Cooper Veterinary Hospital provides emergency care services to pet owners of large and small animals as well as a number of exotics any time the hospital is open. In the event of an emergency during office hours, please call the hospital at 318-396-8099 before coming in so that a team member can advise you on your particular emergency or come to the hospital immediately.
Our practice has a veterinarian and personnel on duty 6 days a week who are trained and equipped to handle any urgent care your pet has. Usually, an emergency team consists of at least one veterinarian and several technicians working together to save a pet's life.
When should you seek emergency care for your pet? 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 emergency care for your pet:
- Trauma-such as getting hit by a car
- Poisoning
- Difficulty breathing
- Chocolate ingestion
- Acute abdominal swelling
- Electric shock
- Excessive vomiting or diarrhea
- Bleeding
- Exhibits symptoms of heat stroke
- Seizures
- Sudden onset of weakness
- High or low temperature (more than 104 or less than 100 degrees)
- Unable to urinate or defecate
We are also available for urgent care during office hours when your pet’s condition is not life-threatening. If you feel your pet needs to be seen before you can get an appointment, our staff will do their best to work you into the schedule that same day. When you arrive, our receptionists will be able to give you an estimate on how long you may have to wait in order to be seen.
For after-hours emergencies for both large and small animals, please call our office at 318-396-8099.
Small animals can also go to:
Animal Emergency Clinic of Northeast Louisiana
Address: 2005 North 7th St., Suite 2
West Monroe, LA 71291
Phone: 318-410-0555