When to come to the vet clinic

Seek immediate attention

• Difficulty breathing – distress, noisy breathing purple gums or tongue, gasping, increased effort or rate of breathing
• Altered level of consciousness – including collapse, staggering, tremors or convulsions
• Suspected poisoning
• Suspected snake bite
• Heat stroke
• Bleeding that does not stop after you have applied pressure
• Inability to urinate or defecate – straining and continued efforts
• Vomiting, diarrhoea or urination with any amount of blood
• Trauma – such as fractures, penetrating wounds, burns
• Severe pain
• Difficulty in delivering puppies – if pushing for longer than 30 minutes without delivering a pup OR if has stopped pushing and has been 2 hours since the last pup born
• Injuries to eyes
• Bloated abdomen – if your pets abdomen is distended and uncomfortable

Seek same day attention

• Bouts of vomiting or diarrhoea (more than 2 times)
• Sudden lameness that is still present and painful an hour after it occurred
• Ingestion of foreign objects
• Severe skin irritation

Safe to wait overnight

• Strange odours or discharge
• Loss of appetite – missing one meal and no other signs of illness
• Lameness that comes and goes with little to no pain
• Mild skin conditions

If at any time you are unsure if your pet needs veterinary attention then please phone us for advice on 63626991