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wkomorow t1_izaujo7 wrote

Berkshire vet hospital in Pittsfield is a small emergency hospital and has 24 hour staffing. Several techs are there at night, but you should call before leaving. The vets are on call at night. The tech calls the vet to meet you. But if you are in the Amherst area, the Hartford, Springfield, and Tufts are much closer. Tufts of course has 24/7 vet staffing and the latest equipment, but it is expensive.

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WilcoLovesYou t1_izawxve wrote

Berkshire Vet in Pittsfield seems to strongly discourage the use of their location as an emergency vet -- https://berkshirevet.com/emergencies/

There's one in Latham, NY that's open 24 hours, so that's probably the closest to Pittsfield.

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wkomorow t1_izb10ur wrote

That makes sense and it would depend on the emergency. They are our prmary vet and have used them for decades as both primary and emergency vet. They do have limited resources, but usually can stabilize. Sadly, Pittsfield vet hospital no longer provides emergency care. The vet situation in Pittsfield is getting pretty thin. Berkshire vet itself used to have eight vets, they are down to three. They lost several in the last year and a half. The best avian vet retired from there a year or so ago. They also had an exotics vet and a really great surgeon. The vet practice on upper East St also just closed down.

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