Caring for life...caring for a lifetime.
Emergency
 

Four Seasons Animal Hospital, with fully unified and integrated specialty services in Emergency, Critical Care, Internal Medicine, and Surgery, brings a new dynamic to emergency care for you and your pets. We are always available for the basic urgent care problems that occur from time to time. We are also equipped to respond to the most serious and life threatening illnesses or injuries.

Our emergency service is lead by two board-certified specialists with a team of dedicated doctors and nurses 24 hours a day, every day of the year. We are prepared to respond to any medical or surgical emergency with a fully equipped medical and surgical ICU for ongoing intensive care. Whether your pet needs “tender loving care” or the most sophisticated ventilator therapy or kidney dialysis, we provide a full spectrum of life-sustaining and life-saving services.

While focusing on your pet’s urgent care problems, we will also be developing a diagnostic and treatment plan that gives your pet an optimal chance for recovery while respecting your wishes, your needs, and your budget. We will discuss all the options that give your pet a reasonable chance for success. We strive to work with your family veterinarian and, if needed, other veterinary specialists to provide a true team approach.

Our mission is to provide exceptional medical and surgical care. You never know when an emergency will occur, so our emergency team is always available without an appointment.

Call us at 925-938-7700 to let us know you are on your way.

The following problems qualify as serious or potentially serious enough to warrant an immediate emergency visit and evaluation by our emergency department:

 
Breathing problems
Extreme effort to breathe
Rapid, deep breathing (not to be confused with normal panting)
Noisy breathing with anxiety
Distressed breathing
Bleeding from a wound
Bleeding from any orifice
Blood in urine or stool
Bleeding in spots or patches visible under the skin
Bleeding that does not stop (even if it seems minor)
Irregular heartbeats
Racing heartbeats
Weak or irregular pulses
Pale or blue gums
Bloated, distended abdomen
Vomiting
Attempts to vomit but nothing is produced
Painful abdomen
Painful over the back
Severe pain in any location
Continuous pain
Pain severe enough to cry out
Inability or difficulty urinating or defecating
Heatstroke or high fever (greater than 103.5º)
Inability to rise or stand
Loss of consciousness
Staggering
Convulsions
Witnessed major trauma
Unwitnessed trauma of any kind
Trauma with resulting wounds or lameness
Head injury
Bite wounds
Burns
Toxicity
Acute allergic reactions (collapse, hives, itching, etc.)
Pregnant pet with abnormal labor
Acute onset of blindness
Abnormal discharge from any orifice
Any eye problem