Haywood Animal Emergency Waynesville, North Carolina

Had to take our fur baby (8 years old) to them on Christmas Day 2021. Marty was born with some congenital issues that he has fought for his 8 years. The staff was so nice and compassionate. Marty passed away at 3:24 pm today and they told us to take as much time with him as we needed/wanted. My wife and I are grateful for the staff loving on Marty and making his transition over the rainbow bride. Thanks for the compassion. William

They are not an emergency vet. Pulled up with my dog and they will not answer the phone, finally someone replied by text to tell me they only take appointments for emergencies. How is it an emergency if I can make an appointment?

Very helpful and friendly staff. If you're in the area and need help this is the place to go!

They saved my sweet boys life. The staff was so kind to me and I am forever grateful. They walked me through every option I had and were very realistic to me about my options. The price was MORE than fair for emergency services. It’s amazing that I can not only save my baby’s life, I can afford to do it too.

Came with an actual emergency at 8pm, something is wrong maybe a stroke? Was refused care, refused to even look at the cat. They said they were full, however there were only 3 other cars there. Was told to go to MedVet in Asheville, so I called MedVet and they told me they have a 8 hour wait period, and to go to Lake Junaluska Emergency vet, the woman was shocked when I told her we were in the Junaluska parking lot and they were refusing to even come and look at the animal. Shameful to be the only emergency provider in the area and deny to even look at the animal. Since covid this animal hospital has been going downhill, you can't go in the clinic yet, and they seem to use this to just turn people away. Seems more along the lines that y'all wanting to leave at 10pm on the dot instead of providing care. Do not recommend this place at all.

Sitting in the parking lot with my cat and they refuse to even come put to look at her, as the only emergency vet hospital in this area, it is so very disappointing to see this lack of care. If you are going to be the only ones in the area to provide emergency services, turning dying animals away is not right. Not the first time we've had problems with this place either, very neglectful of my mother's chihuahua when she was there, gave the dog some antibiotics and called it good. It wasn't good, the dog almost died ,thankfully Waynesville Animal Hospital provided the emergency surgery that stopped the infection from going into his brain. They won't look at or help your animals. DO NOT BRING YOUR ANIMALS HERE. THEY DO NOT CARE.

Called with an emergency in tears and was turned away and told to go to a vet in Asheville because they were “too busy”.

Thank you so much Dr. Reason and Colby for taking such great care our dog yesterday! You provide a wonderful service to our area, and we are grateful for your expertise.

Thank you! I am so impressed with the amazing service and patient/family experience, especially during such a crazy time. Well worth the hour drive and so thankful for the emergency care and genuine friendliness and helpfulness!

I had to bring my very sick cat here late one evening. Emergency medical care is never a pleasant experience, whether for humans or pets; but Haywood Animal Emergency exceeded all of my expectations. I have worked at a specialty and emergency vet myself, so I understand how crazy things are behind the scenes. I was prepared to wait a couple hours before they had any specific info for me, but in less than an hour they knew exactly what was going on and had an estimate prepared. I felt confident in the vet's assessment and plan of care. The facility was clean, comfortable, and seemed relatively new/up to date. I'm grateful this hospital exists. I only wish it were a 24 hour facility, as we've had emergencies occur after 10p, and the extra time it takes to get to the vet ED in Asheville has been detrimental on at least one occasion. Overall, I highly recommend Haywood Animal Emergency.

Dr. Frankie was wonderful to work with and I really appreciated his follow-up, attentiveness to our dog Bobo, and thorough explanation of what he would need to do. He did a great job and so did all the other staff.

We hadn’t been there before and rushed our yellow lab in & unfortunately ended up having to put her down. The staff and Dr. Reason were kind, compassionate and wonderful.

First time using this place, knowledgeable outgoing staff. Felt very comfortable bringing my dog here. 10/10.

Thank you so much for taking care of my baby today. We were traveling in an RV passing through on our way back to Wisconsin when Ole needed some medical attention. Super happy with his treatment and how quickly they took care of him especially after 5:00 p.m. Price of his meds and exam was very reasonable. If you're in the area and need help I would highly recommend!

All payments due at time of service. I hope my dog makes it through the night to make it to a normal hours vet.

Entire staff was kind, considerate and friendly. Dr. Roberts was fantastic. She seems to be very knowledgeable and her bedside manner is unequalled. Thank you for your attitude and concern for my pet.

A little over a year ago, we brought our beloved kitten to this vet. She was fatally injured, but we wanted to try to help. We got to them late on a Saturday night. They x-rayed RuRu, and determined that there was no hope, as her neck was broken. I don't remember the vet's name, but he was very consoling. Before they put her to sleep, they made an impression of her paw, and gave it to us. A very nice thing to do at a difficult time for us. This is how ALL animal hospitals should be. Highly recommended.

Excellent service and friendly staff.

I want to thank the staff and Dr. Alicia for the wonderful care of my yorkie Gracie. This was an emergency case and you guys were awesome and took care of her and made her feel so much better!! Thank you so much!!

We had to put our kitty to sleep, everybody was so kind.

On New Year's Eve my beautiful chocolate lab Ruby became very sick. As soon as Haywood Animal Emergency opened, I brought her in on New Year's day. The vet techs could see how distraught I was and immediately reassured me that the doctors would be in shortly. Dr. Mike came in to check on the building and his staff, due to the bad weather that day. He saw how upset I was, and, even though he was not on duty, came to Ruby's rescue, analyzing lab results, taking her vital signs, and prescribing the correct treatment. ALL of the staff was understanding and calm, though I was not! They got out of their warm beds on a holiday morning in very bad driving conditions to get to the clinic to take care of the sick and injured animals in our community. We have a wonderful resource right on our doorsteps. I feel blessed to live in the same town as Dr. Mike and ALL the staff at Haywood Animal Emergency!

Amazing staff and the vet was excellent. Great with our dog and thoroughly explained what was wrong. Would not hesitate coming to this vet again!