Emergency Veterinary Care in Ankeny

Creature Comforts Veterinary Hospital provides emergency and urgent veterinary care for cats and dogs during our regular clinic hours by appointment only. 

If we are unable to fit your pet into our schedule, we recommend that you visit the after-hours emergency vet location shown above. 

Our veterinarians see emergency cases during our regular business hours:

The following situations are examples of emergencies that require immediate vet care:

• Severe bleeding or bleeding that doesn't stop
• Obvious signs of pain or extreme anxiety
• Choking, difficulty breathing, or continuous coughing/gagging
• Fractured bones or severe lameness
• Seizures and/or staggering
• Bleeding from nose, mouth, rectum, or blood in the urine
• Inability to urinate or pass feces, or pain associated with urinating or passing feces
• Severe vomiting or diarrhea; 2+ episodes in 24-hours
• Injuries to the eye(s)
• Your pet has ingested something poisonous (such as antifreeze, xylitol, chocolate, rodent poison, etc.)
• Heat stress or heatstroke
• Refusal to drink for 24 hours or more
• Unconsciousness

Our Ankeny animal hospital is just like a human doctor's office—it can be unpredictable and you may have to wait. 

We cannot predict what cases we will see and when they will arrive. If possible, call ahead to find out whether we are able to provide emergency care for your dog or cat.

If we are unable to fit an emergency appointment into our vet's schedule we recommend that you visit one of the 24/7 animal emergency hospitals detailed above. 

Some veterinary emergencies require intensive overnight care. At Creature Comforts Veterinary Hospital we will provide overnight care for animals in need or arrange for your pet to be cared for at a trusted location near us.

While in our care, our dedicated team will treat your pet as if they were our own.

Our emergency veterinarians are mostly experienced with cats and dogs but will see other small animals, rabbits and rodents, in serious situations.