Important COVID-19 Guidance from Foster Hospital
Foster Hospital is open for emergency care only. Clients must call the ER before leaving home. (508-839-5395) Veterinary staff will meet pet owners at their cars to receive and discharge patients. Clients are no longer allowed to enter Foster Hospital. Non-urgent appointments will be rescheduled. Read full operations announcement.
Foster Hospital for Small Animals
Located 45 minutes west of Boston, the Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals provides 24-hour emergency and specialty care for pets 365 days of the year.
Hours of Operation
Clinical Trials
Faculty and staff of Cummings Veterinary Medical Center have the potential to improve quality of life for your pet by providing them with diagnostics and treatments that are still exploratory and otherwise not available. Participation in a clinical trial is completely voluntary and may offer several benefits. Contact our Clinical Trials Office for more information.
Featured Stories from Foster Hospital
Clinical Case Challenge: Feline Hair Loss
A ten-year-old female spayed domestic shorthair cat presented to Foster Hospital’s Dermatology and Allergy Service with a one-month history of progressive hair loss around her nose and below her eyes.
She Came for the Pets. She Stayed for the People
Veterinary assistant Kate Jolly—a Tufts at Tech alum—is the glue holding clinicians, owners, and students together in the Foster Hospital ER
How to Cope with Losing a Pet
Tufts’ veterinary social worker offers ways to process grief and build a new normal after a pet passes away
How Seasonal Allergies Affect Your Pet
Two Cummings School veterinary dermatologists offer advice for owners of cats and dogs with environmental and flea allergies.
Pet Loss Support Group via Zoom
Please join our Live Support Group Via Zoom!
Tuesday, June 9 from 5:00-6:00 PM
Can Pets Get or Spread COVID-19?
Cummings School scientists launch a study to better understand the novel coronavirus and how it may infect pets and other domestic animals
New Stay-At-Home Norm Could Impact Pet Anxiety
It’s not just humans who are having their schedules disrupted due to widespread stay-at-home orders. Veterinary behaviorist Dr. Stephanie Borns-Weil, V07, talked to Shari Small at WBZ NewsRadio about how the new norm is affecting our pets.
Hank Investigates: Animal hospitals loaning ventilators to help people with COVID-19
One of the biggest crises during this coronavirus pandemic is the tragic shortage of medical supplies and ventilators. 7News—WHDH Boston reports on how Cummings Veterinary Medical Center and other animal hospitals are answering the calls for help.
Massachusetts veterinary school loans out ventilators to support Boston hospital
Dean Alastair Cribb tells NBC News that the school’s facilities loaned out four ventilators and donated personal protective equipment to support hospital staff at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.
Animal Hospitals, Vets And Zoos Donate Use Of Ventilators To Treat Coronavirus Patients
The Huff Post reports on Tufts VETS and the Foster Hospital for Small Animals’ donations of ventilators to Tufts Medical Center as they prepare for more COVID-19 cases.
Our Specialties and Services
Grateful Clients
To Drs. Sarah Cudney, Kyra Knutson, and the radiology and surgical professionals — Drs. Annie Wayne, Brianna Dalbeth, Kaleigh Peters, Robert McCarthy, Ms. Cassie Durand, Drs. Emily McCobb, Antonia DeJesus, Julien Fages, Mauricio Solano, and the technicians who treated our dog during her recent visit. We are so very grateful to you for your expertise, your care, and your outstanding communication with us about our dog. Her rapid recovery reflects the quality of her treatment. She has healed incredibly well in such a short time. She is back to her usual self already! Our most sincere thanks.
Please pass on my thanks for Dr. Lilian Cornejo’s update. This was one of the most informative and thorough reports I have received. I appreciate the time she took to prepare it.
So many people helped us and our baby during his recent emergency surgery and aftercare. I wish I could personally thank you all—from reception to pharmacy, to the accountants who were so patient with us and accommodating, and of course all the doctors (Drs. Nikki Licht, Elizabeth Parsley, Laura Scoda), techs, and students (Claire Lyons V18, Alyson Bradshaw V18) that cared for him and gave him tons of love during your busy days. We truly appreciate all your help and are thrilled with his near perfect recovery. Thank you!
I’ve brought all of my dogs to Tufts at one point or another, some were basic problems, others very serious, but the one thing that remains constant is the high level of care and compassion provided to my four-legged children. I’m forever grateful to have Tufts to turn to in emergencies and care that is beyond my regular vet.
Foster Hospital for Small Animals
Contact Information
55 Willard Street
North Grafton, MA 01536
Fax: 508-839-7951
Pharmacy: 508-887-4850