North Shore Pet Emergency Room Opens With 24/7 Care In Peabody

PEABODY, MA — An emergency resource for pet owners has come to the North Shore with the opening of VEG ER for Pets on Sylvan Street in Peabody.

The ER is set to be open 24/7, including on holidays, and will provide veterinary medicine, surgeries, ultrasound, X-rays and other urgent care services. This is the fifth location in Massachusetts, with others in Boston, Cambridge, Newton and Shrewsbury.

"When a pet parent walks into VEG Peabody, they will immediately feel they have finally found a place that will provide their family and pet the best emergency veterinary experience that exists," Dr. David Bessler, VEG founder and CEO, said in a release. "Upon entering VEG Peabody, pet parents will feel a sigh of relief and comfort, as they are greeted with a friendly smile, empathetic attitude, and luxury comforts for them, and their pet."

VEG said that pet owners calling the hospital will speak immediately with a licensed veterinarian to get their medical questions answered.

VEG customers are also not required to wait and worry in a lobby. Instead, triage begins as soon as they walk in the door, even before filling out paperwork. Pet parents are allowed to stay with their pet through all stages of treatment, including surgery and overnight hospitalization.

The hospital has an open floor plan that allows pet parents to have freedom of movement and to care and procedures up close.

VEG ER or Pets was founded in 2014 and now includes a network of more than 100 hospitals nationwide.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)