| Emergency Care | Acute/Urgent Care | Routine Care/Convenience |
| Respiratory distress - increased respiratory rate &
effort, severe coughing, pale or blue mucous membranes, collapse | Recent onset vomiting and/or diarrhea | Vaccinations |
| Severe trauma - hit by car, fall from significant
height, visibly broken bones, wounds with profuse bleeding, proposed eye | Recent onset loss of appetite | Nail trims |
| Repeated non-productive retching | Minor wounds including broken nails and ruptured
anal glands | Anal gland expression |
| Straining to urinate or bloody urine in a male dog
or cat | Limping | Ear cleaning or plucking |
| Inability to walk or get up | Ear infection | Grooming |
| Non-responsive | Itching/scratching | Chronic diseases with no recent changes in condition |
| Distended or bloated abdomen | Skin infection | Fleas & ticks |
| Active seizures > 5 minutes or numerous seizures within a 24-hour period | Ocular discharge, redness and/or squinting | Intestinal parasites |
| Difficulties during labor | Frequent urination, straining to urinate, or bloody urine in a female cat or dog | Medication refills |
| *Please seek care at All City Pet Care South Veterinary Emergency Hospital* | Allergic reaction (facial swelling, hives) without respiratory distress | |
| Single seizure <5 minutes with full recovery | |
| Recent toxin ingestion (chocolate, grapes, xylitol, rodenticide, human medications...) | |
| Coughing without respiratory distress | |
| Compassionate euthanasia | |
