Tri-City Animal & Bird Clinic
15646 Manchester RoadEllisville, MO 63011(636)227-4041
www.tri-cityanimalclinic.com
Is it an Emergency?
After Hours Instructions
If your pet has any of these symptoms, call us IMMEDIATELY!
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Symptom:
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With:
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Inability to breathe
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Noisy respiration, blue tongue, gasping for breath.
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Bleeding that won't stop
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From any part of the body. Apply pressure.
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Inability to urinate or appears constipated
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But continues to try.
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Inability to deliver puppies or kittens
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Keeps trying or has stopped trying.
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Pain
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Severe. Continuous with no relief.
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Vomiting, diarrhea
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Continuous or with the appearance of blood.
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Loss of balance or consciousness
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Includes tremors, coma,
staggering, blindness, fainting.
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Itching
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Continuous scratching, biting, self-mutilation.
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Penetrating wounds
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Any place, but especially chest or abdomen.
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Poisoning
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Bring the container or commercial
name and chemical name.
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Injury
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Continuous pain and/or total lameness.
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Hit by car
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Minimize movement of your pet as much as possible.
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Distended abdomen
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The belly is distended beyond the
margins of the ribcage.
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Burns
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Heat, chemicals.
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Any other sign that
looks serious!
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Trust your instincts; call us with anything
you think is abnormal.
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If your pet has any of these symptoms, make an
appointment with us the next day.
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Symptom:
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With:
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Difficult breathing
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With or without cough. Eats and drinks normally.
Not frantic.
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Vomiting/diarrhea
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Without blood; no pain; no unusual contents.
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Sudden lameness
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No apparent cause.
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Swallowed object
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Even if you THINK pet swallowed it.
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Severe itching
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With possible self-mutilation.
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Strange odor
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Usually disagreeable, from any part of the body.
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Injuries
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Not severe emergency but will
worsen with delay - lacerations.
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If your pet has any of these symptoms, it is safe to wait OVERNIGHT
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Symptom:
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With:
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Vomiting/diarrhea
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No blood, no foreign material,
no pain, not continuous.
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Lameness
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Little or no pain; no discomfort in walking, not continuous, no obvious swelling.
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Itching
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Mild to moderate; no skin damage;
not continuous, no bleeding.
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Thirst/urination
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Excessive drinking and/or elimination of urine with no blood, no pain, no straining or discomfort, or bloody appearance to the urine.
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Loss of appetite
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Skipped one main meal, but no other signs of illness.
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Most skin problems
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