Signs of an emergency or urgent case
Please contact your registered vet without delay if your horse or dog shows any of the following signs:
• Difficulty breathing
• Sudden, severe or unrelenting pain - whether this is lameness, new severe reaction to being touched in a certain area, or colic signs in horses (sweating, looking at flanks, frequently lying down, rolling, pawing at the ground, not passing droppings)
• Inability to stand - collapse, weakness or lying down and unable to rise
• Total loss of appetite
• Visible injury - wounds, swellings, limb instability, eye injuries
• Continuous bleeding
• Neurological signs - wobbly or incoordinated gait, seeming blind, losing consciousness, seizures
• Food coming out of nose
• Difficulty foaling, whelping or passing placenta
• Prolapse of any organ (eye, uterus, rectum)
Or if you have any concern that your horse or dog might need veterinary attention.