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Is It an Emergency?
| Symptom: | With: |
| Inability to Breathe | Noisy respiration, blue tongue, gasping for breath |
| Bleeding That Won't Stop | From any part of the body - Apply pressure and come now! |
| Inability to Urinate or Appears Constipated | But continues to try |
| Inability to Deliver Puppies or Kittens | Keeps trying or has stopped trying |
| Pain | Severe - Continuous with no relief |
| Vomiting, Diarrhea | Continuous or with the Appearance of Blood |
| Loss of Balance or Consciousness | Includes tremors, coma, staggering, blindness, fainting |
| Itching | Continuous scratching, biting, self-mutilation |
| Penetrating Wounds | Any place, but especially chest or abdomen |
| Poisoning | Bring the container or commercial name and chemical name |
| Injury | Continuous pain and/or total lameness |
| Hit by car | |
| Bloat | |
| Any other sign that looks serious! | |
If your pet has any of these symptoms, bring in TODAY
| Symptom: | With: |
| Difficult Breathing | With or without cough; eats and drinks; not frantic |
| Vomiting / Diarrhea | Without blood; no pain; no unusual contents |
| Sudden Lameness | No apparent cause |
| Swallowed Object | Even if you THINK pet swallowed it |
| Severe Itching | With possible self-mutilation |
| Strange Odor | Usually disagreeable, from any part of the body |
| Burns | Heat; chemicals; Go Immediately if Extensive |
| Injuries | Not severe emergency but will worsen with delay- lacerations |
If your pet has any of these symptoms, it is safe to wait OVERNIGHT
| Symptom: | With: |
| Vomiting / Diarrhea | No blood; no foreign material; no pain; not continuous |
| Itching | Mild to moderate; no skin damage; not continuous; no bleeding |
| Lameness | Little or no pain; no discomfort in walking; not continuous |
| Thirst / Urination | Excessive drinking and/or elimination of urine with no blood, no pain, no straining or discomfort, or bloody appearance to the urine |
| Loss of Appetite | Skipped one main meal, but no other signs of illness |
| Most Skin Problems |
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