In-home · NYC · Veterinary Emergency Medical Technician
Xavier's Veterinary Care brings years of emergency, specialty, and exotics hospital experience into the calm of your home — so your pet receives skilled support without the stress of a clinic.
Need help right now?
Three free, downloadable guides built for the moment something feels wrong. Save them to your phone now — you'll be glad you did.
The signs that mean call the vet now, the signs that mean call in the morning, and the signs that mean watch and wait.
A step-by-step visual walkthrough — breathing, gum color, trauma, vomiting — to decide whether to head to the ER right now.
Organized by borough — 24-hour ERs, urgent care, and specialty hospitals with phone numbers and what each is best for.
Need a hospital right now?
Six emergency animal hospitals across NYC. Most are 24/7 — always call ahead so they can prep for your arrival.
510 East 62nd Street, Upper East Side
(212) 838-8100 Get directions →410 West 55th Street, Midtown
(212) 767-0099 Get directions →190 3rd Avenue, Park Slope
(718) 596-0099 Get directions →196 4th Avenue, Park Slope
(718) 522-9400 Get directions →87 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg
(917) 423-6444 Get directions →1950 Ralph Avenue, Canarsie / East Flatbush
(718) 677-6700 Get directions →XVC is not an emergency service. If your animal is in distress, please contact your veterinarian or your nearest 24-hour animal hospital immediately. Phone numbers and hours can change — always call ahead.
Our role
Xavier's Veterinary Care combines years of emergency, specialty, exotic animal, and clinical nursing experience with a passion for education and public outreach. Through free educational resources, downloadable guides, wildlife conservation initiatives, and personalized in-home veterinary technologist services, XVC empowers pet owners to better understand and care for the animals they love — while always supporting the veterinarian-client-patient relationship.
years of hospital experience across ER, specialty, exotics
languages — fluent care in English and Spanish
gentle, low-stress handling philosophy in every visit
written summary after every visit, within 24 hours
Education first. Prevention always. Compassion everywhere.
XVC is a growing library of plain-language veterinary education — written by a Licensed Veterinary Technologist with hospital experience across emergency, specialty, exotics, and primary care. Pet health, prevention, terminology, wildlife, conservation. Free to read, free to share, designed to make veterinary medicine easier to understand and to bridge communication between families and the veterinary professionals who care for their animals.
In-home services
For those who need personalized guidance beyond our educational resources, Xavier's Veterinary Care also offers compassionate in-home veterinary technologist support throughout New York City — support that meets you where you are — whether your pet needs hands-on care at home or you need guidance and education, paced to your animal, never the clock.
We come to you and do the work in the calm of your home.
A thinking partner for the moments that shape your animal's life.
About Xavier
Xavier is a Licensed Veterinary Technologist and Veterinary Emergency Medical Technician with hands-on experience across some of New York's most respected animal hospitals — including the ASPCA, North Shore Animal League, the Center for Avian and Exotics, BluePearl, and currently Bond Vet.
That breadth shapes every visit: the urgency learned in the ER, the precision learned in specialty, the patience learned with exotics, and the warmth learned in primary care.
Trusted
Stories from clients will live here. (Add your first reviews once they come in — Google reviews can plug in directly.)
"Xavier walked our anxious senior cat through her sub-Q fluids like it was the most natural thing in the world. Calm, kind, and so educated."
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"Before our dog's surgery he sat with us, explained the prep, and made the morning feel possible. I cannot imagine going through it without him."
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"He treats our parrot with respect and competence — finally someone who actually knows exotics. We refer him to every bird family we meet."
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Ready when you are
Tell us about your animal. We'll review your request and respond within a few business days with availability and next steps.
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