EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WHEN FOSTERING
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GUIDELINES: In an emergency, MCFA will pay for your foster animal to be stabilized by either Dr. Gobble’s office or the Monroe County Animal Hospital. If you cannot reach either of these offices, you are authorized to contact the “Midland Pet Emergency” or “Animal ER of Knoxville” listed below. Surgery or extraordinary procedures will NOT be covered by MCFA without the approval or Vicki and a MCFA Board member. Please understand that you may not be reimbursed if you bring your foster animal to your own veterinarian. When you are fostering and something happens with the animal you are fostering that you consider an emergency, please follow these procedures:
· If the shelter is open first try to contact Vicki -- 423-442-1015
· If she is not available and this is a true emergency, call Dr. Gobble’s office or the Monroe County Animal Hospital. (Please be aware that you may not be reimbursed if you bring the foster animal to your own veterinarian.)
Dr. Johnny Gobble Monroe County Animal Hospital
Tellico Bay Animal Hospital, Vonore 116 Sands Rd., Sweetwater
423-884-3646 423-337 7432
In strip mall on Hwy 411 with Fred’s Off Hwy 68 past The Lost Sea
EMERGENCY AT NIGHT AND ON WEEKENDS: Call the following for advice on what to do in an emergency when the shelter and veterinarian’s offices are closed: Vicki Morgan, Trudy Davis or Norma Spivey.
If you cannot reach anyone and need to get emergency help, following are emergency clinics:
Midland Pet Emergency Animal ER of Knoxville
235 Calderwood St. 215 Center Park Dr. Alcoa Knoxville
423-982-1007 865-966-3888
