Emergency Service

What might be an Emergency? Requiring care right NOW rather than waiting until normal office hours. The following are examples of situations that can be considered urgent or emergent.

• Bleeding – Bleeding from any part of the body: blood in the urine or stool.

• Vomiting and/or Diarrhea – Many repeated episodes in a short period, or intermittently over days or weeks.

• Convulsions or Fainting – Violent shaking of the head and/ or body with uncontrolled spasms: loss of consciousness.

• Lethargy – Lack of normal tolerance for exercise: reduced energy or playfulness.

• Pain – Limping or favoring a leg: crying or showing signs of pain when touched.

• Eye problems – redness, discharge, squinting, cloudiness of the eye: a foreign object in the eye, or difficulty seeing.

• Changes in appetite – Refusing food and/or water with nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea.

• Changes in urination – Urinating frequently, urinating larger amounts or only small drops or difficulty urinating.

• Breathing problems – Shortness of breath, extending head and neck to breathe, wheezing.

• Abnormal color of the gums – Gums should be pink in color. Dark red, white, pale or blue gums can be a sign of an emergency.

Please do not hesitate to call, come in or go to the E-clinic if you think that your pet needs emergency assistance. It is helpful to call ahead so that we, or the E-clinic, may be better prepared for your arrival.