Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists

Our Pet Care Partners

Caring for all of your pet's needs takes more than we could ever provide alone. Here are some local organizations and businesses that we recommend to our patients and their families.


  • Rescue Ink


    Visit Rescue Ink


  • Animal Care & Control

    Visit Animal Care & Control


  • Mayor's Alliance of New York (MAFA)


    Visit Mayor's Alliance of New York (MAFA)


  • Exclusive Pet Services

    Exclusive Pet Services

    Visit Exclusive Pet Services


  • Pets Vet Space

    PetsVetSpace is a groPetsVetSpace.comwing, global online community of pet owners and veterinary medical professionals working together to take care of pets everywhere.  Veterinary professionals connecting to share trusted information leading to excellent healthcare for pets!

     

     

     

    Features:
    • VetVine is the community space and serves as the hub where veterinary professionals can connect with one another and with pet owning consumers in search of quality care providers.  Member profiles tell more about the caring individuals in the profession and are part of a growing global directory of veterinary service providers.
    • Educational resource for pet owners and veterinary professionals. 

    PetsVetSpace is an AAVSB RACE-approved provider of online Continuing Education, hosting live and interactive webinars for veterinary professionals that are recorded and available for on demand viewing.
    The website also offers resources for pet owners in search of expertly-authenticated information about pet health topics.  Pet owners can participate in special events and gather information on medical topics in the growing Pet Information Library.
     

    Visit Pets Vet Space

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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.

Find a VCA General Care Animal Hospital near you:

 

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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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