FAQs
What is an Emergency?
Dogs & Cats
- Hit by car, even if your pet appears normal.
- Uncontrollable bleeding.
- Ingestion of anti freeze, rat poison, pesticides, etc.
- Sudden enlarged or bloated abdomen.
- Sudden collapse.
- Difficulty breathing.
- Non-responsive.
- Sudden, frequent vomiting.
- Retching (gagging, inability to vomit).
- Ingestion of human and/or non-prescribed medication.
- Over-heated.
- Sudden loss of appetite.
- Straining to urinate without producing any urine.
- Cold to the touch.
- Prolonged and/or multiple seizures.
- If dog or cat is in labor weakly straining for more than 3 hours or hard straining for 30 minutes without delivering a puppy or a kitten.
- Inability to use back legs.
Cats Only
- Crying out in litter box without producing any urine.
Animal Ages (compared to Humans)
| Dog's Age |
0-20 lbs |
21-50 lbs |
51-90 lbs |
>90 lbs |
| 5 years |
36 |
37 |
40 |
42 |
| 6 years |
40 |
42 |
45 |
49 |
| 7 years |
44 |
47 |
50 |
56 |
| 8 years |
48 |
51 |
55 |
64 |
| 9 years |
52 |
56 |
61 |
71 |
| 10 years |
56 |
60 |
66 |
78 |
| 11 years |
60 |
65 |
72 |
86 |
| 12 years |
64 |
69 |
77 |
93 |
| 13 years |
68 |
74 |
82 |
101 |
| 14 years |
72 |
78 |
88 |
108 |
| 15 years |
76 |
83 |
93 |
115 |
| 16 years |
80 |
87 |
99 |
123 |
| 17 years |
84 |
92 |
104 |
- |
| 18 years |
88 |
96 |
109 |
- |
| 19 years |
92 |
101 |
115 |
- |
| 20 years |
96 |
105 |
120 |
- |
| Cat's Age |
Human |
| 1 |
15 |
| 2 |
24 |
| 5 |
36 |
| 6 |
40 |
| 7 |
44 |
| 8 |
48 |
| 9 |
52 |
| 10 |
56 |
| 11 |
60 |
| 12 |
64 |
| 13 |
68 |
| 14 |
72 |
| 15 |
76 |
| 16 |
80 |
| 17 |
84 |
| 18 |
88 |
| 19 |
92 |
| 20 |
96 |
| 21 |
100 |