The following are considered emergencies:
Bloated, swollen, or painful abdomen
Difficulty breathing, extreme coughing or choking
Inflammation or injury to the eye
Obvious pain
Staggering or stumbling
Uncontrolled bleeding
Repeated vomiting
Unconsciousness
Dilated pupils
Seizures
Severe injury (car accident, fall)
Unable to deliver puppies or kittens
Lameness or inability to walk
Inability to urinate or defecate
Ingestion of poisonous foods
Broken bones, open wounds
Ingestion of foreign objects
Sudden blindness
Loss of balance
Blood in diarrhea