Emergency and After Hours

Stratford - 06 765 6085

Patea - 06 273 8678

Saturday Night 5pm til Monday Morning 8am and Public Holidays

All emergencies during these times will be handled by A+ Vet in New Plymouth. 

Location - 6 Lynton Street, Vogeltown, New Plymouth

So what is an emergency?

Sometimes it can be tricky to decide whether you need an emergency call out, or whether your pet will be fine until usual opening hours the next day. The following is a list of things which we would consider absolute emergencies, however animals can get themselves into all sorts of interesting scrapes, and we couldn't attempt to cover them all in one list - so if you're worried, call us and we'll figure it out from there.

• Severe bleeding or bleeding that doesn't stop within 5 minutes
• Choking, difficulty breathing or nonstop coughing and gagging
• Bleeding from nose, mouth, rectum, coughing up blood, or blood in urine
• Inability to urinate or pass feces (stool), or obvious pain associated with urinating or passing stool
• Injuries to your pet's eye(s)
• You suspect or know your pet has eaten something poisonous (such as antifreeze, xylitol, chocolate, rodent poison, etc.)
• Seizures and/or staggering
• Fractured bones, severe lameness or inability to move leg(s)
• Obvious signs of pain or extreme anxiety
• Heat stress or heatstroke
• Severe vomiting or diarrhea – more than 2 episodes in a 24-hour period, or either of these combined with obvious illness or any of the other problems listed here
• Refusal to drink for 24 hours or more
• Unconsciousness
• Hit by/fallen from a vehicle
• Bloated stomach (especially if accompanied by retching)
• Whelping bitch that's having difficulties
• An extremely lethargic animal

 But - if in doubt, call us.