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. Blomstrand enjoys weightlifting, kayaking, fishing, reading and participating in canine rally.
Dr. Amanda Doran finds infectious disease, toxin exposure, acute trauma and wound management cases the most rewarding to treat. She particularly enjoys working with neonatal and geriatric patients and has a soft spot for the porcupine quill (PPQ) repeat offenders. Dr. Doran is passionate about veterinary medicine – learning from colleagues, educating clients, mentoring students and aiming to keep patients as comfortable as possible during their time at the hospital.
Dr. Doran loves being in the woods and by the water with her husband and their dogs, Lark and Hibou. She enjoys hiking, road cycling, canoeing, fishing, hunting and foraging. She is a Minnesota Master Naturalist and Master Gardener in training, growing a food forest and pollinator paradise in her backyard every summer.
Dr. Jonathan Hart finds trauma cases, endocrine emergencies and toxicity cases particularly rewarding.
Dr. Hart loves all things outdoor: back country hiking, winter camping in the Minnesota Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, paddling and four-wheeling with his family.
Dr. Laura Kiehnbaum has worked in both mixed and small animal practices and as a shelter veterinarian.
Dr. Kiehnbaum volunteers her veterinary services with Leech Lake Legacy, a nonprofit organization that provides veterinary care to pets on an Indian reservation.
Dr. Lisa Nordquist’s clinical interests include:
In her free time, Dr. Nordquist enjoys spending time outdoors, hiking and snowshoeing with her husband and two gregarious shelter dogs. She also enjoys kayaking, gardening, traveling, reading and knitting.
Dr. Katherine Peterson is particularly interested in toxicology, emergency stabilization and post-operative care.
Dr. Peterson enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter, along with their many pets, including a dog, cats and chickens.
Dr. Kristin Snyder enjoys the fast-paced environment of emergency medicine. She has a special interest in feline medicine, oncologic emergencies and immune-mediated disease. She is dedicated to providing compassionate care and guiding families through a peaceful and supportive end-of-life transition during their pets’ final stages of life.
Outside of the hospital, Dr. Snyder enjoys cooking, baking and spending time outdoors. She also loves spending time with her partner and their Siberian huskies, Josephine and Parker, and their tabby cats Dragon, Peanut, Squish and Sebastian.
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.