10/18/2025
When your pet isn’t feeling well, knowing where to go can make all the difference. Here’s how to decide whether your pet needs to come see us as a primary care visit, or be seen at an Urgent Care, or an Emergency Room visit:
🔹 Primary Care (Your Regular Vet - US!)
Think of this as your pet’s medical home.
📋 Ideal for:
• Annual exams & vaccines
• Flea, tick, & heartworm prevention
• Managing chronic conditions (like arthritis or diabetes)
• Nutrition advice & wellness care
• Minor illness (like ear infection, hair loss, new lumps and bumps)
🕐 Usually by appointment, not for sudden issues.
🔹 Urgent Care (Needs to be seen today)
When it’s not life-threatening, but still can’t wait.
⚠️ Go here for:
• Vomiting and diarrhea (without blood or severe lethargy)
• Minor wounds
• Porcupine quills
• Ingesting something non-toxic (like a sock or toy)
🔹 Emergency Care (24/7 ER or Specialty Hospitals)
Time is critical. These are true life-or-death situations.
🚨 Rush in for:
• Hit by a car
• Difficulty breathing or collapsed
• Unable to urinate
• Uncontrollable bleeding
• Ingesting something poisonous (chocolate, meds, etc.)
• Bloated abdomen with restlessness (possible GDV)
💡 When in doubt, call us 9889-701-2929 or visit our website https://cvcwb.com/emergency-and-urgent-care/ for further resources for urgent and emergency clinics.