VCA Animal Emergency Center of Gwinnett

Our Hospital

Our goal at VCA Animal Emergency Center of Gwinnett is to provide compassionate care of the highest quality for your pet. Our caring and knowledgeable team of veterinarians, technicians, assistants, and support staff honor our commitment to provide excellent client service and provide the highest standards of medicine. Our hospital functions as an extension of your family veterinarian by keeping you and your doctor informed and involved in the care of your pet. VCA Animal Emergency Center of Gwinnett provides emergency care during nights, holidays, and weekends. Our hospital uses the latest technology for diagnostics, surgery, and life saving care.

Local Medical Issues

What is an Emergency?

If your pet is seriously ill or injured, it needs critical care immediately. If your family veterinarian is unavailable, bring your pet in to see us. Some symptoms that require immediate attention are difficulty breathing, unstoppable bleeding, inability to urinate or defecate, heatstroke, bloated or distended abdomen, inability to deliver kittens or puppies, loss of balance, unconsciousness, seizure, any pain, major trauma or injury, shock, possible poisoning, vomiting and/or diarrhea, lameness, allergic reactions, general lethargy, anorexia, high fever, or anything else that concerns you.

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General Practice

We have over 540 animal hospitals in 41 states that are staffed by more than 2,000 fully qualified, dedicated and compassionate veterinarians, with more than 200 being board-certified specialists. The nationwide VCA family of general practice hospitals give your pet the very best in medical care, providing a full range of general medical and surgical services as well as specialized treatments*: Wellness, Spay/neuter, Advanced diagnostic services (MRI/CT Scan), Internal medicine, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Cardiology, Neurology, Boarding, Grooming

*services may vary by location.

Our family of pet hospitals stands out by delivering the greatest resources in order provide the highest quality care available for your pets. By maintaining the highest standards of pet health care available anywhere, we emphasize prevention as well as healing. We provide continuing education programs to our doctors and staff and promote the open exchange of professional knowledge and expertise. And finally, we have established a consistent program of procedures and techniques, proven to be the most effective in keeping pets healthy.

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Emergency Care

VCA Animal Emergency Center of Gwinnett
1956 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
770-277-3220

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 6pm-8am and Saturday at noon through Monday 8am. We are open 24 hours on every holiday.

In case of an emergency...

  1. Remain calm... You are doing the best for your pet by taking steps to help.
  2. Call your family veterinarian first...If they are unavailable, call us!
  3. Tell us the nature of the problem... We will give you instructions on how to handle your pet while in route as we give you directions to the hospital.
  4. Be careful...When injured and scared, even a loving pet may bite. If in doubt, gently place a towel or blanket over your pet's head while ensuring good air circulation for breathing. This will help settle your pet.

Please click here to see what types of behavior or instances may be an emergency for your pet.

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