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 Pet EmergenciesWhen an Emergency occurs...
- Remain calm and if your family veterinarian is unavailable, please call your local animal emergency clinic.
- Be careful. An injured pet may bite, so you may want to tie a soft muzzle around the mouth or drape a towel over their head when moving them.
Emergencies that require immediate attention.
CALL THE DOCTOR when any of the following occur or anytime you feel it's an emergency:
- DIFFICULTY BREATHING: Noisy breathing. A blue tongue, or gasping for breath.
- BLEEDING THAT CAN'T BE STOPPED: Apply pressure with a cloth. Do not use a tourniquet.
- INABILITY TO URINATE OR MOVE BOWELS: But continues to try and is bloody or seems painful.
- HEATSTROKE: Heavy panting, weakness, and rectal temperature greater than 104 F.
- BLOATED OR DISTENDED ABDOMEN
- INABILITY TO DELIVER KITTENS OR PUPPIES: Labor contractions for over 2 hours with no delivery or fetus or membranes protruding for more that 15 minutes.
- LOSS OF BALANCE, CONSCIOUSNESS OR SEIZURE
- PAIN: Severe or continuous.
- MAJOR TRAUMA OR SHOCK: If your pet has fallen, been hit by a car, suffered wounds or broken bones, shows signs of weakness or collapse, shallow breathing, rapid heartbeat, or has a bewildered appearance or dilated pupils.
- POISONING: Bring the container, if you have it, or bring the commercial and/or chemical name and list of ingredients.
- PENETRATING WOUNDS: Anyplace, but especially of the chest or abdomen.
- VOMITING OR DIARRHEA WITH BLOOD
- LAMENESS: Sudden onset, Nonweight-bearing.
- SERIOUS EYE PROBLEMS: Injury or protrusion.
- SEVERE ITCHING OR HIVES
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