All City Pet Care Veterinary Emergency Hospital
Emergencies
RED | ORANGE | YELLOW | GREEN |
|---|---|---|---|
True Emergency | Urgent | Semi-Urgent | Less Urgent/ Convenient Care |
| Respiratory distress | Persistent/severe vomiting | Vomiting (2 or fewer episodes) | Itch/scratching (mild) |
| Collapse | Appetite loss for more than 24 hours | Acute diarrhea without vomiting | Chronic weight loss |
| Inability to walk or get up | Known foreign body ingestions causing illness | Straining to defecate | Chronic illnesses/diseases with no recent changes in condition |
| Straining to urinate in a male cat or dog | Foreign body ingestion <2 hours prior | Foreign body ingestion >2 hours prior with no signs of illness | Hair loss |
| Active seizures/cluster seizure/status epilecticus | Aggressive coughing without distress | Blood in urine/straining to urinate in a female cat/dog | Red eyes |
| Severe trauma (hit by car, animal attack, severe or multiple injuries) | Trouble during active labor/illness post birth | Small wounds or lacerations, including broken toenails | Stray cat for infectious disease workup |
| Profuse bleeding from any wound | Multiple seizures within a 24-hr period, but not actively seizuring | Non-productive cough, but breathing fine otherwise | Grooming |
| Persistent non-productive retching | Diarrhea paired with vomiting or loss of appetite | Squinting/eye discharge/significantly swollen eye | Routine anal gland care |
| Distended abdomen | Toxin ingestion (chocolate, grapes/raisins, medication) | Limping | Nail trims |
| Heat stroke | Witnessed ingestion of rat bait | Mild trauma/single injury | Tick removal |
| Euthanasia | Allergic reaction (facial swelling, hives) | A single seizure with full recovery | New pet checks |
| Proptosed eye | Severe allergies/ear infection |
Special Considerations:
**Certain levels of care may be unavailable during certain time periods based on case load***
***We will always see pets in need of humane euthanasia. ***
