Emergency Vets in Bowling Green, KY

Looking for an emergency vet in Bowling Green, KY? Search for your nearest animal hospital below.

List of Emergency Vets in Bowling Green, KY

WESTGATE VETERINARY HOSPITAL

ADDRESS: 2010 Russellville Road, Bowling Green KY 42101
TEL: (270) 782-1644
Westgate Veterinary Hospital is a full-service animal hospital and welcomes both emergency treatment cases as well as pet patients in need of routine medical, surgical, and dental care.

ALPINE PET CARE CENTER

ADDRESS: 2357 Nashville Road, Bowling Green KY 42101
TEL: (270) 781-7818
We are a full-service veterinary hospital providing high quality small animal medicine and surgery as well as referrals to specialty clinics outside of the Bowling Green area.

ALL CREATURES ANIMAL HOSPITAL (BOWLING GREEN)

ADDRESS: 942 Lover’s Lane, Bowling Green KY 42103
TEL: (270) 843-9776
All Creatures Animal Hospital is a full-service veterinary medical facility, located in Bowling Green, KY. The professional and courteous staff at All Creatures Animal Hospital seeks to provide the best possible medical care, surgical care and dental care for their highly-valued patients.

THREE SPRINGS ANIMAL HOSPITAL

ADDRESS: 442 Three Springs Road, Bowling Green KY 42101
TEL: (270) 842-2111
Three Springs Animal Hospital in Bowling Green, Kentucky is a state of the art animal hospital designed to meet your animal’s needs.

SOUTHCENTRAL VETERINARY SERVICES

ADDRESS: 542 Plum Springs Loop, Bowling Green KY 42101
TEL: (270) 282-2564
At Southcentral Veterinary Services, we’re a close-knit family serving our neighbors in the Bowling Green community as a mixed animal practice.
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Signs Your Pet Needs Emergency Care

Has your pet experienced some kind of trauma and in need in emergency care? Here are some of the signs to look when determining whether your pet needs an emergency vet:

  • Pale gums
  • Rapid breathing
  • Weak or rapid pulse
  • Change in body temperature
  • Difficulty standing
  • Apparent paralysis
  • Loss of consciousness
  • Seizures
  • Excessive bleeding

How to Handle Your Injured Pet

It is possible that your pet can act aggressively when they’ve been injured. It’s important to be careful how you handle them for their safety and your own.

For Dogs:

  • Be calm and go slow when approaching.
  • If your dog appears aggressive, get someone to help you.
  • Fashion a makeshift stretcher and carefully lift your dog onto it.
  • Support their neck and back as you move them in case of spinal injuries.

For Cats:

  • Cover your cats head gently with a towel, to prevent them from biting you.
  • Very carefully, lift your cat into its carrier or a box.
  • Support their neck and back as you move them in case of spinal injuries.

First Aid Treatment At Home

Depending on the situation, there are some actions you can take at home to stabilize your pet before transporting them to an emergency vet.

Bleeding:

  • If your pet is bleeding externally due to a trauma, apply pressure to the wound quickly and hold it there.
  • If possible, elevate the injury.

Choking:

  • If your pet is choking on a foreign object, put your fingers in their mouth and try to remove the blockage.
  • If you’re unable to remove the blockage, perform a modified version of the Heimlich maneuver by giving a sharp blow to their chest.

CPR:

  • If your pet is unconscious and unresponsive, you may need to perform CPR.
  • First, check if your pet is breathing and if they have a heartbeat. If you cannot find either, start chest compressions.
  • Perform 30 chest compressions followed by two rescue breaths. Repeat this until your pet starts breathing on their own again.
  • To give a rescue breath, close your pets mouth and extend their neck to open the airway. Place your mouth over your pets nose and exhale until you see your pets chest rise.
  • Check for a heartbeat every 2 minutes.
  • Continue giving your pet CPR until you reach an emergency vet.