Start with the emergency check, then pick what you are seeing.
You land on the triage bands from that symptom's own guide: what means go now, what means a vet today, and what
can be monitored at home.
Please read this first
This checker is general information, not veterinary advice and not a diagnosis. It routes you to the matching triage guide from our health library, and the urgency bands it shows are the guide’s own, written from the veterinary sources each guide names. If you are in any doubt, call your veterinarian, or an animal poison line: ASPCA Animal Poison Control on (888) 426-4435 or the Pet Poison Helpline on (855) 764-7661. A consultation fee may apply on the helplines.
First: is your dog doing any of these right now?
If yes, this cannot wait, whatever else is going on.
Go to an emergency vet now
Leave now and call the clinic on the way so they are ready. If poison is involved or you are not sure,
call the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center on (888) 426-4435
or the Pet Poison Helpline on (855) 764-7661 (a consultation fee may apply).