Emergency veterinary care you can trust!

When your dog or cat has a medical emergency and your veterinarian is not available, an after hours emergency clinic is your best choice for help. The Airport Animal Emergi-Center was established to fulfill just that need. Our facility is open evenings, weekends and holidays because pets can get sick or injured at any time of day.


Located on the west side of Indianapolis, just minutes from downtown, our hospital provides emergency veterinary care to pet owners throughout central Indiana. Our expert staff of veterinarians and technicians are specially trained to handle emergency and critical care cases.

Hours of Operation

Open after hours, weekends and holidays

Monday:
6 pm - 8 am
Tuesday:
6 pm - 8 am
Wednesday:
6 pm - 8 am
Thursday:
6 pm - 8 am
Weekends:
Open Friday 6 pm
to 8 am Monday
Holidays:
Open all day on
all major holidays
Payment Options

Acceptable forms of payment:

For your convenience, we accept American Express, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, Care Credit, Scratchpay, bank debit cards and cash.

You can apply for Care Credit on your computer at home or at our hospital. It is quick and you may get approved within 10 minutes. Care Credit is interest free if paid off in six months.

Scratchpay is a payment option that offers a three month interest free payment plan. Apply for a payment plan from your phone or desktop at Scratchpay.com

Meet Our Team

Dr. Jonathan Sheff
Dr. Sheff received his doctorate from Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1987. After a few years in general practice, he started working at the Airport Animal Emergi-Center in 1991. He was appointed Hospital Director and placed on the Board of Directors in 2006 and has held the position of President of the Board of Directors since 2010. He also practices primary care medicine and surgery once a week at Meridian Veterinary Hospital.

Dr. Brent Gust
Dr. Gust received his doctorate from Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2003. He as been associated with the Airport Animal Emergi-Center since 2005.

Dr. Robert Naum
Dr. Naum has been associated with Airport Animal Emergi-Center since its founding in 1982. He did his undergraduate training at Cornell, earning a BS in a wildlife and biology major. He graduated 2nd in Cornell’s veterinary class of 1978. He was selected for a rotating medical/surgical internship at the University of California Davis where he received the Best Intern of the Year award. After two years of general practice, he devoted the next 30 years to the emergency and critical care field. Currently, Dr Naum is on the Board of Directors for the clinic and continues to consult with the clinic’s full time veterinarians.

Dr. Michelle Gray
Dr. Gray received her doctorate from Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2011. After growing up in Brownsburg, Dr. Gray attended Purdue University for both her undergraduate and doctorate education. Following graduation, she spend 1 year in Clinton, IN practicing companion animal medicine with a passion for Camelids (alpacas and llamas). Her husband’s education brought them back to the Indianapolis area where they continue to call home. Dr. Gray practiced as a general practitioner for a total of 5 1/2 years, doing relief work for Airport Animal Emergi-Center (AAEC) a couple times a month. In January of 2017, Dr. Gray joined AAEC full-time. In her free time, Dr. Gray enjoys traveling, yoga, indoor rock climbing, hiking and spending time with friends and family. She and her husband live in Carmel with their 1 cat, Nelly who came to them as a stray kitten.

Find Us

The Airport Animal Emergi-Center is located on the west side of Indianapolis just minutes from downtown. We are inside the Interstate 465 loop near the southeast corner of West Washington Street and South Lynhurst Avenue right next to the U-Haul Moving Truck Rental.

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Emergency & Critical Care Services

The Airport Animal Emergi-Center (AAEC) offers emergency care to dogs and cats when their veterinarian is unavailable. Our hospital is equipped with the resources necessary to help quickly and accurately diagnose and treat your injured or critically ill pet. Our highly skilled staff at the AAEC practice emergency and critical care nursing specifically for dogs and cats. Hospitalized patients are closely monitored, and our veterinarians will keep you informed of your pet's progress.

We can offer the following services to our patients:

On-Site Diagnostics

  • Blood Analysis
  • Blood Pressure Monitoring
  • Digital Radiography
  • Electrocardiography
  • Fecal Analysis
  • Infectious Disease Testing
  • Ocular Tonometry
  • Physical Exam by a Veterinarian
  • Ultrasound
  • Urinalysis

Treatments

  • Blood and Plasma Transfusions
  • In House Pharmacy
  • Intravenous Fluid and Medication Therapy
  • Oxygen Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Toxin Ingestions
  • Venomous Snake Bites

Surgery

  • Emergency Surgery
  • Exploratory Surgery
  • Stabilization of Bone Fractures