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:

Inability to breathe

Bleeding that   
won’t stop

Inability to urinate or appears constipated

Inability to deliver puppies or kittens

Pain

Vomiting, diarrhea

Loss of balance or consciousness

Itching

Penetrating wounds

Poisoning

Injury

Hit by car

Distended abdomen

Burns

With:

Noisy respiration, blue tongue, gasping for breath.

From any part of the body.   
Apply pressure.

But continues to try.

Keeps trying or has stopped trying.

Severe. Continuous with no relief.

Continuous or with the appearance of blood.

Includes tremors, coma, staggering, blindness, fainting

Continuous scratching, biting, self-mutilation.

Any place, but especially chest or abdomen.

Bring the container or commercial name and chemical name

Continuous pain and/or total lameness.

Minimize movement of your pet as much as possible.

The belly is distended beyond the margins of the ribcage.

Heat, chemicals. 

If your pet has any of these symptoms, make an appointment with us the next day.

Symptom:

Difficult breathing
Vomiting/diarrhea
Sudden lameness
Swallowed object
Severe itching
Strange odor
Injuries

With:

With or without cough. Eats and drinks normally. Not frantic.
Without blood; no pain; no unusual contents.
No apparent cause.
Even if you THINK pet swallowed it.
With possible self-mutilation.
Usually disagreeable, from any part of the body.
Not severe emergency but will worsen with delay – lacerations.

If your pet has any of these symptoms, it is safe to wait OVERNIGHT

Symptom:

Vomiting/diarrhea
Lameness
Itching
Thirst/urination
Severe itching

Loss of appetite

Most skin problems

With:

No blood, no foreign material, no pain, not continuous.
Little or no pain; no discomfort in walking, not continuous, no obvious swelling.
Mild to moderate; no skin damage; not continuous, no bleeding.
Excessive drinking and/or elimination of urine with no blood, no pain, no straining or discomfort, or bloody appearance to the urine.
Skipped one main meal, but no other signs of illness.

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I recently had to come in to the ER with a cockatiel I got from a bad situation that wasn’t in great health. We brought her in to our normal vet a few days ago for some issues, when they got worse suddenly we brought her in. All of the staff was very attentive and got her into an oxygen chamber to help her hang breathing. Unfortunately, she passed away before Dr. Free could even examine her.
So while I can’t quite comment on the quality of care, everyone who we spoke with was very kind, empathetic, and attentive to our questions. Because of this I would come back again no question. I feel comfortable knowing an ER is nearby that I can bring my other birds to. Since there wasn’t really any care done, we had no charges. They also sent us home with a beautiful box to bury our little Lemon in, free of charge. Thank you to the team on staff yesterday who tried to help her!
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