| You know your dog. You know when your dog
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| | *Pupils are dilated.
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| is just not feeling well. But when is it
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| | *Exposure to poison: fertilizer,
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| necessary to get them to an Animal
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| | herbicide, certain plants
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| Emergency Hospital? First, stay calm and
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| | *Ingestion or exposure to common
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| focus. If you panic, so will your dog. Be
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| | household cleaning supplies like
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| gentle, loving, and compassionate. Your
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| | cleanser, pine cleaner, borax, window
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| dog knows you'll do your very best to
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| | cleaner, and bleach. (bring the suspected
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| care for them.
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| | poison container or plant to the E.R.)
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| The following is a list of symptoms and
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| | *Puncture wounds from a dog fight or
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| or situations that require an Animal
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| | running into a sharp object. (these
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| Emergency Hospital room & Veterinary care
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| | wounds can go deeper than you think &
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| pronto!
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| | injure internal organs. They also become
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| *Difficulty breathing, noisy respiration,
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| | infected easier than a scrape.
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| gasping for air or shallow breathing.
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| | *Prolonged vomiting or
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| *Blue tongue.
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| | diarrhea--especially if there's any
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| *Bleeding from anywhere that doesn't
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| | blood.
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| stop. (get a clean, lint free cloth;
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| | *Refusal to eat or drink for more than 1
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| apply some pressure and go to the E.R.)
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| | day.
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| *Hypersensitive or a bloated belly.
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| | *Limping; can't put weight on a leg.
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| *Your dog tries to go pee or poop and
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| | *Green goopy stuff/crustiness in or
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| can't or they're in obvious pain when
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| | around their eyes.
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| they go.
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| | *Swelling or redness around the eyes or
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| *Uncontrolled urinating or pooping in an
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| | snout (dogs sometimes eat a bee, hornet
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| otherwise potty trained dog.
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| | or wasp and must be seen immediately).
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| *Bloody pee or poop.
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| | *Redness or hotness of ears: Especially
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| *Heatstroke.
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| | if they're scratching or have constant
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| *Heavy panting that doesn't stop.
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| | head shaking (ear infections, mites and
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| *They're obviously weak; your dog can't
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| | fox tails happen fast).
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| get up or falls down when they get up.
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| | *Any chronic, severe itching or patchy
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| *Fever--104 degrees Fahrenheit is a
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| | red spots on the skin--self mutilation is
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| canine fever.
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| | soon to follow & can cause more
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| *Difficulty in labor or delivery of
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| | infection.
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| puppies.
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| | *Your dog is acting really weird.
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| *Contractions lasting more than an hour.
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| | If you're unsure of what's going on with
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| *Labor pain lasting longer than 15
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| | your dog and if it's an emergency, call
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| minutes.
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| | your Veterinarian (many Veterinarian's
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| *A puppy fetus or its membrane is
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| | handle all their own emergencies) or call
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| showing.
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| | the nearest Animal Emergency Center
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| *Any seizure, tremors, coma, staggering,
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| | Hospital.
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| convulsions or sudden blindness (running
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| | Often times, at an Animal Emergency
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| into things).
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| | Hospital, you can speak with a highly
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| *Head tilting or snapping at imaginary
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| | trained veterinary technician, triage
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| objects.
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| | intake worker or the Veterinarian. These
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| *Sudden & severe behavior
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| | incredibly dedicated people will help you
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| changes--withdrawal/depression
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| | assess whether your dog needs to be seen
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| aggression.
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| | immediately, sometime today, or if it can
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| *Chronic crying/whimpering or obvious
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| | wait until tomorrow.
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| pain.
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| | If you have any doubts, call a
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| *Any major trauma: vehicle accident,
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| | Veterinarian. Whatever you do, remember
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| fall, porcupine encounter, gun shot
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| | you're caring for a family member who
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| wound, broken bone, venomous/poisonous
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| | doesn't understand what's going on. Your
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| snake bite.
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| | dog is scared and confused. Be calm. Be
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| *Rapid heartbeat.
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| | brave and do the very best for your
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| *Disorientation, having a bewildered
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| | cuddly canine. The rewards are endless.
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| look, your dog doesn't recognize you.
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