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. Jake Adkins finds wound repair and care especially gratifying. His professional interests include toxicology, radiology and ultrasonography.
Dr. Adkins enjoys spending time with his wife and their two canine rescues, Ronin and Artemis. In his free time, he enjoys hunting, fishing, golfing, disc golfing and cooking.
Dr. Mary Beth Hannon enjoys all aspects of emergency medicine, particularly client education, wound care, critically ill patients and emergency surgery. She enjoys helping clients and their pets through challenging situations and working through complex cases.
Dr. Hannon lives with her husband and pets, an energetic cattle dog mix and three goofy cats. She enjoys travelling, reading, exploring the local food scene, hiking and running. She also enjoys taking time out of her schedule for an annual trip to Alaska’s Interior where she volunteers as a vet for long-distance sled dog races. There, she has collaborated on numerous research projects involving sled dogs and exercise physiology.
Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Dr. Brandt Tolbert discovered his interest in veterinary medicine at a young age. After graduating from vet school, he spent the first 15 years of his career in general practice. Then, in 2014, an opportunity arose in emergency veterinary medicine and Dr. Tolbert has spent the majority of his career in the ER ever since. He has a special interest in toxicology and enjoys the unique challenges of these cases.
Dr. Tolbert lives with his wife and three children. At home, they have a pit bull, four cats, and an ever-varying number of foster cats.
Dr. Austen Vollenweider enjoys the intensity and complexity of emergency cases as well as providing the highest quality of care. He has a special interest in emergency surgery, trauma and critical care.
Dr. Vollenweider is an avid fitness enthusiast. He enjoys golfing, weightlifting, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and competing in endurance sports like trail running and triathlons.
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.