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Puppy emergency numbers for the fridge

One page with your vet, two 24-hour emergency clinics, the poison control lines and the Three Doors. Fill it in once, print it, and put it where the babysitter and the dog-sitter will see it too.

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Your puppy's emergency card

Do it this week, before you need it. 2 a.m. is a terrible time to start looking up phone numbers. Leave anything blank and it prints as a line to write on.

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Your puppy
Your vet
Nearest 24-hour emergency clinic
Backup emergency clinic

Emergency clinics fill up. A second one means no calling around in the dark.

Finding your emergency clinic

Search for a 24-hour animal emergency hospital near you, then call and ask three things: are you open all night, what's the exam fee just to be seen, and what payment do you take? Save the address in your phone too.

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If something's wrong right now

Puppy emergency card

GO NOW

  • Trouble breathing, or blue or gray gums
  • Collapse, or can't stand
  • A seizure
  • A swollen, hard belly with retching that brings nothing up
  • Vomiting or diarrhea (bloody or not) in a puppy who's tired and flat
  • Ate a poison, or swallowed an object and has any symptoms
  • Heatstroke signs
  • Any injury: dropped, stepped on, hit by a car
  • Face swelling or collapse after a shot
  • Straining to pee with nothing coming out
  • Bad pain or an eye injury
  • A toy puppy who's weak, wobbly or "out of it"

Head to your vet, if they're open and can see him right away, or to the nearest emergency clinic. Call on the way so they're ready for you.

CALL TODAY

  • Vomiting more than once in a day
  • Diarrhea for more than 24 hours in a puppy who's otherwise bright and eating
  • Mucus or a little blood in the poop of a bright puppy
  • Swallowed an object but seems completely fine
  • Worms you can see
  • A limp that isn't getting better
  • A sense that something's off. Your instinct counts.

Call your vet's office today, or their after-hours line if it's night, and let them help you decide. Not sure which door you're at? That alone puts you here.

WATCH

  • One soft stool after a food change
  • One vomit, then back to normal
  • Mild sleepiness the day after shots
  • Acting like himself: bright, playful, eating

Keep an eye on him, write down what you see, and call during office hours if it hasn't cleared up.

Shorter clock: under 16 weeks, a toy breed, or not done with shots? Move one door closer to GO NOW. Not sure which door? Call your vet. Overheated? Start cooling right away, before you get in the car. Soak him with cool or cold water (any water that's cooler than he is) and get air moving over him with a fan, the AC or open windows. Keep cooling on the drive in. Skip ice.

My vet

Clinic
Phone
After hours

My puppy

Name
Weight
Microchip
Registered with
Allergies, meds

24-hour emergency clinic

Clinic
Address
Phone
Drive time

Backup emergency clinic

Clinic
Address
Phone
Drive time

Poison control, open 24 hours, every day

  • ASPCA Animal Poison Control: (888) 426-4435. Fees apply.
  • Pet Poison Helpline: (855) 764-7661. Fees apply.

Have the package or a photo of what he ate, and his weight, when you call. Don't give human medicines, and don't try to make him throw up, unless your vet or poison control tells you to.

newpuppy.vet · General education, not veterinary advice. Your vet's plan for your puppy comes first.

Tip: in the print box, pick "Save as PDF" to keep a copy on your phone.

General education, not veterinary advice. Your vet's plan for your puppy comes first.