Call (800)
624-1883 or (201) 262-0010
for Emergency Service
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We understand how upsetting it is having a sick or injured
pet and not being able to get help quickly. Our emergency
services are here for you 7 days a week; 24 hours a day. Staff
veterinarians along with technical support staff are on premises
at all times working as a team with skill and compassion to
respond to emergency calls during the hours your veterinarian
is unavailable. We will stabilize your pet, perform any necessary
diagnostic tests and continue treatment as needed. Your pet
will be in the best possible hands so you can have peace of
mind.
Although an appointment is not needed, we ask that you telephone
the hospital to alert us to your emergency so that we can
prepare properly for your pet's arrival.
Some examples of emergency situations may include but are
not restricted to:
Trauma - car accidents, puncture
wounds, eye trauma, bite wounds/animal fights, head injuries,
airway obstruction, heatstroke, frostbite, trouble breathing,
electric shock, snake bites, falling from high places
Toxins/Poisons - chocolate,
mushrooms, onions, plants, household cleansers, pool chemicals,
human medications, coins, bones, rat poison, anti-freeze
Disease/ Illness - profuse
vomiting or diarrhea, vomiting blood or passing blood in stool
or urine, seizures, listlessness, allergic reactions, inability/difficulty
to urinate, refusal to eat, collapse, difficulty breathing
Emergency Surgery - cesarean
section, tracheotomies, urinary obstruction, abdominal/chest
exploratory surgery, endoscopies, chest tube placement, bloating
Your pet will be closely monitored as we provide the following advanced life support procedures as needed:
a. Fluid therapy
b. Oxygen therapy
c. Pain management
d. Blood Pressure monitoring
e. Nutritional management
f. Blood analysis and monitoring
g. Cardiac resuscitation, defibrillation and post resuscitation care
h. Continuous electrocardiogram
i. Blood transfusions
What to expect when you come in for an emergency:
- Call ahead if possible; our staff is on site 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week.
- If you suspect your pet has been exposed to a toxin; please
bring us the container and/or a sample of the suspected
toxin
- Bring your pet's medical records if available
- At the hospital you will be greeted by a receptionist
who will then have a trained technician evaluate your pet
- If your pet needs to be admitted to the hospital the admitting
doctor will discuss the projected diagnostics and/or therapeutic
services and fees with you
- Availability of board certified specialist for consultation when needed.
Hospitalization
Our staff doctors confer daily on all hospitalized cases, and your pet may be under the care of more than one doctor.
You may call the hospital after 10:00AM Monday through Saturday and after 1:00PM on Sunday to check on your pet's progress. Although the doctor may be unable to receive a phone call at that time, a summary of your pet's condition will be available from the telephone receptionist.
Before any patient is admitted to the hospital (unless it is an emergency situation), we ask that all vaccines be current and that the patient be free of ticks and fleas. If these requirements are not met, we must satisfy them at the owner's expense. This is for the protection of your pet and hospitalized patients as well.
Visitation Policy: Although we realize you may be anxious to visit your pet while hospitalized, visitation is done on a case by case basis. Visitation may not be recommended in order to avoid anxiety caused expectations of going home. In some cases these visits can lead to psychological or emotional trauma in your pet.
In some instances the advantage of visitation outweighs the disadvantage and your veterinarian may permit you to visit your pet. These visits must be restricted to 10 minutes in length since we do not wish your pet's treatment schedule to be interrupted or delayed by prolonged visitation.
Visiting hours that are pre-arranged by your pet's doctor
are as follows:
Monday - Friday
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
9:15 pm - 9:45 pm
Visitation is not available on Saturday and Sunday unless
special arrangements are made between you and your doctor.
Communication with Your Veterinarian
A brief report will be faxed to your veterinarian when your pet is seen for emergency care. Your veterinarian will be updated through progress reports during your pet's hospital stay as well as a detailed summary report upon discharge.
Please follow up with your local veterinarian for continued care.
Our technologically advanced equipment and the highly developed skills of our staff serve us in diagnosing and caring for critical and challenging cases. We are prepared to assist your veterinarian in the treatment of your ill or injured pet at any time.
Emergency/Critical Care Doctors
| Anne
Brodsky, DVM |
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Dr. Brodsky
is a graduate of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
at Tufts University. She completed a year of internship
training at Oradell Animal Hospital and is now a member
of our Emergency/Critical Care team. Dr. Brodsky enjoys spending time with her husband Oscar and her cat Tigre. Her interests include hiking, traveling and reading. |
Donna Bucciarelli, DVM |
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| Dr. Bucciarelli is a graduate of Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. She completed an internship at Oradell Animal Hospital. She is most interested in emergency and critical care medicine. Her interests include cooking, swimming and horseback riding. In her spare time, Dr. Bucciarelli also enjoys hiking with her husband and her 2 large dogs, Evo and Gretchen. Donna is a new member of the New Jersey Medical Reserve Corps (NJMRC). Donna volunteers her time and professional expertise to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies. MRC volunteers supplement existing emergency and public health resources. |
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| Yonaira
Cortes, DVM, Diplomate, ACVECC |
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Dr. Cortes graduated from Tufts University
School of Veterinary Medicine. She completed an internship
in small animal medicine and surgery at the Animal Medical
Center in New York City. She then completed a three
year residency in emergency and critical care medicine
at Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston before joining
the emergency/critical care service at Oradell Animal
Hospital. Dr. Cortes is board certified by the American
College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. She
has special interests in metabolic emergencies, trauma
and pain management. When not at work or with family and friends, she enjoys reading, practicing yoga and spending time with her two cats, Gordon and Pablo, and her dog, Stitch. |
| Jamison
DeSantis, VMD |
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| Dr. DeSantis
graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of
Veterinary Medicine. He completed a small animal medicine
and surgery internship at Oradell Animal Hospital. Dr. DeSantis' special interests are surgery and emergency medicine. He also enjoys skiing, fly fishing and Tae Kwon Do. Dr. DeSantis is a 1st degree black belt. |
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| Pamela Fettig, DVM |
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Dr. Fettig is a graduate of University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. She received her B.S. at the University of Connecticut. She enjoys horseback riding and spending free time by the ocean. Dr. Fettig has a dog Rhiannon and three cats named Asti, Tim and Curtis. Dr. Fettig has a special interest in pain management. |
Kristi Gannon, DVM, Diplomate,
ACVECC |
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| Dr. Gannon
graduated from Iowa State University, College of Veterinary
Medicine. She then completed an internship in small animal
medicine and surgery at Oradell Animal Hospital. She completed
a three year residency in emergency/critical care medicine
at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston. Dr. Gannon is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, and is the Director of Emergency/Critical Care Services at Oradell Animal Hospital. In her spare time she enjoys travel and playing with her dog Madison and her cat Zoe. |
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| Megan
Julian, VMD |
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Dr. Julian
is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School
of Veterinary Medicine. She completed an internship in
small animal medicine and surgery at Oradell Animal Hospital.
Following her internship she joined our emergency/critical
care service. Dr. Julian has a special interest in handling challenging endocrine and trauma emergencies. |
Tanya Karlecke, DVM |
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| Dr. Karlecke graduated from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She joined the staff of Oradell Animal Hospital with a special interest in emergency and critical care medicine but enjoys all aspects of veterinary care medicine. Dr. Karlecke enjoys hiking (with her dogs), reading, photography, and actively working with her registered pet therapy dog. She enjoys spending time with her husband and their three dogs and four cats. |
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Melissa Salgado, DVM |
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Dr. Salgado is a graduate of Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine. She received her B.S. at Yale University.
She enjoys dance, travel, and extreme sports. Dr. Salgado had a special interest in exotic animal medicine and liver disease. |
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Daniella Shmuel, DVM | |
| Dr. Shmuel received her DVM from University of Montreal, in Canada. She completed her undergraduate education at McGill University and received her B.S. degree in Occupational Therapy. Dr. Shmuel completed a small animal medicine and surgery internship at Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists in New York City. Dr. Shmuel enjoys running, dancing, traveling and spending quality time with her adored mutt, Chelsy. |
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Lori
Siracuse-Parker, VMD |
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Dr. Siracuse-Parker is a graduate
of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary
Medicine. She completed her internship in general medicine
at Oradell Animal Hospital. Dr. Siracuse-Parker is a member of our general medicine service, as well as, the emergency/critical care team. She also has a special interest in avian and exotic animal pets. She and her husband have a daughter Samantha and share their home with 3 dogs, 2 cats, 1 bird, and a rabbit. |
| Erica
Swanke, DVM |
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Dr. Swanke
graduated from the University of Illinois College of
Veterinary Medicine. Upon completing an internship at
the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts
University she joined the emergency/critical care team
at Oradell Animal Hospital. Dr. Swanke enjoys reading and spending quality time with friends, family and her pets. |
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Holly Thompson, DVM
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Dr. Thompson is a graduate of the Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. She has a B.A. from Providence College and a B.S. from University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
Dr. Thompson completed a general internship at Angell Memorial Animal Medical Center and Hospital and an Emergency Critical Care internship at Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital in Woburn, MA. In her free time she enjoys reading, photography, travel, hiking and cycling. She has three cats, Bacon, Dumeaux and Knuble. |
Heather
Troyer, DVM, Diplomate ABVP |
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| Dr. Troyer graduated from the
Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
She then completed her internship in general medicine
and surgery at the Animal Medical Center in New York City.
She is a member of our general medicine service, as well
as, the emergency/critical care team. Her special interests
include parasitology and endocrine diseases. Dr. Troyer has a special interest in international study regarding all aspects of ecology and wildlife. She loves travel and has traveled extensively in Central America and Africa. In her spare time she enjoys running, gardening and anything chocolate! |
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