Critical risk
Call or come in immediately
- Difficulty breathing, open-mouth breathing (in cats) or noisy breathing.
- Very pale, bluish or grayish gums.
- Seizures, fainting or loss of consciousness.
- Bleeding that does not stop or deep wounds.
- Being hit by a car, a fall from a height or another strong blow.
- Suspected poisoning (poison, chocolate, human medication, plants, cleaning products).
- Swollen, hard abdomen, with unproductive attempts to vomit.
- A male cat that tries to urinate and cannot, or cries out while doing so.
- Heatstroke: intense panting, very red tongue, weakness.
- Difficult labor: contractions with no puppy or kitten for a prolonged time.