About Our Emergency Service
If your pet suffers an emergency, first attempt to contact your primary care veterinarian. If they cannot assist you, or if they recommend transfer to a 24-hour care facility, call Metropolitan at (502) 266-7007. We will provide you with emergency instructions and prepare for your arrival.
Metropolitan Veterinary Emergency Service opened in 2009 to provide after-hour and weekend emergency care for your pet in times of crisis. With the oversight of a board-certified criticalist our emergency veterinarians and staff strive to stabilize, diagnose, and treat patients in an efficient and compassionate fashion.
Learn more: American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care

Meet Our Emergency Doctors

Jeff Smith, DVM, DACVECC, Medical Director
Dr. Jeff Smith is a 1996 graduate of Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. He completed an internship with Purdue University in 1997. Dr. Smith completed an emergency and critical care residency at Animal Emergency Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1997-1998) and Louisville Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Services in Louisville, KY (2003-2005).

Kari Owens, DVM
Dr. Kari Owens is a 2012 graduate of Michigan State College of Veterinary Medicine. She completed an internship with Auburn University in 2013.

Alex Broomell, VMD, Emergency Services Director

James Redmon, DVM
Dr. Jimmy Redmon is a 2005 graduate of Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. He completed an internship with Louisiana State University in 2006.

Monica King, DVM

Taylor Marshall, BVetMed(Hons)
Dr. Taylor Marshall is a 2019 graduate of The Royal Veterinary College in London, England. Before and during veterinary school Dr.Marshall worked as a veterinary technician in general practice, emergency and surgery, as well as veterinary reception for the out of hours services at RVC. Her interests within veterinary medicine include FIP, ultrasonography, cytology and RECOVER initiative standard CPR. She is based here in Louisville with her partner James and their two cats Zoë and Tamara. In her free time she and her partner enjoy exploring the Louisville area and returning to England to visit family and friends. Her hobbies include DIY home improvements, craft food/beer, and cooking. She joined Metropolitan in 2019.

Katelyn Buren, DVM