Affiliated Veterinary Emergency Service

What Affiliated Veterinary Emergency Service does

Affiliated Veterinary Emergency Service (AVES) is a privately held, 24/7 emergency veterinary hospital founded in 1986 and headquartered at 15220 Southfield Road in Allen Park, Michigan. The hospital serves pet owners in the Downriver and Monroe, Michigan communities — including Allen Park, Southgate, Wyandotte, Taylor, Melvindale, River Rouge, Dearborn, and Detroit — and extends services to cross-border Ontario (LaSalle and Windsor). AVES operates on a walk-in, no-appointment model, with 24/7/365 availability and a single physical location staffed by 49 employees.

The core offering is fee-for-service emergency veterinary care, supported by on-site diagnostic capabilities including digital radiology, diagnostic ultrasound (cardiac and abdominal), and a 24/7 in-house laboratory for blood analysis, coagulation testing, blood typing, urinalysis, and infectious disease testing. The hospital also hosts Water Gait Veterinary Rehabilitation on-site, which provides physical rehabilitation services such as hydrotherapy, underwater treadmill, acupuncture, therapeutic laser, massage, and PEMF therapy for orthopedic and post-surgical recovery cases. Treatment records are forwarded to the pet's primary veterinarian for follow-up care, providing referral continuity.

AVES generates revenue through direct-to-consumer professional service fees for emergency treatment, diagnostics, and hospitalization; no public pricing is disclosed but payment plans are referenced. Marketing is conducted primarily through the company website, which features educational content on common emergencies, pet first aid, and client education PDFs, supplemented by a Facebook presence. The company is privately held, with no disclosed funding rounds, ownership structure, or management team beyond operational staff.

Name

Affiliated Veterinary Emergency Service

Legal name

Affiliated Veterinary Emergency Service

Website

https://affiliatedvet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Affiliated Veterinary Emergency Service is a 24/7 walk-in emergency veterinary hospital in Allen Park, MI, serving pet owners across the Downriver and Monroe regions of Michigan and cross-border Ontario with emergency care, diagnostics, and rehabilitation services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Emergency Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (54194)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Hospitals (HLAMACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mobile & Emergency Veterinary Services (AFAEANAH)

Keywords

• Emergency veterinary services
• Veterinary diagnostics
• Animal hospital care
• Pet emergency care
• Veterinary imaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Allen Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Emergency Veterinary Services: Fee-for-service emergency veterinary care. Pet owners pay for emergency treatment, diagnostics, and care provided. Follow-up visits are referred to primary veterinarians.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Affiliated Veterinary Emergency Service (AVES) operates a 24/7, 365-day full-service veterinary emergency hospital in Allen Park, Michigan, providing walk-in emergency medical care for dogs and cats without requiring an appointment. The hospital offers immediate examination, treatment, and critical/continued care, supported by on-site diagnostic capabilities including digital radiology, diagnostic ultrasound, and a 24/7 in-house laboratory, and coordinates treatment records with the pet's primary veterinarian.

Product overview

Affiliated Veterinary Emergency Service (AVES) is a 24/7 emergency veterinary hospital offering emergency medical care, diagnostic imaging, and rehabilitation services for pets. The core offering is around-the-clock emergency veterinary services supplemented by digital radiology, on-site laboratory testing, diagnostic ultrasound, and physical rehabilitation through Water Gait Veterinary Rehabilitation. The hospital opened in 1986 and serves the Downriver and Monroe, MI communities with no appointments required.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Veterinary Services 24/7 emergency medical treatment for pets with immediate walk-in care, comprehensive examination, immediate treatment, and critical/continued care services. Operates 365 days per year with no appointment necessary.
• Digital Radiology On-site digital X-ray imaging for rapid diagnosis of skeletal, organ, cardiopulmonary, gastrointestinal, reproductive, and urinary system conditions in dogs and cats. Examines internal systems without requiring anesthesia, with higher image quality than film X-rays and visualization within seconds.
• On-Site Laboratory State-of-the-art in-house laboratory providing 24/7 rapid diagnostic testing including complete blood analysis, blood coagulation testing, blood typing, cross matching, organ function testing, cytologies, urinalysis, and infectious disease testing.
• Diagnostic Ultrasound Non-invasive ultrasound imaging including cardiac ultrasound (echocardiogram) and abdominal ultrasound for detailed examination of internal organs, pregnancy issues, and biopsy/aspirate procedures.
• Water Gait Veterinary Rehabilitation Physical rehabilitation services for pets including acupuncture, hydrotherapy, underwater treadmill, therapeutic laser, massage, and PEMF therapy for orthopedic conditions, osteoarthritis, and post-surgical recovery, provided by Water Gait Veterinary Rehabilitation from AVES's facility.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Water Gait Veterinary RehabilitationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater Gait Veterinary Rehabilitation provides physical rehabilitation services located inside Affiliated Veterinary Emergency Service's hospital at 15220 Southfield Road, Allen Park, MI. Offers services including acupuncture, hydrotherapy, underwater treadmill, therapeutic laser, and conditioning for pets with orthopedic conditions, osteoarthritis, and post-surgical recovery.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• BluePearl Pet Hospital: Largest US operator of emergency and specialty veterinary hospitals, with multiple 24/7 sites across Michigan including Detroit. Directly comparable emergency/critical-care, advanced imaging, and specialty surgery model, but at significantly greater scale.
• MedVet: Veterinary-owned network of emergency and specialty hospitals with Michigan locations. Operates the same walk-in 24/7 emergency model with advanced diagnostics and specialty referral pathways that compete for the same primary-vet referral relationships.
• Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG): Fast-growing emergency-only veterinary hospital chain with a walk-in, no-appointment model identical to AVES. Although primarily East Coast and Texas today, its expansion strategy and brand marketing represent a credible new-entrant threat in any market AVES operates in.
• Ethos Veterinary Health: Network of specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals with locations across the US. Comparable emergency + specialty referral model targeting the same primary-vet referral base, though at larger scale and with deeper specialty capabilities.

Emerging players

• Animal Urgent Care Network: Multi-location after-hours and urgent-care veterinary operator using a model similar to AVES (no appointment, extended hours). Comparable niche positioning as a lower-acuity alternative to full specialty/emergency hospitals.

Broad incumbents

• VCA Animal Hospitals: Largest US general and specialty veterinary hospital network owned by Mars Petcare. Operates both GP and 24/7 emergency/specialty hospitals nationally including Michigan, making it both a broad incumbent and a direct competitor for emergency cases and referrals.

Regional players

• Michigan Veterinary Specialists: Long-standing Southeast Michigan specialty and emergency veterinary hospital group. Most direct geographic competitor for advanced emergency cases that AVES cannot handle in-house and that AVES currently refers out.
• BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital (Detroit-area sites): Specific BluePearl locations serving the greater Detroit / Southeast Michigan region that directly compete with AVES for both walk-in emergencies and primary-vet referrals from the same Downriver catchment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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