Small Animal Appointments and Emergencies

The Small Animal Hospital of the VTH provides:

Full service out-patient preventive health care to local small animal clients within a 35-mile radius of Blacksburg through the Small Animal Community Practice.
Referral service to practitioners in Virginia, Maryland, and surrounding states.

Small Animal Hospital Appointments

Scheduled Monday - Friday from 8 am to 5 pm by calling 540-231-4621

The following considerations apply to small animal appointments:

All patients are seen by appointment only.
Appointments are made on weekdays only.
Appointments for preventive care are available to clients using our Small Animal Community Practice service for primary veterinary care.
Appointments for specialized services (non-preventive care) are available to clients referred by their primary care veterinarian. The referring veterinarian needs to send a written history with the client. Either the referring veterinarian or the client may establish the appointment time.
Emergency cases are seen as necessary by approval of a clinical faculty member.

If you feel that you have an emergency situation with your pet:

Please consult your primary care veterinarian to evaluate your pet.
If your primary care veterinarian determines that your pet requires evaluation by the VTH, he/she may contact the hospital by calling 540-231-4621.
Clients using our Small Animal Community Practice service for primary veterinary care should call 540-231-4621.

For emergencies occurring after 5 pm and before 8 am, please call 540-231-4621 to reach our emergency answering service. Your call will be directed to the "emergency on-call" veterinarian.