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Special Veterinary Services operates the emergency service after regular business hours. Staffed by experienced clinicians, the facility is well suited to provide for immediate care of all types of emergencies. The individual specialists are available for consultations and diagnostic and therapeutic assistance as needed. Critical care is provided to existing hospitalized patients by the emergency veterinarians on staff as well as serving the local community with reliable after hour's coverage. The equipment at SVS greatly enhances the ability for veterinarians to rapidly diagnose ailments and facilitate the administration of life-saving and discomfort-relieving therapy. CALL (510) 848-5150
Is it an Emergency?
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If your pet has any of these symptoms, bring it in IMMEDIATELY |
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Symptom: |
With: |
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Inability to Breathe |
Noisy respiration, blue tongue, gasping for breath |
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Bleeding That Won't Stop |
From any part of the body. Apply pressure and come now! |
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Inability to Urinate or Appears Constipated |
But continues to try. |
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Inability to Deliver Puppies or kittens |
Keeps trying or has stopped trying |
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Pain |
Severe. Continuous with no relief |
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Vomiting, Diarrhea |
Continuous or with the Appearance of Blood |
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Loss of Balance or Consciousness |
Includes tremors, coma, staggering, blindness, fainting |
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Itching |
Continuous scratching, biting, self-mutilation |
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Penetrating Wounds |
Any place, but especially chest or abdomen |
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Poisoning |
Bring the container or commercial name and chemical name |
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Injury |
Continuous pain and/or total lameness |
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Hit by car |
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Bloat |
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Any other sign that looks serious! |
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If your pet has any of these symptoms, bring it in TODAY |
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Symptom |
With |
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Difficult Breathing |
With or Without Cough. Eats and Drinks. Not Frantic |
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Vomiting / Diarrhea |
Without Blood; No Pain; No Unusual Contents |
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Sudden Lameness |
No apparent cause |
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Swallowed Object |
Even if you THINK pet swallowed it. |
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Severe Itching |
With possible self-mutilation |
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Strange Odor |
Usually disagreeable, from any part of the body |
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Burns |
Heat, Chemicals. Go Immediately if Extensive |
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Injuries |
Not severe emergency but will worsen with delay- lacerations |
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If your pet has any of these symptoms, it is safe to wait OVERNIGHT |
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Symptom |
With |
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Vomiting / Diarrhea |
No blood, no foreign material, no pain, not continuous |
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Itching |
Mild to moderate; no skin damage; not continuous, no bleeding |
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Lameness |
Little or no pain; no discomfort in walking; not continuous |
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Thirst / Urination |
Excessive drinking and/or elimination of urine with no blood, no pain, no straining or discomfort, or bloody appearance to the urine |
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Loss of Appetite |
Skipped one main meal, but no other signs of illness |
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Most Skin Problems |
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