EMERSON ANIMAL HOSPITAL

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IF IT IS AN EMERGENCY TO YOU, IT IS AN EMERGENCY FOR US!

Waco Animal Emergency Clinic Information:

Below are our contact numbers, directions, maps, and lists that can help you decide if you have an emergency.  If there is a question in your mind or you believe it is an emergency, CALL US! 

PLEASE CALL PRIOR TO YOUR ARRIVAL. This will ensure that in the event that the veterinarian is on-call, you will be assisted as quickly as possible.

Emergency Phone: (254) 752-6100
Fax: (254) 235-9147

Location: 3901 I-35 South (on the Frontage or Access Road), Waco, TX 76706

Hours Of Operation:

Saturday: 12:00 Noon - Monday 7:00 am
Monday - Friday: 6:00 pm - 7:00 am

 

From North Waco:
Drive South on Interstate-35
Exit #331 New Road
Clinic is Immediately on the right just past Columbia St.

From South Waco:
Drive North on Interstate-35
Exit #333A (Valley Mills Dr/La Salle Ave./396)
Take a Left Under I-35 (Primrose Dr.)
Take a left on I-35 South Frontage Road
Clinic will be on the Right just past Columbia St. (Approx 3/4 mi.) 
  
 

Is It An Emergency?
If your pet has any of these symptoms, bring it in IMMEDIATELY

Symptom:

With:
Inability to Breathe Noisy respiration, blue tongue, gasping for breath
Bleeding That Won't Stop From any part of the body. Apply pressure and come now!
Inability to Urinate or Appears Constipated But continues to try.
Inability to Deliver Puppies or kittens Keeps trying or has stopped trying
Pain Severe. Continuous with no relief
Vomiting, Diarrhea Continuous or with the Appearance of Blood
Loss of Balance or Consciousness Includes tremors, coma, staggering, blindness, fainting
Itching Continuous scratching, biting, self-mutilation
Penetrating Wounds Any place, but especially chest or abdomen
Poisoning Bring the container or commercial name and chemical name
Injury Continuous pain and/or total lameness
Hit by car
Bloat
Any other sign that looks serious!

If your pet has any of these symptoms, bring it in TODAY

Symptom

With
Difficult Breathing With or Without Cough. Eats and Drinks. Not Frantic
Vomiting / Diarrhea Without Blood; No Pain; No Unusual Contents
Sudden Lameness No apparent cause
Swallowed Object Even if you THINK pet swallowed it.
Severe Itching With possible self-mutilation
Strange Odor Usually disagreeable, from any part of the body
Burns Heat, Chemicals. Go Immediately if Extensive
Injuries Not severe emergency but will worsen with delay- lacerations
If your pet has any of these symptoms, it is safe to wait OVERNIGHT

Symptom

With
Vomiting / Diarrhea No blood, no foreign material, no pain, not continuous
Itching Mild to moderate; no skin damage; not continuous, no bleeding
Lameness Little or no pain; no discomfort in walking; not continuous
Thirst / Urination Excessive drinking and/or elimination of urine with no blood, no pain, no straining or discomfort, or bloody appearance to the urine
Loss of Appetite Skipped one main meal, but no other signs of illness
Most Skin Problems


Emerson Animal Hospital
Phone: 254-772-3520
Toll Free: 1-877-840-0228
 
419 Lake Air Drive
 Waco, TX 76710

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