Emergency Pet Treatment

[Western]

Good reply's and advice you have gotten. I have actually found it easier to get a vet "out in the sticks" than living in or nearer a town. I had the same vet for 12 years, we became close friends and a few times he actually called me to see if I could run with him to do herd checks ect tra, a extra pair of hands you might say..I wasn't so lucky when we moved to town for a few years...

 

[jinman]

I would say you should find a vet for normal care and then ask them the same questions you've asked here. Knowing what your vet will or will not do and if calling them will get prompt action is 90% of the needed info. Of course, in the case of animal emergencies, just like people, you never feel like care is going to be fast enough. So, learning how to do emergency care/first aid for your animals can be an important step in emergency treatment. Your vet may be able to make suggestions on what types of emergency medicines and equipment you need based on your animal population.

BTW: We have several vet members on TBN. Maybe one of them will see your thread and respond with some helpful information.

 

[tallyho8]

I agree that it is much easier to get a vet to come out in rural areas than in urban or suburban areas especially for horses.

If you need a vet to come out for a horse in the New Orleans area, there is only one vet that will come out in Orleans Parish (county) and one in Jefferson Parish and one in St. Charles Parish.

If you go 50 miles outside New Orleans to Tangipahoa Parish, there are over 12 vets that make house calls.

 

[jayste]

Most all rural or small town vets will do farm calls. My vet rotates with another vet to handle night and weekend calls. I've had them come here and I've also gone to them. First aid knowledge goes a long way. basic first aid supplies that you would use on yourself or kids will work for animals as well. Of course they might have to be larger size or quantity. Some kind of blood stopper, bandages and wrap will go a long way. After that different types of medicines would be handy differing from what animals you have.

Jay

 

[MossRoad]

We have an after hours pet care center that is sponsored and staffed by many of the local vets. It is open 5pm until 8am. You call and take the pet there. However, that is for pets like cats, dogs, birds, etc... not livestock, which we do not have.

My friend has dogs, goats, horses and cattle. The dogs, goats and horses see one vet. The cattle see another. The cattle vet comes to them. The other vet will come for horse emergencies, but otherwise it is cheaper to take the horse to them in a trailer.

As others have suggested, talk to your regular vet for suggestions on who to handle your after hours and emergency needs. They will give you some names to check out.

 

[Lacal]

Once again I am impressed by the answers you all have to offer. We have two vets that we like with one being just a short drive, but limited hours. The other vet is 35 miles away, but has her personal phone number as an emergency number. My wife likes the idea of having one close by, but I like the fact the other vet though further away has more availabilty.

Thanks,

lacal

 

[Soundguy]

Make yourself a 1st aid kit for your animals.

bandages, antiseptics.. like iodine.. sprays like red kote.. hoof dressings, eye pads.. eye puffers ( nitrofurazine ).. saline wash.. would/blood stop powder.. epoxy sticks ( emergency fix on a hoof ) make a relation with a local vet.. many will sell you a limited or 1-use supply of common prescription meds.. like buyt or tri-p horse antibiotic.. just to have for an emergency.

a gallon of kaolin pectin, mineral oil, corn oil will also help.

soundguy

 

[Soundguy]

forgot to add.. the most important thing.. learn to recognize what is an immediate emergency ( chokes and intestional blockages / sanding ) and what can wait till morning.. etc.

soundguy

 

[dmccarty]

In the city we had no problem with Vet care. At one point we had three different vet practices all working together for one of our dogs who had cancer. In the country it is just as good for us. Our vet lives down the street from us. She is still a half mile away but she is close but we have never had to use her in an emergency. But she has made house calls for my sick dog including a visit to put Kelly to sleep.

There are after hour vets to call and there is an excellent 24 hour animal hospital 30 minutes away. And I do mean "animal hospital." It is expensive but we have gotten better care for our dogs there than we have received from human MDs for us.

You really just need to ask your vet these questions. They should have all of this worked out.

Later,
Dan

 

[Patriotic Stabilist]

I was going to say unless its a valuable animal if one is hurt to bad they were just put down. I used to never hear of emergency vets.