Emergency Veterinary Care

At Animal Hospital of North Asheville, our vets provide urgent and emergency veterinary care for pets in the North Asheville area.

Veterinary Emergencies

These are examples of emergency situations that need immediate veterinary attention:

• Severe or non-stop bleeding
• Clear signs of pain or severe anxiety
• Difficulty breathing, choking, continuous coughing or gagging
• Staggering or seizures
• Blood in urine or bleeding from the nose, mouth or rectum
• Inability to urinate or defecate, or pain when attempting to go to the bathroom
• Eye injuries
• Ingesting something poisonous (such as rodent poison, chocolate, antifreeze, xylitol, etc.)
• Fractured or broken bones or serious lameness
• Heatstroke or heat stress
• Severe vomiting or diarrhea (twice or more in 24 hours)
• Refusing to drink for a full day or more
• Unconsciousness