EMERGENCY CARE WHEN WE ARE CLOSED
Near Winston Churchill, between Dundas St W & QEW: 905-829-9444
At Lakeshore & Southdown: 905-858-6767
At Cawthra & Queensway: 416-239-3453
NOTE: VEHWT is NOT a 24-hour care facility, you will need to take your pet home or to us before they close at 9am on weekdays.
ASPCA Animal Poison Control 1-888-426-4435
Pet Poison Helpline 1-855-764-7661
Have your credit card ready. Both include information about poisonous plants. Pet Poison Helpline also has an app.
Pet Transport Services
416-449-7387
1-866-204-7331
Goober Rides
416-893-5460
Seek immediate veterinary care if you see the following:
FOR CATS:
Any male cat who is VOMITING - this could be a sign of urinary tract obstruction which is an extremely painful and life-threatening condition that can lead to death due to kidney failure and even bladder rupture.
Breathing with MOUTH OPEN - this is a sign of respiratory distress potentially due to heart failure or fluid in/around the lungs; any cat doing this can die suddenly.
Any cat who may have been in contact with, and especially if they have chewed on, any part of a LILY - even if they seem completely normal, they should be brought in right away to be detoxified or they could die from sudden kidney failure within a few days.
FOR DOGS:
VOMITING UN-PRODUCTIVELY, retching without anything coming up. This could be a sign of bloat which is an extremely painful and life-threatening condition.
FOR BOTH DOGS and CATS:
Contact with ANTIFREEZE - even a lick or two can be lethal leading to kidney failure within a few days. Do not wait and see if problems will appear, it will be too late to save them at that time.
Contact with RAT POISON - go immediately and bring the package with you. There are antidotes for many but not all rodenticides, early intervention has the very best prognosis.
