Is it an Emergency?
The Emergency Department at NIVES is available 24-hours a day, 365 days a year
You know your pet best, and if you believe your pet is sick or hurt, please bring him or her in for evaluation. If your pet has ingested a potentially poisonous substance, you can call the National Animal Poison Control at 1(888) 426-4435. Please be aware there is a consultation fee associated with this service. They will provide you with a case number that can be referenced if your pet needs emergency treatment by a veterinarian.
EMERGENCY ROOM
If your pet is experiencing these emergency symptoms, please head to our ER at NIVES:
5818 Maplecrest Rd.,
Fort Wayne, IN 46835
- Trauma: severe bite wounds, broken bones, burns, deep cuts, electric shock, heatstroke, frostbite, hypothermia, hit by car
- Difficulty breathing: short or shallow breath, increased effort, gagging, choking
- Weakness, inability to walk, sudden collapse
- First-time seizure, seizures lasting more than three minutes, or multiple seizures
- Non-productive retching/vomiting, swollen or distended abdomen
- Allergic reactions including swelling, rashes, or itching
- Excessive or persistent bleeding
- Inability to urinate, straining to urinate
- Diabetic animals refusing food
- Pregnant animals in labor for more than one hour without delivering, those that have gone more than 3-4 hours between delivering
- Bumping into things, disorientation
- Signs of pain such as whining, shaking, hiding, or dull behavior
- Vomiting blood, passing blood in stools/urine
- Sudden, drastic changes in behavior, appetite, elimination habits
URGENT CARE
Typical conditions that will be seen at our
Urgent Care:
5812 Maplecrest Rd.,
Fort Wayne, IN 46835
- Eyes: swelling, discharge, redness
- Nose: running, crusting, discharge
- Ears: discharge, debris, odor, twitching, scratching, shaking
- Coughing or sneezing
- Vomiting (minor or occasional)
- Diarrhea
- Straining to have a bowel movement
- Change in urine color, frequency, or amount
- Lameness/limping
- Recent ingestion of minor foreign material or toxin (if showing no clinical signs)
- Change in behavior (depression, anxiety, sleepiness)
- Evidence of worms, or fleas
- Wounds or bite marks (minor)
- Lumps
- Facial swelling, licking, or scratching