VMC offers ER services only from Dec. 18-Jan. 1
From Monday, Dec. 18, to Monday, Jan. 1, the WCVM Veterinary Medical Centre (VMC) will offer emergency services only for small animal and large animal patients.
Emergency services for small animal and large animal cases are available 24/7 throughout the holidays. However, the VMC's small animal emergency team continues to restrict patient intake to life-threatening cases (red zone) only from 10 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. each evening/night.
The VMC's clinical services (with some exceptions) will resume regular hours on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024.
The VMC team wishes happy holidays to all of its partners in the referral veterinary community.
Small animal clinical services
- Emergency and critical care: open throughout the holidays. Please note: the VMC’s clinical team continues to restrict patient intake to life-threatening cases (red zone) only from 10 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. each evening/night. Visit the VMC Referral Services page for more details.
- Surgery: emergency services only from Dec. 15, 2023, to Jan. 2, 2024
- Medicine: emergency services only from Dec. 18, 2023, to Jan. 2, 2024
- Medical imaging: emergency services only from Dec. 18, 2023, to Jan. 2, 2024
- Wellness: closed from Dec. 15, 2023, to Jan. 2, 2024
- Ophthalmology: emergency services only from Dec. 18, 2023, to Jan. 2, 2024
- Avian, exotic and wildlife medicine: emergency services only from Dec. 18, 2023, to Jan. 2, 2024
- Pet rehabilitation: closed from Dec. 18, 2023, to Jan. 2, 2024
- Dentistry: closed from Dec. 15, 2023, to Jan. 2, 2024
- Oncology: emergency services only from Dec. 18, 2023, to Jan. 2, 2024
- Clinical behaviour: closed from Dec. 22, 2023, to Jan. 4, 2024
Large animal clinical services and field service (equine and ruminants)
- Internal medicine: emergency services only from Dec. 18, 2023, to Jan. 2, 2024
- Surgery: emergency services only from Dec. 18, 2023, to Jan. 2, 2024
- Equine Field Service: emergency services only from Dec. 18, 2023, to Jan. 2, 2024
- Ruminant Field Service: emergency services only from Dec. 18, 2023, to Jan. 2, 2024
Veterinary social work
- Closed from Dec. 18, 2023, to Jan. 3, 2024. In absence of service, clinicians can call the following for urgent referrals:
- Mobile Crisis (306-933-6200)
- redirect clients to Royal University Hospital emergency mental health team (attend to emergency)
If you have questions about any of the above information, call the WCVM Veterinary Medical Centre:
- Small Animal Clinic: 306-966-7126
- Large Animal Clinic: 306-966-7178