Is It An Emergency

Is it an Emergency?

If your pet has any of these symptoms, call us IMMEDIATELY! Any other sign that looks serious! Trust your instincts; call us with anything you think is abnormal.
Symptom:	With:
Inability to breathe	Noisy respiration, blue tongue, gasping for breath.
Bleeding that won't stop	From any part of the body. Apply pressure.
Inability to urinate or appears constipated	But continues to try.
Inability to deliver puppies or kittens	Keeps trying or has stopped trying.
Pain	Severe. Continuous with no relief.
Vomiting, diarrhea	Continuous or with the appearance of blood.
Loss of balance or consciousness	Includes tremors, coma, staggering, blindness, fainting.
Itching	Continuous scratching, biting, self-mutilation.
Penetrating wounds	Any place, but especially chest or abdomen.
Poisoning	Bring the container or commercial name and chemical name.
Injury	Continuous pain and/or total lameness.
Hit by car	Minimize movement of your pet as much as possible.
Distended abdomen	The belly is distended beyond the margins of the ribcage.
Burns	Heat, chemicals.

If your pet has any of these symptoms, make an appointment with us the next day.
Symptom:	With:
Difficult breathing	With or without cough. Eats and drinks normally. Not frantic.
Vomiting/diarrhea	Without blood; no pain; no unusual contents.
Sudden lameness	No apparent cause.
Swallowed object	Even if you THINK pet swallowed it.
Severe itching	With possible self-mutilation.
Strange odor	Usually disagreeable, from any part of the body.
Injuries	Not severe emergency but will worsen with delay - lacerations.

If your pet has any of these symptoms, it is safe to wait OVERNIGHT
Symptom:	With:
Vomiting/diarrhea	No blood, no foreign material, no pain, not continuous.
Lameness	Little or no pain; no discomfort in walking, not continuous, no obvious swelling.
Itching	Mild to moderate; no skin damage; not continuous, no bleeding.
Thirst/urination	Excessive drinking and/or elimination of urine with no blood, no pain, no straining or discomfort, or bloody appearance to the urine.
Loss of appetite	Skipped one main meal, but no other signs of illness.
Most skin problems

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Your pets are out first priority! For emergency service information, please visit our emergencies page.