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Emergency?
When A Pet Should Be Brought To The Hospital
If your pet has any of these symptoms, bring it in IMMEDIATELY.
| 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 |
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| Bloat |
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| Any other sign that looks serious! |
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If your pet has any of these symptoms, bring it 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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After Hours Services
The following overnight services are available for after hour emergencies:
- Veterinary Emergency Referral Group
318 Warren Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel: 718.522.9400
- Garden State Veterinary Specialists
One Pine Street
Tinton Falls, NJ 07753
Tel: 732.922.0011
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