Animal ER of the Western Slope

Animal ER of the Western Slope Locally owned & operated emergency veterinary care center with over 60 years combined experience.

🐾 Big News from Animal ER of the Western Slope! 🐾We are thrilled to announce the launch of Bo’s Blood Bank, where you an...
07/14/2026

🐾 Big News from Animal ER of the Western Slope! 🐾

We are thrilled to announce the launch of Bo’s Blood Bank, where you and your pet can be a part of saving lives!!! 🩸❤️

Just like in human medicine, blood donations are absolutely vital in veterinary medicine. Every day, brave veterinary heroes help save lives by donating blood, and your dog could be one of them!

Wondering why a pet might need a life-saving blood transfusion? Here are a few common reasons:
🩸 Emergency Trauma & Injuries: Helping pets recover from severe accidents or sudden blood loss.
🩸 Surgical Support: Providing critical stability during complex or emergency procedures.
🩸 Anemia: Giving a much-needed boost to pets battling severe illness, autoimmune diseases, or toxicity.
🩸 Bleeding Disorders: Supporting animals who have trouble clotting properly so they can heal safely.

There is truly no greater gift than knowing your healthy, happy pup playing a direct role in giving another beloved family pet a second chance at life. 🐕✨

Want to learn more or get your dog involved?
We would love to meet you in person! Come visit our booth at the Mesa County Fair July 14th -18th! We'll be there ready to chat, answer any questions, and help you sign up your dog to become a certified life-saver.

Can't make it to the fair but want to see if your pup qualifies? Drop a comment below, and we will send an email directly to you with all the details!

Let's save lives, together!

🚨 "WHY AM I WAITING?!?" 🚨We hear you. And we get it — when your pet is hurting, every minute feels like an hour. However...
07/03/2026

🚨 "WHY AM I WAITING?!?" 🚨
We hear you. And we get it — when your pet is hurting, every minute feels like an hour. However, when a life threatening emergency comes in it's all hands on deck.

Heres what to expect from the moment you walk through our doors, and why some patients are seen before others.

STEP 1: Check-in. Our front desk team gathers your information and your pet's presenting concern.

STEP 2: Triage. A technician assesses your pet's vitals and condition to determine how critical they are. Just like a human ER, patients are prioritized by medical urgency — not by who arrived first.

STEP 3: Priority assignment. Your pet is placed into a care category:
🔴 Critical — life-threatening, seen immediately (difficulty breathing, actively bleeding, collapse, seizures, trauma)
🟡 Urgent — needs care soon but is currently stable (vomiting, pain, wounds, difficulty urinating)
🟢 Stable — needs attention but can safely wait (mild limping, minor wounds, ear infections, mild GI issues)

STEP 4: Doctor exam & diagnostics. When it's your pet's turn, the veterinarian performs a full exam, discusses what they're finding, and recommends diagnostics. Most test results are completed within 1-2 hours.

STEP 5: Treatment plan. The doctor discusses results and treatment options moving forward.

What this means for wait times: If you're waiting and someone who arrived after you gets taken back first, it's because their pet is in a more critical condition. It doesn't mean your pet isn't important — it means theirs can't wait. We promise we haven't forgotten about you, and our team will try to keep you updated.

🎆 We wish you and your fur family a safe and HAPPY JULY 4th holiday. 🎇
We're here if you need us tonight. We're here every night. 24/7, 365.
🏥 Animal ER of the Western Slope
📍 1660 North Ave, Grand Junction
📞 970-525-0911

It's KITTEN SEASON. And yes, we're drowning in tiny cats. 🐱These kittens are sick or injured and genuinely need our help...
07/02/2026

It's KITTEN SEASON. And yes, we're drowning in tiny cats. 🐱

These kittens are sick or injured and genuinely need our help. Our staff nurses them back to health, bottle-feeds them around the clock, and — let's be honest — more than a few of us have "foster failed" and taken them home permanently!

But here's what we need the Grand Valley to know: we cannot accept healthy kittens. Our ER and local shelters are overwhelmed right now. If you find a kitten outside that looks healthy, clean, and well-fed — please watch it for several hours before doing anything. A kitten's best chance at survival is with its mother.

If the kitten is sick, injured, or suffering — we work with Mesa County Animal Services to provide care. Please call Animal Control Dispatch at 970-242-6707.

And if you find a healthy kitten that still needs care, we have free kitten care packages provided by Roice-Hurst Humane Society available at our clinic. We work closely with Roice-Hurst and MCAS during kitten season to make sure every kitten in this valley is taken care of.

👉 Not sure what to do if you find a kitten? Visit Roice-Hurst's kitten season guide: rhhumanesociety.org/kittenseason

Now — about these kittens we've been fostering. We need to talk about how HELPFUL they are. Swipe through and see for yourself. ➡️
🍼 Patient baby sitters
💆 World-class back scratchers
🛋️ Professional-grade cuddle bugs
🐾 Serious barn hands
☕ Committed to keeping you company at all hours

Some of these little overachievers are still available for adoption through our fosters. Please consider giving one of these bundles of JOY a forever home. They WILL improve your productivity. We can (almost) guarantee it.

🇺🇸 Happy 250th Fourth of July, Western Slope! 🎆As we gear up for a historic celebration here on the western slope, we wa...
06/29/2026

🇺🇸 Happy 250th Fourth of July, Western Slope! 🎆

As we gear up for a historic celebration here on the western slope, we want to make sure your four-legged family members stay safe.

July 4th is one of our busiest holidays of the year. To keep your pets out of the ER, here is the game plan:

- Keep your pets at home where they are comfortable: We see so many dog fights and lost pets on this holiday.

- Create a sanctuary: Set up a quiet interior room away from windows. Crank up the TV, a fan, or some music to help muffle the heavy fireworks.

- Check IDs today: Make sure collar tags are legible and your microchip information is completely up to date. Do it now—don't wait until July 5th.

- Call your regular vet ahead of time: If your pet has severe noise anxiety, talk to your vet this week about calming wraps or prescription medication.

- Bring them inside before dark: Even seasoned ranch dogs and outdoor pets can panic at a sudden boom and clear a fence they’ve never tried to jump before.

- Guard the exits: With friends and family coming and going for barbecues, it’s easy for a stressed dog or cat to slip out an open door or gate.

We hope you have a fantastic, worry-free holiday! But if a midnight mishap happens, remember that Animal ER of the Western Slope is open 24/7, 365 days a year—including the entire holiday weekend. As the only 24/7 emergency vet clinic within 200+ miles of Grand Junction, we’re always here when you need us.

🐾 Animal ER of the Western Slope
📞 970-525-0911
📍 Grand Junction, CO

06/27/2026

Same scope. Different job.

This is our rhinoscope — letting us see all the way up into your pet’s nasal passages to remove foreign bodies, take biopsies, and get answers when something’s wrong up there.

Watch below — we used the rhinoscope to locate and pull plant material out of a patient’s nose.

Signs your pet may have a nasal foreign body:

• Sudden fits of intense, repeated sneezing
• Pawing or rubbing at the nose or face
• Discharge or bleeding from one nostril
• Congestion that won’t clear up

If your dog goes from fine to a sneezing fit after a romp through dry grass, don’t wait it— the sooner we look, the simpler the fix.

We’re here 24/7, 365.
📍1660 North Ave Grand Junction CO
📞 970-525-0911

These pictures are a sample of what we've pulled out of pets' stomachs lately — without a single scalpel.When a pet swal...
06/24/2026

These pictures are a sample of what we've pulled out of pets' stomachs lately — without a single scalpel.

When a pet swallows something it shouldn't, we have options. For some cases, our endoscope lets us guide a tiny camera down to the stomach, locate the object, and retrieve it through the mouth — no incision, no stitches. (Some objects, depending on size, shape, or where they've traveled, still call for abdominal surgery — and we're fully equipped for that too. The right approach depends on the patient.)

When endoscopic retrieval is the right fit, the benefits are real:
🐾 Minimally invasive — nothing surgical to heal from
🐾 Lower risk and less anesthesia time
🐾 More comfortable, less stressful on your animal
🐾 Most patients go home the same day
🐾 Often more affordable
💕 Back in your arms faster

And we'll be honest — our team LOVES IT and says it's like the claw game at the arcade. Except they win every time, and the prize is your pet feeling better by dinner.

If you suspect your pet got into something it shouldn't have, don't wait for symptoms to give us a call. We're here 24/7, 365 — the only emergency animal hospital for about 100 miles.
📞 970-525-0911

Happy Veterinary Appreciation Day to our amazing staff & to all of our referring hospital staffs! We appreciate each & e...
06/18/2026

Happy Veterinary Appreciation Day to our amazing staff & to all of our referring hospital staffs! We appreciate each & every one of you for what you do for & who you are to our patients!

Today we say goodbye to our dearest Jonny boy— but only because he's heading to Colorado State University to become a ve...
06/16/2026

Today we say goodbye to our dearest Jonny boy— but only because he's heading to Colorado State University to become a veterinarian 🎓🐾

Jonny came to us wanting to gain ER experience and grew into someone our entire team leaned on. We watched him go from his first catheter placement to assisting in emergency surgeries. Every shift, he showed up with a positive attitude, a warm smile, and a willingness to help with whatever needed to be done. Our staff loved working with him and our patients were lucky to have him.

Johnny, we are so proud of you. We can't wait to see the doctor you're going to become. Your Animal ER team is rooting for you.
Go Rams & Jonny!!! 🐏💚

Meet Ezzie — our tiniest emergency patient this month. 🐹Ezzie is a one-year-old hamster who came in late one night with ...
06/14/2026

Meet Ezzie — our tiniest emergency patient this month. 🐹

Ezzie is a one-year-old hamster who came in late one night with something alarming — a large mass protruding from her mouth. Her owner suspected a pr*****ed cheek pouch, and rushed her right in.

Dr. McQuade examined Ezzie and found the cheek pouch was severely traumatized and needed surgical intervention. Here's the thing about pocket pets — anesthesia carries significant risk in animals this small. Ezzie weighs just 140 grams... That's the size of a small tomato.

Waiting wasn't an option, so Dr. McQuade sedated Ezzie, carefully removed the damaged cheek pouch and a mass that was found inside. Ezzie recovered and went home that following morning!!

The next day? She was already eating and taking her meds like a champ. 💪🐹

All creatures great and small 🐾
We're here 24/7. 🏥 970-525-0911

**UPDATE- this cat has been transferred to Mesa County Animal Services for continued care**HES MICROCHIPPED but the info...
06/14/2026

**UPDATE- this cat has been transferred to Mesa County Animal Services for continued care**

HES MICROCHIPPED but the info is expired. His name is Sweet Dee. Last registered in bloomfield CO.

He was found on hwy 50 today. He does not have a collar. Please share and let’s find his family.

We’re gonna take care of him in the meantime. If you believe this is your pet, please call us at 970-525-0911. Proof of ownership is required.

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Grand Junction, CO
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