Our veterinarians and technicians are specially trained in emergency & critical care. Together, they handle a wide range of medical and surgical emergencies. You can rest assured that your best friend will be treated with love and compassion.

Identifying A Pet Emergency:

• The following signs and symptoms may mean your pet is experiencing a crisis and you should seek immediate veterinary care.

• Any difficulties breathing: short or shallow breaths, increased effort, gagging, choking

• Weakness, inability to walk, sudden collapse

• Seizures lasting more than 3 minutes, or multiple seizures in one day

• Non-productive retching/vomiting, swollen or distended abdomen

• Allergic reactions including swelling, rashes or itching

• Excessive or persistent bleeding

• Diabetic animals refusing food

• Inability to urinate, straining to urinate

• Pregnant dogs/cats that have gone more than 3-4 hours between deliveries

• Bumping into things, becoming disoriented

• Experienced some kind of trauma (i.e., being hit by a car, blunt object penetration, falling more than a few feet)

• Ingestion of toxins, such as antifreeze, rat poison, household cleaners, medication not prescribed

• Seeing symptoms of heatstroke such as heavy panting, lethargy, or vomiting

Safety Hand-outs:

You can view the forms in PDF format by downloading the free Adobe Acrobat reader.

We created this convenient spot for you to find safety flyers for different holidays and elements your pet may be susceptible to:

• Valentine’s Day Cautions

• Gorilla Glue

• Heat Stroke Flyer

• Day At The Beach

• Halloween

• Thanksgiving

• Christmas Cautions

• Winter