.

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If during normal business hours call us, we can help with your small and large animal emergencies. If it is after 5pm, or over the weekend, we recommend trying to call these after hours clinics:

Companion Animals:

• Animal Emergency and Referral Center
• 651-501-3766
• Blue Pearl Referral + Emergency Pet Hospital of Blaine
• 763-754-9434
• University of Minnesota
• 612-625-8387
• Red River Animal Emergency Hospital-Fargo, ND
• 701-478-9299

Farm Animals:

• University of Minnesota
• 612-625-8387
• Lake Country Veterinary Service
  320-845-6930?

*Pierz Veterinary Clinic is in no way affiliated with above facilities. Availability, pricing, and other questions should be directed to individual clinics.

How do I know if my pet should see the Emergency Clinic?

Conditions considered to be medical emergencies include, but are not limited to the following:

• Trauma (e.g. hit by car, falls, gunshot)
• Head or eye injuries
• Irregular breathing, shortness of breath, prolonged or heavy panting
• Severe or sudden onset of pain
• Weakness or paralysis
• Blood loss
• Broken bones
• Open wounds
• Repeated vomiting, especially with possible exposure to toxins
• Possibility of having eaten a foreign body (e.g. toy, sock, etc.)
• Diarrhea of sufficient intensity or duration to cause dehydration
• Hyper- or hypothermia (heat stroke or frostbite)
• High fever
• Serious burns
• Seizures or other neurologic signs
• Inability to urinate or defecate