If your pet has had an accident or is displaying any of these symptoms, they require immediate care and should be taken to the vet immediately.
- Breathing difficulty
- Severe or nonstop bleeding
- Clear signs of extreme anxiety or pain
- Trauma (hit by a car, dog attack, fall from a heigh etc)
- Seizures or staggered movement
- Nosebleeds, bleeding from mouth or rectum, or blood in urine
- Inability to urinate or defecate, or pain associated while urinating or passing faeces
- Eye injury
- Ingestion of poison (e.g., chocolate, antifreeze, rodent poison or other toxic substances)
- Broken or fractured bones, inability to move legs or signs of lameness
- Heatstroke or other heat stress symptoms
- Severe vomiting or diarrhoea – more than twice in a 24-hour window
- Refusing to drink water for 24 hours or more
- Unconsciousness
If possible, please call ahead so we can prepare for your arrival and ensure the fastest possible care for your pet. In some instances, we may advise you to head straight to a specialist emergency facility.
You can use our chocolate toxicity calculator as a general guide to how much chocolate is too much for your dog. Please be aware this is a general guide only. If your pet has any symptoms of ill health you should contact a veterinarian for further investigation.
During business hours, we provide immediate attention and no booking is necessary. However, we recommend calling ahead when possible. In certain cases, we may advise going directly to a specialist emergency facility.
For after hours, Perth Veterinary Specialists have 24/7 care available.
If we have seen your pet within 6 months, we are often able to provide a repeat of chronic medication, if has been longer than 6 months we will need to see your pet in for a consultation. Exceptions to this are antibiotics and ear medications.
Your pet should be fasted from 7pm the night before but allow access to water as usual. Any medications can be given with a small treat unless the vet has advised you to withhold them.
Procedures such as these vary enormously in complexity so there can be a large price range involved. For this reason, we ask you to bring in your animal for a pre-anaesthetic consultation to enable the vet to give you a more accurate estimate. These estimates are valid for 3 months. Our staff will always keep you informed of any additional costs and obtain consent prior to any charges being applied.
