Signs your pet needs a vet urgently

When to stop googling and pick up the phone.

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Call a vet immediately if you see any of these.

  • Difficulty breathing, or gums that are pale, blue or brick red
  • Repeated unproductive retching with a swollen, hard abdomen (possible bloat)
  • Collapse, seizures or sudden weakness
  • Straining to urinate, particularly in male cats
  • Uncontrolled bleeding, or a wound that gapes
  • Suspected poisoning
  • Heatstroke signs
  • Not eating for 24 hours in a dog, or 12 hours in a cat
  • A hard, distended belly

Have this ready

Your vet's number, the out-of-hours number, your pet's microchip number and any medications they are on. Put them in your phone today, not on the night you need them.

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