For weekend and after-hours emergencies,
please call the Red River Emergency Center in Fargo: (701) 478-9299.
As veterinary doctors, we are on call to help your pet under the most immediate circumstances. We ask that you call us at (218) 346-7387 before an emergency visit. The information you provide us in advance will allow us to best prepare to receive and treat your pet, so that they may have the best possible outcome.
Please contact us immediately if your pet exhibits one of the following issues:
Symptoms from eating mouse or rat poison, especially during cabin season. These poisoning symptoms may manifest 12 hours up until one week after ingestion:
Bleeding from the mouth, eyes or other body opening
Sudden bruising or skin lesions
Vomiting or diarrhea
Lethargy
Traumatic physical injuries, broken bones or bite wounds
Labored or rapid breathing
Excessive coughing
Blue or pale gums
Difficulty urinating
Coughing up blood, or bloody diarrhea
Ingestion of an inedible object
Birthing and pregnancy difficulties
Fish hook impalement
Seizures or twitching
Hiding
Yelping when moving
Not moving or inability to walk
String hanging out of any orifice
With cats specifically, it is important to engage a veterinarian as soon as possible when the following occur:
Excessive drooling
Open mouth breathing
Continued vomiting (more than three times in a day)
Not eating for more than two days
Excessive grooming of the nether regions
Excessive trips to the litter box
Lack of urine in the litterbox for more than 36 hours
Sitting over the water bowl and not moving