It’s hard to know when a problem is an emergency or not. Call a Veterinarian or the Emergency Clinic if your pet is showing these signs or if you are unsure.
- Difficulty breathing,
- noisy respiration,
- blue tongue,
- gasping for breath.
- Bleeding that does not stop from any part of the body; apply pressure with a clean cloth and go!
- Bloated or distended abdomen or swollen or painful abdomen with or without vomiting.
- Inability to urinate or move bowels but continues to try or has bloody stool or urine or painful defecation or urination.
- Heatstroke
- heavy panting
- extreme weakness
- body temperature about 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Inability to deliver puppies or kittens, labor contractions for longer than one hour or more than 15 minutes of labor with the fetus or membrane showing.
- Loss of balance or consciousness or seizure, including
- tremors,
- coma,
- staggering,
- convulsions,
- sudden blindness,
- tilting of the head,
- biting at imaginary objects,
- sudden changes in disposition such as unusual withdrawal or out-of-character aggressiveness.
- Pain, severe or continuous.
- Major trauma, injury, or shock from
- falls,
- vehicle accidents,
- wounds,
- cuts,
- broken bones
- shows signs of:
- weakness,
- collapse,
- shallow breathing,
- rapid heartbeat,
- bewildered appearance,
- dilated pupils.
- Ingested poison; bring the container or the commercial or chemical name of the product or a list of ingredients if you have it.
- Penetrating wounds anyplace, but especially in the chest or abdomen.
- Vomiting or diarrhea with blood or violent episodes.
- Lameness and cannot bear any weight on the leg.
- Any other signs that look serious, such as:
- eye problems,
- severe itching with self-mutilation,
- severe hives