Animal Emergency & Specialty Center

Animal Emergency & Specialty Center is East Tennessee’s premier veterinary emergency & specialty hospital. With hospitals in Knoxville and Chattanooga for convenient service, we provide veterinary specialty services to pet owners throughout Tennessee and neighboring states. The emergency department at Animal Emergency and Specialty Center is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for walk-ins and immediate referrals. A critical care veterinarian is always on site and supported by a full support team.

Our staff of board-certified veterinary specialists bring an array of experience in many treatment areas. Our veterinarians are board certified or have advanced experience and training in areas of emergency and critical care, internal medicine, surgery, oncology, and avian & exotic medicine. We work with your neighborhood veterinarian to provide the best quality of care from diagnosis to treatment and overall patient care of your pet. Our veterinarians are supported by our highly-trained, compassionate staff.

Animal Emergency & Specialty Center uses state-of-the-art medical technology and equipment. We have an on-site CT scanner, digital x-ray, ultrasound, endoscopy, complete lab, radiation therapy system, fully-equipped surgical suites, and much more.

Animal Emergency & Specialty Center of Knoxville is THE place to bring your exotic pets in an emergency situation. Our emergency and support staff is trained to manage all manner of patients, including birds, guinea pigs, rabbits, gerbils, hamsters, sugar gliders, chinchillas, ferrets, rats, mice, hedgehogs, small exotic dogs & cats, reptiles, and amphibians. Please don’t hesitate to bring your bird or exotic pet in through the emergency service.