Pet Emergencies

Pet emergencies can be quite frightening. To better prepare you, we have the most common pet emergencies listed below. Please contact our veterinarians at Plantation Pet Health Center (PPHC) or go directly to the nearest animal hospital.

Plantation Pet Health Center (PPHC)

Emergencies During Office Hours
Monday – Friday: 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM to Noon
Sunday: Closed

After Hour Pet Emergencies

If you have an emergency outside of our regular business hours, we recommend that you contact one of the following emergency facilities:

Dog and Cat Pet Emergencies

Frisco Emergency Pet Care

10150 Legacy Drive #500
Frisco, TX 75033
469-287-6767

North Texas Emergency Pet Clinic

1712 W Frankford Road, Suite #108
Carrollton, TX 75007
972-323-1310

Emergency Animal Hospital of Collin County

10225 Custer Rd
Plano, TX 75025
214-547-9900

Exotic Pet Emergencies

If you have an emergency with an exotic pet, including birds, rabbits, pocket pets and reptiles, the nearest animal emergency hospital staffed with a veterinarian able to treat exotic pets is:

Animal Emergency Hospital of North Texas

2700 West State Hwy 114
Grapevine, TX 76051
817-410-2273

Common Pet Emergencies

Pet emergencies that should receive immediate veterinary consultation and/or care:

Any trauma; motor vehicle accident, blunt trauma or a traumatic fall
Difficulty breathing, stridor (noisy breathing)
Absent or irregular heart beat
Choking, nonstop coughing and gagging
Seizures and/or staggering
Unconsciousness, unresponsive, not easily aroused
Signs of pain or extreme anxiety
Vomiting and/or diarrhea for more than 24 hours
Vomiting blood (hematemesis)
Lethargy (sleepiness or deep unresponsiveness and inactivity)
Eye trauma
Fractured bones, severe lameness, deformed legs, or inability to move leg(s)
Heat stroke and hyperthermia (excessively high temperature)
Refusal to drink for 24 hours or more
Poisoning from dangerous foods, poisonous plants, household drugs and chemicals
Severe bleeding or bleeding that doesn't stop within 5 minutes
Bleeding from nose, mouth, rectum, coughing up blood, or blood in urine
Bruising with no known cause, especially in the gums, whites of the eyes, thin haired areas
Inability to stool or defecate (pass feces) or urinate, pain when stooling (defecating) or urinating
Facial swelling/hives
Snake bite such as rattlesnake or other venomous snake

If you would like to learn more about the Plantation Pet Health Center, please call 972-731-0001 to schedule an appointment or complete an Online Appointment Request.