Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists

For Veterinarians Overview

We know that entrusting your patients to another doctor is a serious responsibility. At Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists, we want you to know that your referred patients will receive only the best care from us. You always can count on us to be your partners in health care. We have a full range of services and specialists to meet the needs presented by even your most challenging cases. Feel free to contact us for a tour of our facility and to meet some of our staff.

Internship and Residency Programs

Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists is also a teaching hospital and offers internship and/or residency programs to veterinarians seeking advanced training in a specialty area. Please call us to learn more about these programs.

Continuing Education Program

Additionally, we offer conferences and seminars to help you meet your ongoing continuing education needs. Be sure to check our website often for conference listings.

Full Circle Forum Newsletter

Full Circle Forum NewsletterAt our VCA specialty hospitals, we appreciate the confidence accorded to us by the veterinary community. We value the collaborative relationships we have with local veterinary general practitioners which help us all provide the very best care for our patients. Seeking always to create more avenues of communication and also to highlight the important contributions being made in conjunction with our community veterinary partners, we are pleased to announce the launch of the bi-monthly online newsletter Full Circle Forum.

VCA specialty hospitals in New York and Connecticut have worked together to create Full Circle Forum in order to bring you a newsletter with an array of timely articles including interesting case reports, management topics and technical training tips.

Download our Full Circle Forum newsletters to print them out or read on your computer or mobile device:

• Full Circle Forum - November/December 2011
• Full Circle Forum - May/June 2011
• Full Circle Forum - March/April 2011
• Full Circle Forum - January/February 2011
• Full Circle Forum - November/December 2010
• Full Circle Forum - September/October 2010 (Premiere Issue)

If you would prefer to receive future Full Circle Forum newsletters via email or would like further information about the newsletter, please email: FullCircleForum@VCAhospitals.com
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HOW TO REACH US

Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists
Phone: 212-924-3311
Fax: 212-924-7228
One West 15th Street
New York, NY 10011
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BUSINESS HOURS

Sun-Sun Open 24 hours

We are available for appointments 7 days a week for Surgery, Internal Medicine, and Oncology, 5 days a week for Cardiology, and are open 24/7/365 for Emergencies.
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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

Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists is the only 24-hour emergency hospital in lower Manhattan. We are located at 1 West 15th Street, close to the corner of Fifth Avenue. Our number is 212-924-3311 although if you are having an emergency, you do not have to call before coming in.

Any of the following situations or conditions can be considered an emergency:

  • Traumatic incident such as a fall, a fight with an animal, or any type of car accident
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Ingestion of a foreign object or unknown substance
  • Bleeding, vomiting blood, blood in the feces or urine
  • Swollen, hard abdomen that is painful to the touch
  • Serious wound
  • Non-weight bearing lameness
  • Any injury to the eye
  • Loss of consciousness
  • Seizures
  • Inability to move or sudden weakness
  • Unusual or erratic behavior,
  • Signs of extreme pain, such as whining or shaking
  • Straining to urinate (especially a male cat)
  • Labor that does not progress
  • Exposure to extreme heat or cold
  • Non-productive retching and abdominal distention (signs of bloat)
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