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Emergency / Urgent Care Services

Urgent or Emergency?

Not sure if your pet needs urgent or emergency care? Use the guide below to help you decide. If you believe your pet may be experiencing a life-threatening emergency, please take them to the nearest veterinary emergency hospital immediately.

When in doubt, it is always safest to seek emergency care.

URGENT CARE

Prompt evaluation recommended, but not typically life-threatening.

Level 1: Monitor Closely + Schedule a Visit Soon

These issues are uncomfortable but may be safe to watch briefly if your pet is otherwise acting normal.

Mild skin irritation, redness, or itching

Mild hair loss

Chronic conditions with no sudden change

Gradual or long-term weight loss

Mild eye irritation (watery eyes, minor redness)

Level 2: Needs Same-Day or Next-Day Urgent Care

These concerns should be checked quickly to prevent worsening or complications.

Squinting or very swollen eyes

Limping or favoring a leg

Vomiting 1–2 times (and still alert/comfortable)

Diarrhea without vomiting

Straining to poop

Broken or torn toenails

Small wounds or minor cuts/lacerations

Mild trauma (single injury, no collapse, no heavy bleeding)

Blood in urine or straining to urinate in a dog or female cat

Swallowed a toy or object but acting normal

Witnessed rat bait ingestion if stable and symptom-free

When urgent care services are available, patients requiring ongoing treatment may be directed through urgent care for final evaluation.

EMERGENCY CARE

Immediate veterinary attention required.

Level 1: Emergency: Go Now

These symptoms can become life-threatening quickly and should be treated urgently.

Ate something toxic

Ate a toy/foreign object and is acting sick

Loss of appetite lasting longer than 24 hours

Persistent or severe vomiting (even if not producing vomit and dry heaving)

Diarrhea paired with vomiting or loss of appetite

Multiple seizures within 24 hours (but currently not seizing and does recover between episodes)

Persistent coughing without obvious distress (especially if worsening)

Allergic reactions (mild facial swelling or hives)

Level 2: Needs Same-Day or Next-Day Urgent Care

These concerns should be checked quickly to prevent worsening or complications.

Squinting or very swollen eyes

Limping or favoring a leg

Vomiting 1–2 times (and still alert/comfortable)

Diarrhea without vomiting

Straining to poop

Broken or torn toenails

Small wounds or minor cuts/lacerations

Mild trauma (single injury, no collapse, no heavy bleeding)

Blood in urine or straining to urinate in a dog or female cat

Swallowed a toy or object but acting normal

Witnessed rat bait ingestion if stable and symptom-free

When urgent care services are available, patients requiring ongoing treatment may be directed through urgent care for final evaluation.

Level 2: Critical Emergency: Immediate Transport

These are life-threatening emergencies. Do not wait.

Collapse / can’t stand / can’t walk or rise

Difficulty breathing or respiratory distress

Repeated seizures without full recovery between episodes

Retching or trying to vomit repeatedly without producing anything

Severe trauma (hit by car, animal attack, multiple injuries)

Large wounds or profuse bleeding

Urinating blood or unable to urinate in a male cat

Snake bites including rattlesnake bites

Pregnant pet in active labor with difficulty or distress

Any sudden, extreme change in responsiveness or behavior

Birds and exotic pets are assessed using a different triage system and should always be taken directly to an emergency veterinary hospital.

Local Veterinary Emergency Clinics

If your pet is experiencing a life-threatening emergency, please proceed to the nearest emergency veterinary hospital: