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The only animal ER I know of (and have been to ) is off High House Rd in Cary. I live in Apex and it takes me about 30 minutes to get there. Now if it's an urgent issue but not life threatening it's not so far but after my foster dog passed I thought if I only had to drive 5 - 10 minutes it may very well mean the difference between life or death.
I wanted to know who I could contact to ask about getting that service for our town? I know we have MANY dog owners in the area and enough for the town to finally add 2 dog parks. We really need one that's right down the road so to speak. I loved when the ER opened across from Lowes and while we have vets in the area they won't be open in the evening. What do my fellow Apex dog lovers think?
There is a Veterinary Specialty Hospital of the Carolinas on Tryon Rd in Cary, open 24/7. Also the small animal emergency clinic at the vet school in Raleigh. I am not sure if either one of these are closer to you? You might ask your "regular" vet if there is a rotating call schedule for emergencies among any of the vet clinics in Apex. This was common in the Philadelphia area but I am not aware of it here (yet).
Firstly, thank you for fostering, and my condolences on the loss of the foster. I'm sure that he had a good, loving home for at least the last part of his life. Su
I agree with your desire, but feel the need to bring reality into the picture.
Small animal emergency clinics (hospitals) are FOR PROFIT entities. They are owned by veterinarians and/or investors who need to make a profit off their investment. And there's NOTHING wrong with that.
It's simple economics : When the demand reaches a point where profitability is possible, the supplier will turn up. There's no one to contact except maybe your own vet in an effort to convince him/her of the need and public financial support for such a venture.
so many vets use the 2 already mentioned...they must rotate through duty. Not sure how the town enters into this....veterinary medicine is a private enterprise generally.
Agree. this is not like a social service provided by the municipality when you go to the vet, you pay the veterinarian for his services like when you go to a restaurant you pay the owner for his services. they decide wehre to open based on a variety of factors.
It might not be a bad idea to contact the vet school and try and drum up some interest - you never know. Like the others said it would be a private practice, but maybe you'll spark an idea.
With VSH in Cary located right off of Highway 1/64 about six miles from downtown Apex, I'd speculate that it's EXTREMELY unlikely that another 24-hour veterinary emergency hospital would open in that area.
I didn't know about VSH !! Thanks SO much for passing that on. They are so much closer than the one off High House. Thanks to all again!!
I do realize they are private but wasn't sure if you could make an inquiry to the town about services. Sorta how the town would try to draw business into the area to build it up. Planning board etc.
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Thanks SO much for passing that on. They are so much closer than the one off High House. Thanks to all again!! 
