Your Affton Veterinary Team, Here When It Counts
Your Trusted Veterinary Team
At PriorityPet Urgent Care in Affton, we’re here to help when the unexpected happens. Whether your pet is sick, hurt, or just not acting like themselves, our team is ready to provide after-hours care with kindness, clarity, and clinical skill.
We’re proud to support families throughout the Affton community with urgent veterinary care that puts pets first. To us, your pet isn’t just another patient—they’re part of the PriorityPet family.
Our Doctors
Kristen Slater
Medical Director, DVM
Dr. Slater joins Priority Pet Urgent Care as an owner with over 20 years experience in
veterinary medicine. She is a graduate of Michigan State University College and has
practiced throughout the Midwest and south since graduating. Dr. Slater has
experience not only in general medicine but has been working in emergency medicine
for over 6 years. She brings not only decades of clinical experience to Priority Pet
Urgent care but a deep commitment to compassionate care in high pressure situations,
offering both pets and their families clarity and comfort when it most matters. Her
household is full of furry love of her rescue pets, including her five dogs, two cats and
two horses. Outside of the clinic Dr. Slater stays active as a competitive equestrian
enjoying the sport of Dressage with her horses. She also enjoys gardening, nature
photography, and time on the water. Dr. Slater also volunteers a lot of her time to
different animal welfare causes such as a veterinary investigation and response team,
Texas A&M disaster relief response team, and has even assisted in Sea Turtle/Marine
mammal rescue as well as has assisted in large animal response efforts after
Hurricanes Katrina, Ivan and Harvey, among others.