A new veterinary hospital, Pitties and Pals, will be opening in Bloomington Sunday giving the community a second veterinary urgent care option.  

The other veterinary urgent care is VetCheck located on West Third Street.

Located on West Second Street, the new urgent care will have a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday. People can come meet the owner and veterinarian, Brown County native Kami Graber, and be able to take a tour of the building.  

The hospital will offer emergency and urgent care services including triage and assessment for acute illnesses and injuries, bloodwork, imaging and short-term hospitalization. It has its own in-house laboratory services for bloodwork, urinalysis and fecal testing.

Additionally, Pitties and Pals will have surgical and medical procedure services for wounds, foreign-body removal, emergency soft tissue, exploratory abdominal surgeries and other procedures.  

Pitties and Pals will be open noon to 8 p.m. on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.  

It also offers a veterinary externship program for veterinary students.