Is it an Emergency?
Because our pets can not tell us exactly what is wrong, often times pet parents have difficulty deciphering if their pet is experiencing a true medical emergency, need urgent medical attention or they can wait to be seen at their primary vet.
The following list from Animal Emergency and Referral Center can help you to decide:
If you are seeing any of these symptoms, we recommend seeking immediate Emergency veterinary care, through our clinic or one of the below listed clinics:
-Toxic Ingestion (especially substances such as medications, rat or mouse poison, chocolate, lily's (cats), anything containing Xylitol.
-Lethargy or collapse
-Traumatic injury (e.g., a dog fight, large open wound, injury to the eye (especially if the eye is displaced from the socket) etc.)
-Difficulty breathing (e.g., noisy breathing, stretching the head and neck out while breathing, seeing the abdominal body wall moving a lot while breathing)
-Constant coughing and inability to rest through the night
-Coughing up pink, frothy, foamy liquid (or blood)
-Panting constantly
-A respiratory rate > 60 breaths per minute at home while resting (TIP: count the number of breaths taken over 15 seconds & multiply by 4)
(if respiratory rate is above 30, we recommend seeking urgent veterinary care, through our clinic or an urgent care clinic).
-Abnormal gum color (e.g., pale/white gums, blue gums, etc.)
-A distended, “bloated” abdomen
-Dogs: Non-productive retching (which is classic for gastric-dilatation volvulus or “GDV”)
-Pale gums (which is often seen with internal bleeding or anemia)
-An elevated heart rate (> 160 beats per minute at home)
-Crying out in pain
-Jaundiced (yellow gums)
-Not being able to move or walk or dragging of the back legs
-Male Cats: Unable to urinate (especially straining & vocalizing loudly). If this occurs during our regular hours, please call us immediately.
If you are still unsure if your pet should be seen by an emergency clinic, please see this helpful link by AERC, MN.
https://aercmn.com/when-to-bring-your-pet-to-the-er-vet/
The following list from Animal Emergency and Referral Center can help you to decide:
If you are seeing any of these symptoms, we recommend seeking immediate Emergency veterinary care, through our clinic or one of the below listed clinics:
-Toxic Ingestion (especially substances such as medications, rat or mouse poison, chocolate, lily's (cats), anything containing Xylitol.
-Lethargy or collapse
-Traumatic injury (e.g., a dog fight, large open wound, injury to the eye (especially if the eye is displaced from the socket) etc.)
-Difficulty breathing (e.g., noisy breathing, stretching the head and neck out while breathing, seeing the abdominal body wall moving a lot while breathing)
-Constant coughing and inability to rest through the night
-Coughing up pink, frothy, foamy liquid (or blood)
-Panting constantly
-A respiratory rate > 60 breaths per minute at home while resting (TIP: count the number of breaths taken over 15 seconds & multiply by 4)
(if respiratory rate is above 30, we recommend seeking urgent veterinary care, through our clinic or an urgent care clinic).
-Abnormal gum color (e.g., pale/white gums, blue gums, etc.)
-A distended, “bloated” abdomen
-Dogs: Non-productive retching (which is classic for gastric-dilatation volvulus or “GDV”)
-Pale gums (which is often seen with internal bleeding or anemia)
-An elevated heart rate (> 160 beats per minute at home)
-Crying out in pain
-Jaundiced (yellow gums)
-Not being able to move or walk or dragging of the back legs
-Male Cats: Unable to urinate (especially straining & vocalizing loudly). If this occurs during our regular hours, please call us immediately.
If you are still unsure if your pet should be seen by an emergency clinic, please see this helpful link by AERC, MN.
https://aercmn.com/when-to-bring-your-pet-to-the-er-vet/
Emergency Clinic Information:
While we offer exceptional urgent & emergency care for our established clients whenever able during our regular hours, we acknowledge that emergencies can occur at any time. As we are not open 24/7, or we may feel the situation requires a larger scope of care & hospitalization than we are able to provide at the time of occurrence, there may come a time where seeking emergency care from a 24/7 emergency specific clinic is needed.
In case of such emergencies, we suggest these reputable clinics:
In case of such emergencies, we suggest these reputable clinics:
- AERC (Animal Emergency and Referral Center): Phone: 651-501-3766 - Oakdale- Address: 1163 Helmo Ave N, Oakdale, MN 55128
- Veterinary Emergency Group: Phone: 763-575-7171 - Maple Grove - Address: 7855 Elm Creek Blvd N, Maple Grove, MN 55369
Phone: 651-786-7595 -Woodbury - Address: 720 Commons Drive Suite 130, Woodbury, MN 55125
*Both locations open 24/7. Both locations are open concept (allowing you to stay with your pet through the process)
- Allied Emergency Vet: Phone: 507-900-5600 -Rochester/Stewartville- Address: 205 S Main Street Stewartville, MN 55976
OR
Phone: (952) 452-0025 -Eden Prairie- Address: 8300 Flying Cloud Dr. Eden Prairie, MN 55344
24 hours a day
- University of Minnesota Small Animal Hospital: Phone: 612-626-8387 -Saint Paul - Address: 1365 Gortner Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108
Exotics:
For Emergency care:
For Emergency care:
- AERC (Animal Emergency and Referral Center): Phone: 651-501-3766 - Oakdale- Address: 1163 Helmo Ave N, Oakdale, MN 55128
- University of Minnesota Small Animal Hospital: Phone: 612-626-8387 -Saint Paul - Address: 1365 Gortner Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108
- Lexington Pet Clinic: Phone: 651-452-5450 - Eagan- Address: 1095 Diffley Road, Eagan, MN 55123
- Southview Animal Hospital: Phone: 651-455-2258 - St. Paul - Address: 2000 Robert Street South, West St. Paul, MN 55118 (Especially for Small Mammal and Avian care)
- New Ulm Regional Veterinary Center: Phone: 507-233-2500 - New Ulm - Address: 401 20th S St., New Ulm, MN 56073 (Especially for Large/Farm Animal, Small Mammal, Avian, Reptile, and some Amphibian care)