VCA Milwaukee Emergency Center for Animals (MECA) is a 24-hour veterinary hospital providing emergency and critical care. We opened our doors under private ownership in 2009, and joined the VCA family of hospitals in 2017. Since day one, our primary goal has been to deliver exceptional care to pets and their people.
Our team works hard every day to deliver the highest quality care to our patients, clients, and referring veterinarians. Today, we see over 12,000 patient visits per year, and are proud to care for pets from all over southeastern Wisconsin- including the Milwaukee metro area, and Racine, Kenosha, Ozaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties.
Open 24 Hours a day, 7 days a week.
We understand that pet emergencies are stressful situations. If your pet is sick or injured and needs emergency care, we are here for you. Our team is specially trained to deliver the best care for your pet in an emergency, because emergency and critical care is all we do.
VCA MECA offers a wide range of emergency medical, diagnostic and surgical services. Our hospital is fully equipped with an emergency treatment center, in-house laboratory and diagnostic imaging, surgical suites, and intensive care unit. We care for dogs, cats, small mammals, reptiles, birds and other exotic pets.**
If your pet is experiencing a medical emergency, call us at 414-543-7387.
**Certain services may not be available 24 hours a day; if you are seeking a particular type of service, please call ahead to confirm availability.
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