Rivers Veterinary Urgent Care, where wellness and urgent care meet.

We provide high quality emergency medicine, surgery, and preventative care for pets in the Pittsburgh area and surrounding communities. We are proud to offer walk-in hours Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri, and Sat 9am-6pm; you do not need to make an appointment. Appointments only on Wednesday s 9am-6pm

Our goal is to provide affordable emergency services along with convenient wellness and preventative care. In addition, we are one of the few veterinary practices that offer alternative medicine, such as acupuncture, to help your pet have a comprehensive medical treatment plan. Our goal is to treat your pet the way we would treat our own.

We are taking both new clients and patients and welcome any appointment type. Our veterinarians have extensive experience in emergency medicine, critical care, surgery, preventative care, geriatric care and alternative medicine. Our well-trained staff has been chosen selectively to emphasize the experience needed for high quality care and to embody the core values we want to portray.

HOURS

Monday: Walk-ins 9am-6pm

Tuesday: Walk-ins 9am-6pm

Wednesday: Appointments only | 9am-6pm

Thursday: Walk-ins 9am-6pm

Friday: 9am-6pm

Saturday: 9am-6pm

Sunday: Closed

AnimalFriends Celebrates 80 Years of Saving Lives

Since 1943, Animal Friends has served as a center of hope and healing for homeless animals in Pittsburgh and the surrounding region. Over the past 80 years, Animal Friends has supported millions of pets and people and has grown from “the shelter in the Strip District” to a full-service companion animal resource community located on a 75-acre campus in Ohio Township, just north of downtown Pittsburgh.

Each day, Animal Friends provides rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming for pets in crisis – but these lifesaving efforts only scratch the surface of Animal Friends’ progressive initiatives and humane programming. A diverse collection of educational, therapeutic and outreach programs offer support and promote the bond that people share with their pets, while free and affordable pet retention resources are available to animal lovers in crisis or who are struggling and simply need a helping hand to provide their beloved pets with the care they need.

Simply put, Animal Friends has been saving lives for 80 years … and so much more.

What started in 1943 as a foster resource for the pets of soldiers leaving for World War II has grown into a vision of a humane and compassionate future for every animal friend – two- and four-legged alike. Today, this vision is about so much more than providing adoption services for homeless animals.

Outreach Programs

Animal Friends’ approach to supporting the pets and people of the region has long been rooted in promoting the animal-human bond through outreach, education and therapeutic programs. These programs include Humane Education opportunities that engage the next generation of animal lovers, Therapets certified pet therapy teams that offer compassionate support to those in need, Animal Friends for Veterans which continues the organization’s longstanding commitment to the brave individuals of our military and so much more.

Pet Retention

Animal Friends was among the first in our region to emphasize spay/neuter as the most progressive and humane way to reduce pet overpopulation. After launching the ABC (Animal Birth Control) program, evolving into Low-Cost Spay/Neuter and the expansion of a wide array of affordable clinic services with the opening of the Howard Ash Animal Wellness Center in 2017, Animal Friends is making veterinary care affordable and accessible for more pet owners than ever before.

The best place for a pet to be is in the comfort of a home with a family to call their own. That’s why Animal Friends believes in a holistic approach to pet retention that helps to keep companion animals out of shelters and in loving homes where they belong. Through initiatives like Friends for Life and the Chow Wagon Pet Food Bank, Animal Friends eliminates barriers and provides a safety net for struggling pet owners.

Each year, Animal Friends cares for thousands of animals in crisis who have nowhere else to turn. Their Humane Society Police Officers investigate reports from the community and offer safe haven to animals who are victims of abuse, cruelty and neglect. Animal Friends also partners with organizations on a local, regional and national level to give second chances through transport initiatives. And, Animal Friends serves as a resource for pet owners who have no choice but to surrender their beloved pets due to circumstances beyond their control. With experienced and credentialed medical and behavioral staff, each dog, cat and rabbit who comes through the doors receives individualized

After 80 years of thinking outside the cage and leading the way toward making our community a more humane and compassionate place, Animal Friends is more committed and making a greater impact in the lives of pets and people than ever before. To learn more about their countless progressive and lifesaving initiatives and to see Animal Friends’ impact by the numbers, visit ThinkingOutsideTheCage.org/Impact.