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Our veterinarian is available for emergencies, even after hours, as our hospital's phone number is directly forwarded to a doctor's private line

Veterinary Emergencies

Vancouver Vet Emergency

Veterinary Emergency Clinic in North Vancouver

       If your pet has an emergency after hours do not hesitate to call us! Our clinic phone is forwarded to the doctor's private line every night for after hours calls. You just have to call our regluar line at 604-980-2222 to be able to reach a doctor after hours. If you are unsure of whether something is an emergency or not, please continue reading.

What are the signs of an emergency?

Is your pet showing any of the following symptoms?

  • Absence of breathing or having severe difficulty in breathing
  • Severe bleeding
  • Pale skin and Mucus Membranes (gums and nose)
  • Cold feet and legs
  • Apathy and Depression
  • Unconciousness
  • Weak or abscent pulse

If you answered yes to any of these please give us a call at 604-980-2222 and seek veterinary medical attention right away.

       In these emergency situations it is essential that assistance be given promptly and maintained until the professional help at an emergency vet hospital can be rendered.

       Road accidents are the most common emergencies in which dogs are involved. Many different types of injury can be caused and multiple injuries are common. With all vet emergencies it is important first of all not to panic, and to approach the problem calmly. Also, with all injured animals, before help can be provided it is necessary for them to be adequately restrained.

       The ABC approach is a useful way of remembering the priorities when a pet emergency happens.
These are:

  1. Airway – make sure that the animal’s airway is not obstructed so that its breathing is unimpaired.
  2. Bleeding – control major, and therefore life-threatening bleeding.                                                                 
  3. Collapse, convulsions and lack of consciousness – in these situations treatment for shock may be required and it becomes particularly important to make sure that the animal is in a place where it will not suffer further injury.

At Norgate Animal Hospital, we will be happy to provide professional assistance in the event of a vet emergency. The first-aid measures described in more detail in our Blog are meant to precede, not to replace, proper veterinary attention.