Emergency Pet Help
Know What to Do When Every Minute Matters
Quick access to important emergency resources and guidance to help you take the next step when your pet needs urgent care.
Does Your Pet Need Immediate Help?
If your pet is seriously ill, injured, having difficulty breathing, experiencing seizures, unconscious, or showing other severe or rapidly worsening symptoms, contact a veterinarian or emergency veterinary clinic immediately.
Find an Emergency VetPet Poison Help
If you think your pet may have been exposed to something toxic, these animal poison-control services are available to help.
ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center
(888) 426-4435
Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
A consultation fee may apply.
Call ASPCA Poison ControlPet Poison Helpline
(855) 764-7661
Available 24/7.
$89 per incident at the time this page was created. Fees may change; confirm with Pet Poison Helpline.
Call Pet Poison HelplineIf You Think Your Pet Has Been Poisoned
Take these steps promptly and seek professional guidance.
- 1Remove your pet from the source of exposure if it is safe to do so.
- 2Check that your pet is breathing and responsive.
- 3Contact a veterinarian or animal poison-control service promptly.
- 4Keep the product, packaging, medication bottle, plant, or other suspected substance available so professionals can identify it.
Do not induce vomiting or give home remedies unless specifically instructed to do so by a veterinarian or qualified animal poison-control professional.
Prepare Before an Emergency
Keep your regular veterinarian's phone number, the nearest emergency veterinary clinic, your pet's medical information, current medications, and poison-control numbers easily accessible. Having these details ready can save precious time when every moment counts.
Pepki Paws provides this information for general educational and resource purposes only. It is not veterinary advice and is not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment by a licensed veterinarian. If you believe your pet is experiencing an emergency, contact a veterinarian or emergency veterinary clinic immediately.