Practical, potentially life-saving first aid advice for your pet, ready when you need it. This guide can help in an emergency, but it isn’t a substitute for veterinary care.
Choose your pet, then the type of emergency, to see step-by-step first aid advice. If it’s safe to do so, call us on 03 9328 3021 so our team can prepare for your arrival. You can also call if you’re not sure whether it’s an emergency.
Abdominal pain Bleeding (haemorrhage) Breathing difficulty Broken tooth Burns (chemical) Burns (heat) Choking Cuts (lacerations) Electrocution Fractures Frostbite Heatstroke (hyperthermia) Hypothermia Lameness Near drowning Objects stuck in the body (penetrating foreign body) Pain Pulled-out stitches Smoke inhalation Something in the eye (foreign body) Swallowed objects (foreign body)
ACE inhibitors ADHD medications Amitraz Amoxicillin Antidepressants (SSRI) Antihistamines Aspirin Baclofen Barbiturates Benzodiazepines Beta blockers Calcium channel blockers Cocaine Codeine Fish oil Flea and tick treatments Gabapentin Ibuprofen (NSAIDs) Insulin Iron Joint supplements Loperamide Marijuana Metformin Metronidazole NSAIDs Oral contraceptives Paracetamol Pergolide Phenothiazines Pimobendan (Vetmedin) Potassium bromide Seizure medication Sulphonylurea Tremorgenic mycotoxins Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) Venlafaxine (Effexor) Worming treatments
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Cane toads
Daffodils
Dieffenbachia
Lilies
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