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

Bloat

Any other sign that looks serious!

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