Pet Emergencies!If your pet is showing any of the symptoms listed below, then I want you to call and go to your vet RIGHT NOW. These are pet emergencies!Frantic, Pawing at Mouth Rapid Breathing with weakness, or cough, or decreased appetite, or hiding Bleeding Unconscious Abdominal Distension - (swollen belly) especially with Discomfort or Pain Dragging a leg or legs Stumbling or Disoriented Known Toxin Ingestion - chocolate, slug bait, rat poison, prescription medications, etc. Trauma - hit by a car, dogfight, dropped on head, etc. Unable to Urinate or Defecate - (pee or poop) Vomiting of greater than 24 hours duration; less than 4 hours if unable to keep anything at all down. See pages specific to DOGS or CATS. Diarrhea - severe and or with blood in it
GO NOW, READ LATER! If your pet is not currently having a problem, then welcome to the Emergencies pages. Spend some time here and review the symptoms of a pet in crisis, and what those symptoms could mean in terms of the illness present. Just reading the material once will make you faster to respond if you are ever faced with an emergency situation. The best time to read about emergencies is when you're not having one! The information presented here is not meant to replace the advice of your own veterinarian! A valid veterinary-client-patient relationship (created when you take your pet to see your vet) is essential to providing excellent individual pet care. If your pet is ill, call or go to your vet or an emergency veterinary hospital! Go to the Pet Health Home Page from Pet Emergencies.
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