The list for the fridge
Go now, or call today
If anything in the left column is true, go now, to the emergency clinic if your vet is closed, and phone on the way. Anything in the right column is a call today, not Monday.
Go now
Measured in hours. Don't wait for a callback.
- Her ears, paws or legs feel cold
- Her gums are pale or white
- She's straining in the litter box
- There have been no wet clumps in the box for twelve hours
- There's blood in her vomit, or her stool is black and tarry
- She's had a seizure, collapsed, or can't stand up
- She's breathing fast or hard at rest, or with her mouth open
- She's bumping into things, or her pupils are wide and stay wide
- She's breathing wetly or working to breathe after subcutaneous fluids
- Anyone gave her human medication
Call today
Your vet, or the after-hours line if they're closed.
- She has eaten far less than normal for a day
- She's vomiting repeatedly, or can't keep water down
- She's weak in the back legs, or holding her head oddly low
- She's hiding and won't come out even for food
Have these ready when you phone
- Weight. Her weight.
- Last ate. When she last ate, and what.
- Litter box. When you last saw wet clumps in the box.
- Medications. Every medication she's on, and when she last had each one.
- Fluids. Whether she has had fluids, how much, and when.
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