Emergency & Critical Care
Bellevue Veterinary Emergency + Specialty offers 24/7 emergency and critical care services to pets in the Greater Bellevue area when your veterinarian is not available to provide time-sensitive and lifesaving procedures.
Having an emergency?
Call Us: (425) 553-4988
Location: Northeast Bellevue, just off of 520. Our building is E in the back of the business park; look for directional signs. View Google Earth View for exact location.
What to Expect
The emergency and critical care team is readily accessible around the clock, ensuring that your pet receives the vital attention it requires during times of urgency. We are here to assist you if your primary care veterinarian is unavailable or closed. To prioritize cases effectively, we employ a triage system where more critical situations are given precedence over stable ones. In an effort to ease the process during these stressful times, we offer pet owners the convenience of joining a virtual queue from the comfort of their homes. This system enables us to communicate wait times, visit expectations, and streamline the check-in process, striving to make it as seamless as possible.
We encounter a wide range of conditions, including but not limited to:
- Diarrhea
- Vomiting
- Lameness
- Skin or ear infections
- Difficulty urinating
- Weakness or fatigue
- Eye emergencies such as squinting, redness, discharge, or trauma
- Respiratory emergencies requiring immediate treatment
- Traumatic injuries such as fractures, bite wounds, burns, lacerations, and motor vehicle accidents
- Metabolic emergencies
- Wound management
- Administration of blood component therapy and monitoring of anticoagulation
- Post-surgical critical care monitoring and support
- Treatment of life-threatening neurologic disorders like loss of balance, seizures, or circling behavior
- Provision of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Treatment of congestive heart failure
- Continuous cardiac monitoring through electrocardiography (EKG)
- Advanced fluid therapy
- Treatment of toxicities
- Plus many more conditions and services!
Our experienced team is equipped to handle a wide variety of medical situations and will provide comprehensive care to address the needs of your beloved pet.
What does an Emergency Veterinarian do?
Being an emergency veterinarian requires great courage and resilience. The schedules of these dedicated professionals are frequently filled with unpredictable chaos, making every day in the emergency room unique. They possess remarkable composure amidst high-pressure scenarios and demonstrate exceptional adaptability. While pet owners may experience stress and feelings of being overwhelmed in such situations, they can find solace in the compassionate support provided by the emergency department at Bellevue Veterinary Emergency + Specialty during these challenging times.
What does a Criticalist do?
Criticalists possess the expertise to handle a wide array of cases that arrive at the hospital. Their days encompass everything from managing common issues like vomiting, diarrhea, and minor wounds to tackling emergencies such as complex surgeries, heart failure, open chest trauma, and toxin ingestion. As a diverse group of highly skilled doctors, criticalists excel in caring for the most critically ill patients, ensuring that the critical care unit is never devoid of excitement. At Bellevue Veterinary Emergency + Specialty, these specialists collaborate closely with emergency doctors and other specialists in the hospital, working tirelessly to provide immediate and optimal care to every patient.
Christopher Lewis
DVM
Founding Partner & medical director
Following completion of an internship at a specialty practice in Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Lewis joined a 24-hour clinic and went on to run their E.R. department.Â
Krystal Chan
DVM
Emergency
Dr. Chan received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Texas A&M University in 2018 and completed her internship in emergency and critical care medicine at DoveLewis Animal Emergency Hospital (Portland, Or) in 2019.
