Emergency guidance
Is it an emergency?
Plain-language triage for common dog and cat emergencies. Know in seconds whether to rush to a vet, be seen today, or monitor at home — and find a 24/7 emergency vet near you. When in doubt, always err toward getting your pet seen.
Dogs
- Are my dog's pale gums an emergency?
- Is my dog bleeding an emergency?
- Is my dog choking an emergency?
- Is my dog collapsing an emergency?
- Is my dog eating something poisonous an emergency?
- Is my dog having a seizure an emergency?
- Is my dog limping an emergency?
- Is my dog not eating an emergency?
- Is my dog overheating an emergency?
- Is my dog struggling to breathe an emergency?
- Is my dog unable to pee an emergency?
- Is my dog vomiting blood an emergency?
- Is my dog's bloated stomach an emergency?
- Is my dog's eye injury an emergency?
- Was my dog hit by a car — is it an emergency?
Cats
- Are my cat's pale gums an emergency?
- Is my cat bleeding an emergency?
- Is my cat choking an emergency?
- Is my cat collapsing an emergency?
- Is my cat eating something poisonous an emergency?
- Is my cat having a seizure an emergency?
- Is my cat limping an emergency?
- Is my cat not eating an emergency?
- Is my cat overheating an emergency?
- Is my cat struggling to breathe an emergency?
- Is my cat unable to pee an emergency?
- Is my cat vomiting blood an emergency?
- Is my cat's eye injury an emergency?
- Was my cat hit by a car — is it an emergency?
Rabbits
- Is my rabbit bleeding an emergency?
- Is my rabbit collapsing an emergency?
- Is my rabbit drooling an emergency?
- Is my rabbit having a seizure an emergency?
- Is my rabbit not eating an emergency?
- Is my rabbit not pooping an emergency?
- Is my rabbit overheating an emergency?
- Is my rabbit poisoned an emergency?
- Is my rabbit struggling to breathe an emergency?
- Is my rabbit's bloated stomach an emergency?
- Is my rabbit's eye injury an emergency?
- Is my rabbit's flystrike an emergency?
- Is my rabbit's head tilt an emergency?
- Is my rabbit's red urine an emergency?
Guinea pigs
- Is my guinea pig bleeding an emergency?
- Is my guinea pig collapsing an emergency?
- Is my guinea pig drooling an emergency?
- Is my guinea pig having a seizure an emergency?
- Is my guinea pig not drinking an emergency?
- Is my guinea pig not eating an emergency?
- Is my guinea pig not pooping an emergency?
- Is my guinea pig overheating an emergency?
- Is my guinea pig poisoned an emergency?
- Is my guinea pig straining to pee an emergency?
- Is my guinea pig struggling to breathe an emergency?
- Is my guinea pig's bloated stomach an emergency?
- Is my guinea pig's eye injury an emergency?
- Is my guinea pig's intense scratching an emergency?
Birds
- Are my bird's abnormal droppings an emergency?
- Is my bird being attacked by a cat an emergency?
- Is my bird being egg bound an emergency?
- Is my bird being fluffed up and lethargic an emergency?
- Is my bird bleeding an emergency?
- Is my bird having a seizure an emergency?
- Is my bird not eating an emergency?
- Is my bird overheating an emergency?
- Is my bird poisoned an emergency?
- Is my bird struggling to breathe an emergency?
- Is my bird vomiting an emergency?
- Is my bird's crop not emptying an emergency?
- Is my bird's eye injury an emergency?
- Is my bird's injury an emergency?
Ferrets
- Are my ferret's pale gums an emergency?
- Is my ferret bleeding an emergency?
- Is my ferret collapsing an emergency?
- Is my ferret having a seizure an emergency?
- Is my ferret not eating an emergency?
- Is my ferret not pooping an emergency?
- Is my ferret overheating an emergency?
- Is my ferret pawing at its mouth an emergency?
- Is my ferret poisoned an emergency?
- Is my ferret struggling to breathe an emergency?
- Is my ferret vomiting an emergency?
- Is my ferret's diarrhea an emergency?
- Is my ferret's eye injury an emergency?
- Is my ferret's hind-leg weakness an emergency?
Bearded dragons
- Is my bearded dragon being egg bound an emergency?
- Is my bearded dragon having a seizure an emergency?
- Is my bearded dragon mouth breathing an emergency?
- Is my bearded dragon not eating an emergency?
- Is my bearded dragon not moving an emergency?
- Is my bearded dragon not pooping an emergency?
- Is my bearded dragon poisoned an emergency?
- Is my bearded dragon's burn an emergency?
- Is my bearded dragon's injury an emergency?
- Is my bearded dragon's prolapse an emergency?
- Is my bearded dragon's stuck shed an emergency?
- Is my bearded dragon's swollen eye an emergency?
- Is my bearded dragon's weakness or soft jaw an emergency?