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Your Pets Need Us
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Emergency Veterinary Care in Spartanburg
Emergency Veterinary Services
From urgent triage and emergency stabilization to same-day diagnostics and expedited treatment, Palmetto Animal Clinic provides timely, comprehensive urgent-care services for pets in Spartanburg and the surrounding area.
Diagnostics
Comprehensive in-house blood panels, digital radiography, ultrasound, blood pressure measurement, blood oxygenation measurement/pulse oximetry, electrocardiogram, urinalysis, tonometry, Schirmer tear test and fluorescein eye stain.
Cesarian section, GVD (gastric bloat), splenectomy & blood transfusion, foreign body surgery, pyometra, lacerations major/minor, cystotomy, perineal urethrostomy, limb amputation, traumatic diaphragmatic hernia repair, gunshot wounds
Surgery
In-house pharmacy, Fluid therapy, Outpatient treatments consisting of pain injections, antibiotic injections and anti-nausea medication, Bandaging, Records sent to your family doctor to allow ease of follow-up appointments and aftercare
Treatment & Care
Your Questions, Answered
Do I need an appointment?
Walk-ins welcome. If this is an emergency, please call ahead and provide relevant information.
What type of payment do you accept?
We currently accept cash, credit card, and care credit.
We do not offer payment plans and full payment is due at end of visit.
What are your emergency clinic hours?
Mon–Fri: 8:00 AM–8:00 PM
Sat–Sun: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Do you have a general practice?
Yes, our partner clinic, Palmetto Animal Clinic is available at the same Southport Road location:
Monday - Friday 8am-5pm
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Dr. Meagan Payton-Russell is an Emergency Veterinarian and co-owner of Palmetto Animal Urgent Care
Originally from Massachusetts, she earned her undergraduate degree from Cornell University, where she majored in Animal Science, before earning her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. She went on to gain valuable clinical experience at Michigan State University’s teaching hospital. She and her husband moved to South Carolina where she spent time in general practice before pursuing her passion for emergency and critical care. She later practiced emergency medicine in Boston at Angell Animal Medical Center. Dr. Payton-Russell has a particular passion for surgery and is highly skilled in emergency surgical procedures. She enjoys the variety and challenges of emergency surgery and has a special interest in trauma stabilization and the ongoing care of critically injured patients. She is dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality care to both her patients and their families. Outside of the hospital, Dr. Payton-Russell enjoys horseback riding with her children and spending time outdoors around her farm with her husband and children as there is always something that needs to be fixed. She loves being surrounded by animals both at work and at home and feels fortunate to combine her passion for veterinary medicine with the lifestyle she enjoys most
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Dr Meghan Sullivan
I graduated from Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2025, after completing my undergraduate degree at Furman University and my Masters degree from NC State University. I’m passionate about providing high-quality care and building meaningful relationships with both my patients and their families. In my free time, I enjoy spending time outdoors, especially hiking and scuba diving. I’m also a proud pet parent to Tierra, my dog, and Theo, my cat, who keep life interesting and remind me that even veterinarians don’t always get to make the rules at home!
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Dr. Stefanie Gagliardi-Kountz
Dr Gagliardi is a 2006 graduate of The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. She earned her undergraduate degree in Animal Science from Clemson University. Her love of animals has been strong since childhood. She competitively shows horses and enjoys farm life with her five French Bulldogs. Her career interests are small animal medicine, reproduction and practice management.