Emergency Services
A doctor is always available for emergencies
24 hours a day, 365 days a
year.
If you have an emergency, please call (253) 535-6999
and a doctor will
be paged immediately.
Our reliable answering service will assist you after hours.
Some general guidelines that indicate you have an emergency are:
- Signs of Colic (rolling, pawing, biting at side, sweating,
depression, lack of manure production, not eating)
- Any uncontrolled bleeding
- Foreign objects protruding from the body (don't remove them!)
- Lacerations
- Injury to the eye or eyelids
- Aggressive or unusual behavior
- Neurologic signs (tripping, walking into objects,
circling)
- Severe lameness that renders the horse
painful or immobile
- Difficulty breathing
- Mares which are actively in labor for more than 20 minutes
without progress
- Multiple animals getting sick at once
- Inability to rise
Follow this link for a handy emergency guide!
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