San Carlos Pet Hospital Emergency Service is staffed at all times by emergency veterinarians and technicians with many years of experience and specially trained in Emergency Medicine and Surgery. We are capable of handling the most complicated and demanding emergencies any time. Quality patient care and client satisfaction are our top priorities.

We have the expertise and state of the art equipment to diagnose and manage life-threatening emergencies. We offer the following services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year:

Exceptional Customer Service

• Comfortable, welcoming and spacious hospital setting
• No time constraints on patient drop-off and pick-up times
• Client visitation of hospitalized patients is welcomed and encouraged
• Patient Transportation services available
• Instant access to your pet’s complete medical history if you are a client of our family of   hospitals
• Professional and compassionate customer service
• We offer varied financing options

Specialized Diagnostics
 
• Complete in-house laboratory analysis
• Snap and other rapid testing for many diseases and certain toxicities
• Digital Ultrasonography
• Digital Radiography

Specialized Therapeutic Procedures

• Shock resuscitation/fluid therapy/blood products
• Nutritional support
• Feeding tube placement
• Nebulization
• Oxygen therapy
• Cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation
• Advanced life support
• Anesthesia for the critical patient
• Advanced Pain control
• Soft tissue and orthopedic surgical procedures

Advanced Monitoring Procedures

• Electrocardiogram
• Blood Pressure Monitoring
• Blood Gas
• ETCO2, SPO2

Consulting Radiology and Cardiology Specialists

We utilize the talents of Board Certified Radiologists, Cardiologists and Internal Medicine
Specialists for interpretation of digital radiographs, ECG’s and Ultrasound images. Though
off-site, these specialists provide interpretation of findings and consult with our veterinarians
within hours or sooner if necessary to ensure immediate and appropriate treatment. We work with Board Certified Radiologists to perform on-site ultrasound studies.

Surgical Care

We have a Board Certified Surgeon available for emergency and other advanced soft-tissue and orthopedic surgical procedures.

 If you are not currently a San Carlos Pet Hospital client, we will notify your regular
veterinarian immediately when you arrive at our emergency hospital via email and/or fax. We will update your veterinarian throughout your pets’ stay with us and promptly send medical notes, lab results and any diagnostic images and associated reports.

Emergency Hospital Team

Emily grew up in suburban Philadelphia, and majored in Biology at Bryn Mawr College. She played NCAA Division III varsity field hockey, lacrosse and basketball throughout her college years.  She attended University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and graduated in 2003, and then moved to Charlotte NC for an internship at Animal Medical Hospital. From 2005-2008 Emily lived in Florida working as an emergency veterinarian in St. Augustine and surrounding areas.   In 2008 she returned to Charlotte and continued to work as an emergency and general practitioner. Emily’s concentration in veterinary medicine has been on emergency medicine, trauma and emergency surgery.

While in Charlotte Emily joined the Charlotte Roller Girls - a women's flat track roller derby team, and played for Charlotte's All-Star team from 2009-2010. She was president of the league in 2010, and recently retired after an injury.

Emliy and her partner live with an 11 year old dog named Sioux who came from an Indian reservation near Sioux Falls, South Dakota and two visually impaired cats. Grey-Charles had severe ocular issues as a kitten, which resulted in removal of one non-functional eye, and salvage of the second, imperfect but partially-visual eye. Red-Charles had similar viral issues as a youngster and has juvenile cataracts. Needless to say, both visually impaired kitties live indoors only for safety reasons! Emily clearly has a soft spot for "special needs" cats.

In her spare time, she enjoys yoga (the hotter the better), lifting weights, cooking, baking banana bread, and obsessively cleaning her house.

 Dr. Echo Love

Dr. Love grew up on a small family farm
in New Hampshire and was named after a
lake in the White Mountains.  She is the
youngest of seven children.  She graduated
from Dartmouth College in 2004 where
she majored in Biochemistry with a minor
in Studio Art. 

After college, she enjoyed traveling and
working as a veterinary technician in Chicago. 
She graduated with highest honors in 2010
from the University of Illinois College of
Veterinary Medicine. 

After graduating, she moved to San Francisco
to be closer to her two brothers and gained
further experience by completing a small animal
rotating internship at San Francisco
Veterinary Specialists.

Cecilia, Vet Asst.

Ceecee has been with us almost from the moment
we opened our emergency department. She had
general practice experience but had a desire
to learn emergency and critical care.

Under the watchful eye and tutalage of our
emergency veterinarians, Ceecee has gained
the knowledge she needs to care for all of
our critical patients. She's a wonfderful
nurse and we are so proud of her.

In her spare time Ceecee is studying for her
RVT license and spends time with her Pitbull
puppy, Keelo.