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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. Holly Ahlgrim’s clinical interests include case triage, interventional radiology, stabilization and management, and diagnostic imaging in the emergency setting. She also enjoys interacting with and educating clients and interns.
Dr. Bryan enjoys the outdoors and spending time with family and friends. She has a black cat named Ninja and a white cat named Scout.
Dr. Nicholas Crawfis’ professional interests include pain management, feline medicine, sepsis and polytrauma.
Dr. Crawfis loves reading, cooking, hiking, gardening, traveling and spending time with his partner and their two cats.
Dr. Brooke Johnson’s clinical interests include neurology, emergency medicine, wildlife rehabilitation, ultrasound and minimally invasive imaging and surgical techniques.
Dr. Johnson enjoys backpacking, reading and traveling. She and her fiancé (who is also a small animal vet) share two dogs named Clover and Maverick. Eventually, Dr. Johnson hopes to have a hobby farm and a large garden.
Dr. Kento Kameyama is particularly interested in respiratory cases and finds great satisfaction in sending patients home safely after they’ve recovered.
Dr. Kameyama has two pets: Koda, a German shepherd/Bernese mountain dog mix, and Jack, a domestic shorthair cat. His hobbies include hiking into mountains (which he doesn’t recommend), cycling (he can’t decide between road or gravel), finding new musical artists to enjoy, downing iced coffee, and day napping with his pets.
Dr. Kierstyn Payne’s professional interests include emergency surgery, sepsis and endocrine emergencies.
Dr. Payne enjoys spending her free time traveling, reading and cooking/baking. Originally from Wisconsin, she enjoys watching football and cheering on the Green Bay Packers. Dr. Payne has two pets – a sassy, long-haired calico cat and a German shorthaired pointer.
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.