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AFTER HOURS VETERINARY CARE

For veterinary care outside of Lakewood Animal Hospital clinic hours please call the South Saskatchewan Animal Hospital.

South Saskatchewan Animal Hospital
(formerly 24 Hour Animal Care Center)
1846 Victoria Ave East
Regina, SK S4N 7K3

Phone: (306) 761-1449

 

A high percentage of emergency calls are not true emergency cases, much like what has been happening in the human ERs for many years. While many situations can be very distressing to pet owners, they are not so urgent that they need to be seen outside regular office hours.

If you are unsure about your pet’s condition, utilize the following information to help you

-determine if your pet is in a true emergency crisis

-determine if your pet can wait to be seen during regular daytime clinic hours

Life-Threatening Emergencies that should be seen as soon as possible
  • Severe vomiting and diarrhea in a PUPPY 12 weeks old or less
  • Persistent retching and suspected bloat
  • Choking or open-mouth breathing
  • Pale gums
  • Active labor for 2 hours and no puppy/kitten produced
  • Dehiscence (separation of previously closed wound edges) of a surgical incision with open gaping wound
  • Severe trauma (ie. hit by car, severe bite wounds, kicked by a horse)
  • Poison or Toxin ingestion
  • Unresponsive or comatose
  • Paralysis and complete inability to move
  • A male cat or dog that has not been able to pass urine for over 8 hours
  • Seizing pet that is having multiple seizures in an hour or has been actively seizing for over 5 minutes
Urgent = call your veterinary clinic as soon as they open the next day to make an appointment
  • Continuous coughing or gagging or coughing up blood
  • Seizing pet that has had multiple seizures but is not actively seizing
  • Straining to pass urine or bloody urine
  • Severe bloody diarrhea
  • Suspected foreign body ingestion
  • Severe vomiting and lethargy
  • Non-severe trauma with open wound