Pacific CARE Pet Emergency & Specialty

Oftentimes, it is difficult to determine whether your pet is experiencing an emergency or is just having an off day. The following symptoms are important indicators that your pet is experiencing an emergency and needs medical attention. If you notice any of these symptoms, call your primary veterinarian immediately. If your primary veterinarian is unavailable, your pet can receive emergency care 24/7, 365 days a year at Pacific Care Pet Emergency & Specialty.

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

• Weakness, inability to walk, sudden collapse, first-time seizure, seizures lasting more than three minutes, or multiple seizures.

• Non-productive retching/vomiting, swollen or distended abdomen. Allergic reactions, including swelling, rashes, or itching

• Excessive or persistent bleeding

• Inability to urinate, straining to urinate

• Diabetic animals refusing food

• Pregnant animals in labor for more than one hour without delivering, those that have gone more than three to four hours between deliveries

• Bumping into things, disorientation

• Signs of pain such as whining, shaking, hiding, or dull behavior

• Vomiting blood, passing blood in stools/urine

• Changes in behavior, appetite, and elimination habits

• Trauma

• Bite wounds

• Broken bones

• Burns

• Cuts, lacerations

• Electric shock

• Eye injuries

• Heatstroke, frostbite

• Hit by car, car accident

• Ingestion of toxic or harmful substances

• Foods that are safe for us are not always safe for our pets.

Unsafe foods include:

• Chocolate

• Grapes and raisins

• Macadamia nuts

• Onions and garlic

• Avocados (birds)

• Xylitol sweetener (found in gum, toothpaste, and sugar-free peanut butter)

• Yeast dough