How To Recognize
An Emergency

What is an emergency?
Many serious conditions can cause critical emergencies. The best general advice is to seek prompt, specialized, emergency care.
 
At The Animal Medical Center, we become particularly concerned
when a pet:
 
  • Collapses or becomes very weak
  • Has severe diarrhea or repetitive vomiting
  • Bleeds
  • Loss of appetite persisting for more than 24 hours
  • Lethargy persisting for more than 24 hours
  • Cannot urinate or defecate
  • Breathes rapidly, shallowly, or with difficulty
  • Develops a severe cough
  • Ingests a poison
  • Sustains trauma (hit by an automobile, jumping from a window, or other cuts or injuries)
 

What should I do if I believe there is an emergency?

  • Seek immediate veterinary care. True medical or surgical emergencies cannot be handled adequately at home.
  • Transport your pet as gently as possible.
  • Avoid putting your face or hands in or near a pet's mouth or feet (pain may cause it to inadvertently bite or scratch).
  • If you believe that the pet has been poisoned, bring the label or container of the suspected substance with you to the emergency room.
  • If your pet is bleeding excessively from a cut, apply a clean cloth or bandage over the cut using consistent pressure.
 
The Animal Medical Center (212-838-8100) maintains a state-of-the-art facility to provide compassionate and expert care for pets that need emergency and critical assistance. This service is available 24 hours
a day, seven days a week. We never close.

PHONE NUMBERS:

(212) 838-7053

To make a referral:

(212) 329-8890