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Pet Emergency

When to seek medical care is when your pet is showing  these  signs of distress:

  • Choking, difficulty breathing or nonstop coughing, and gagging

  • Severe bleeding

  • Bloated or painful abdomen

  • Fractured bones, severe lameness or inability to move leg(s)

  • Inflammation, swelling or irritation to the eye(s)

  • Heat stress or heatstroke

  • Collapse or loss of consciousness

  • Ingestion of poison or foreign materials

  • Lacerations, such as bite wounds and penetrating wounds

  • Prolonged vomiting and diarrhea

  • Seizure activity

  • Severe hives or severe itching

  • Injuries to your pet's eye(s)

  • Inability to delivery puppies or kittens

  • Inability to urinate or defecate

  • ​Loss of balance or consciousness

  • Obvious signs of pain or extreme anxiety

  • Rapid heartbeat or breathing rate

  • Dilated pupils

  • Bleeding from nose, mouth, rectum, coughing up blood, or blood in urine or stools

Learn pet CPR from your local Red Cross.

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Below is a link that will take you to the directly to the Red Cross website here in Portland, Oregon



If you are going to be out of town and your pet becomes ill; make sure your vet's office authorization for your pet sitter to bring your pet to the office. 

 

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