Faced with certain symptoms, it is better to immediately consult an on-call veterinarian or go to a veterinary emergency room. For your pet’s health in the event of an emergency, discover our tips for effectively dealing with this possible situation. Do not hesitate to take out animal insurance so as not to worry about the cost of veterinary fees.
When should you consult an on-call veterinarian?
You must immediately consult an on-call veterinarian or go to a veterinary emergency room if your animal is injured, in the event of an accident or in the event of a sudden appearance of worrying symptoms or behavior:
- acute diarrhea
- blood in urine or stool
- vomiting
- refusal to eat
- fever
- breathing difficulty
- motor difficulties, loss of balance or paralysis
- prostration, groaning, complaints
Your pet may have injured itself without you even realizing it, or may have ingested a toxic object or product, or may be in the acute phase of a potentially fatal illness.
How to find the nearest on-call veterinarian?
Outside of your veterinarian’s usual consultation hours, their answering machine will tell you what to do in the event of an emergency and will direct you to the veterinary office on call. You can also contact the law enforcement, police or gendarmerie services, who will provide you with the veterinary emergency number.
In all major cities, it is possible to consult a veterinary on-call service as quickly as possible. There are also several on-call veterinary clinics, as well as veterinary hospital centers, similar to human hospitals with complete technical platforms, open permanently.
In smaller towns, each veterinary practice provides emergency services on a weekly or monthly basis.
If you live in the countryside, it is better to ask your usual veterinarian during a check-up about the possibility of an emergency consultation.
Furthermore, if you cannot travel, and only if your animal does not seem to be in too alarming a state, you can consult a veterinary advice service by telephone or online, accessible 24 hours a day. We will tell you during the interview, and depending on the symptoms described, the procedure to follow for your animal. If his condition is considered serious, you will be referred to an on-call veterinary service where you must go without delay.
If his condition appears to be able to wait for a visit to your veterinarian on the next working day, the veterinary consultation service will then give you, for your little companion, appropriate advice, monitoring and care.
Finally, if you are unable to travel, it is sometimes possible to call on a veterinary intervention at home, which does not exclude having to take your animal to a veterinary emergency service.
What are the prices for emergency veterinary consultations?
The consultation with an on-call veterinarian costs on average €70 to €120.
The price of veterinary emergencies varies greatly depending on the city. Veterinary emergency fees are the highest in Paris. The price of home veterinary services is around one hundred euros.
Furthermore, if your animal is taken care of at night or on weekends, the care is more expensive than during the day. In practice, after midnight, many daycare services apply an increase of more than 20%.
Some emergency veterinary services increase nighttime rates from 7:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m., increasing every 3 hours.
The prices of veterinary hospital centers, open 24/7, very well equipped: radiology, scanners, MRI, ultrasound,… and with surgery services, particularly orthopedic, are completely free.
Your pet’s state of health may require additional examinations or surgery. Do not hesitate to ask the veterinarian for a quote regarding the therapies offered. Emergency consultation and necessary care can cost several hundred euros.
Taking out health insurance for your pet can help you reimburse these emergency costs in whole or in part.
2023-12-02 08:47:18
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