VetTriage
When you have a pet health concern after normal business hours, VetTriage veterinarians are on standby 24 hours aday to assist. For a small fee, you will be connected to the VetTriage veterinarians on a live video chat session. They will triage your pet and give you at-home care guidance, or if they determine hospital care is necessary, refer you to the nearest 24 hour veterinary emergency hospital.
For after hours emergency service we have partnered with VetTriage to offer video telehealth services. The VetTriage veterinarians are available 24/7 and for a small fee, will assess your pet on a live video chat to determine if your pet requires immediate emergency care, or simple monitoring at home until we reopen. In the event that in-person care is needed, VetTriage will coordinate a visit to the hospital on call.
Please visit https://vettriage.com/lakewood to set up an account so you can be connected to a veterinarian.
Emergency Care
If you believe your pet is suffering from a medical emergency during normal business hours, we advise that you contact us immediately to determine if we can help or if the best option is to take your pet to the nearest emergency hospital.
Lakewood Animal Hospital
1301 Lakewood Dr., Morris, IL 60450
In the event of an emergency before or after normal business hours, we advise that you either use our above VetTriage service to determine if your pet's issue is truly an emergency, or contact the nearest 24 hour emergency hospital.
The following are symptoms that could potentially be serious and warrant immediate consultation with a veterinarian if your pet:
- Is having difficulty breathing
- Is having irregular or bloody bowel movements
- Is vomiting (especially with blood)
- Is having trouble urinating or is vocalizing while urinating
- Is bleeding excessively
- Is acting erratically or biting at imaginary objects
- Is having a seizure or loss of balance
- Has suffered heatstroke or severe dehydration
- Is visibly in pain or panting heavily
- Has had diarrhea for more than 24 hours straight
- Has eaten/swallowed a foreign object(s)
- Has eaten/swallowed a poisonous substance
- Has suffered serious trauma or injury
- Seems to have lost its sight (sudden blindness)
- Is unconscious
- Has a swollen abdomen that appears painful when touched
- Is experiencing unusual swelling
- Is pregnant and having difficulty delivering puppies or kittens
Or anything else that is unusual or worrisome to you!
