Conditions treated
Learn which conditions our emergency team can help diagnose and treat, so your pet gets the right care for their needs.
Success stories
Discover how other pets have overcome their diagnoses with specialized care, giving you hope for your pet’s recovery.
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Pet emergencies can be scary – we’re here to help you handle them.
We understand that seeing your pet sick, hurt or in distress can be stressful – especially if you don’t know what’s wrong. Fortunately, our experienced ER clinicians are prepared to take action and help.
Acting quickly in an emergency may save your pet’s life.
If your pet is experiencing an emergency, you’ll have an entire veterinary team helping them so you can get back to what matters most – spending precious moments together.
Experience makes all the difference.
Our emergency team is made up of veterinarians, vet technicians and assistants, and support staff with rigorous training and experience in specialty medicine. The team works hand in hand to provide the comprehensive, compassionate care your pet needs and deserves. Because we’re a multidisciplinary hospital, the team can consult the expertise of other specialty departments, too.
Dr. Billie Ciotti enjoys the variety of cases seen in emergency medicine. Her professional interests include snake envenomation and urethral obstruction.
Outside of work, Dr. Ciotti enjoys spending time with her husband and pets, family and friends, and enjoying the beauty and great food that Arizona has to offer.
Dr. Carlton Huitt particularly enjoys treating trauma and wound management cases and performing emergency surgeries.
Dr. Huitt likes hiking, fitness and camping with his wife and daughter.
Dr. Kathryn McAdam finds many aspects of emergency work satisfying, but her favorite cases are foreign body surgeries. She also likes treating cats with urinary obstructions and removing foxtails, a spiny weed, from pets’ body parts.
Dr. McAdam and her husband have four children, a dog and two cats, all of whom she loves spending time with. She also enjoys sewing, reading, researching family history and playing games.
Dr. Danielle Perkon enjoys all aspects of emergency medicine, especially the fast-paced and rewarding nature of trauma care, wound management and emergency surgery. Some of her favorite cases include GDV (bloat), foreign body surgeries, pyometras, splenectomies and other surgical interventions where timely treatment can make a life-saving difference.
For Dr. Perkon, one of the most fulfilling parts of emergency medicine is helping patients through some of their most difficult moments. She is deeply passionate about providing compassionate, high-quality care while also making each patient’s hospital stay as comfortable and stress-free as possible. From pain management and attentive nursing care to clear communication with owners, she believes every detail matters in helping pets heal and families feel supported during emergencies.
Outside of the hospital, Dr. Perkon enjoys hiking, boating and other water activities, baking, caring for plants, reading and relaxing with her two dogs.
We know an unexpected trip to the emergency pet hospital can be stressful, and we want you to be prepared so you have one less thing to worry about. Our entire BluePearl team will be with you every step of the way.
During an emergency, every second counts. If your pet is experiencing an emergency, call us so we can talk you through their situation and be with you.
Our goal is always for your pet to have the best chance at a complete recovery so they can return home with you, happy and healthy.