Pet Emergency Services
Mandarin Animal Hospital understands that emergencies are never pleasant or convenient. This is why we provide comprehensive emergency services to our clients during our regular office hours. We do ask that you call before bringing your pet in or while on your way so that we can be prepared for your arrival and have our equipment ready.
For emergencies that occur outside of our normal office hours, we refer our clients to the following emergency veterinary hospitals:
Affiliated Veterinary Emergency Center
3444 Southside Boulevard, Suite 101
Jacksonville, Florida 32216
(904) 642-5911
www.avecjax.com
Clay-Duval Pet Emergency Clinic
275 Corporate Way, Suite 200
Orange Park, FL 32073
(904) 264-8281
www.clayduvalpetec.com
Emergency & Critical Care Pet Hospital
14185 Beach Blvd., Suite 7
Jacksonville, FL 32250
(904) 223-8000
www.911-vet.com
When to Seek Emergency Care
The easiest answer as to whether you should seek emergency care for your pet is when you feel his or her medical condition is serious and cannot wait. However, the following general situations should help you determine if you need to seek out emergency care for your pet:
- Difficulty breathing
- Acute abdominal swelling
- Electric shock
- Excessive vomiting or diarrhea
- Excessive bleeding
- Exhibits symptoms of heat stroke
- Repetitive and prolonged seizures
- Snake bites
- High or low temperature (more than 104 or less than 100 degrees)
- Unable to urinate or defecate