When to choose a vet visit over home treating your pet

Every pet deserves a loving and respectful home: please only consider acquiring a pet if you will be able to take care of its long-term needs. Also, consider choosing your animal companion from a shelter, where there are so many wonderful furry friends who need a forever home.

In this video, veterinarian Dr. Andrew Jones outlines the clinical situations in which a pet’s health issue, injury or disorder is a strong prompt to take them to the vet.

Topics covered include:

• Dehydration,
• Weakness and lethargy,
• Anemia,
• Laboured breathing,
• Severe vomiting and diarrhoea,
• Pain or distress,
• Disinterest in eating or drinking,
• Seizures,
• Bloat,
• Jaundice,
• Bleeding, fractures and obvious emergencies

View the original video here.

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