Veterinary Specialty Center Tucson

Veterinary Specialty Center Tucson is a veterinarian in Tucson, Arizona. The hospital provides 24/7 emergency and urgent care for cats and dogs, along with specialty services by appointment, and has been caring for pets from across Northwest Tucson, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas since 2004. Its board-certified specialists cover radiology, critical care, and surgery, and the emergency department is staffed 365 days a year, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Clients travel from Sierra Vista, Phoenix, Flagstaff, Las Cruces, and El Paso. The hospital holds a rating of 3.80.

Specialty care at the hospital includes advanced soft tissue and orthopedic surgery, elective procedures, diagnostic imaging and interpretation, and critical care for dogs and cats with severe injury or illness. A board-certified radiologist reads radiographs, performs outpatient ultrasounds, and uses computed tomography, and the hospital also provides film-reading services for primary care veterinarians. The surgical suite holds a dedicated room for an in-house helical CT scanner, a large central ICU with an in-house laboratory, oxygen cages, and a respiratory ventilator, a patient ward reserved for cats and small dogs with large runs for large dogs, and an isolation ward for contagious illnesses. Anesthetic plans are tailored to each patient, with monitoring that includes arterial lines, pulse oximetry, blood pressure, tidal CO2, and EKG, and laser surgery is available. Dr. Jennifer Klaus leads critical care, receiving patients through the emergency department, internal transfers, and referrals from primary care veterinarians.

The hospital sits on North La Cañada Drive, about a tenth of a mile from North La Cañada Drive and a short distance from North Flowing Wells Road. Paseo Del Rio Neighborhood Park is about four tenths of a mile away, and Lulu Walker Elementary School and Children's Memorial Park each sit roughly seven tenths of a mile from the hospital.

Since 2004, the hospital has offered advanced procedures not generally available in family practice, giving Tucson pet owners access to board-certified specialists close to home.

Services:

• 24/7 Emergency Care
• Critical Care
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Specialty Veterinary Services
• Surgical Services