Red Bank Veterinary Hospital - Tinton Falls
Red Bank Veterinary Hospital provides 24-hour emergency and critical care 365 days a year. This service is open to all small animal companion pets in need of immediate medical attention. Experienced veterinarians are always on premises, assisted by technicians trained in emergency and critical care. Together, they handle a wide range of medical and surgical emergencies.
Our emergency teams utilize the most current diagnostic and surgical technology to evaluate and stabilize patients. We have access to advanced diagnostics, such as endoscopy, MRI, and CT. Emergency surgery can be performed any time of the day or night.
How to Identify An Emergency?
Always consider the following a possible pet emergency and seek immediate care:
Symptoms
Any difficulties breathing; short or shallow breaths; increased effort; gagging; choking
Weakness; inability to walk; sudden collapse
First-time seizure, seizures lasting more than 3 minutes, or multiple seizures in one day
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 active labor for more than one hour without delivering, or going more than 3-4 hours between deliveries
Bumping into things; becoming disoriented
Signs of pain such as whining, shaking, hiding, or dull behavior
Vomiting blood/passing blood in stools/urine
Changes in behavior, appetite, or elimination
Trauma
Bite wounds
Broken bones
Burns
Cuts, lacerations
Electrical shock
Eye injuries
Fall from heights
Heatstroke, frostbite
Hit by car; car accident
Penetrating foreign objects
Ingestion
Chocolate
Mushrooms
Onions
Household plants
Antifreeze
Insecticides
Rat poison (especially those containing bromethalin)
Household cleansers
Pool chemicals
Human medication
Bones
Pennies
Foreign objects
Excessive amounts of food or garbage
Services We Provide
Services
24 Hour Fluid Therapy
Diagnostic Imaging & Analysis
Blood/Blood Component Transfusion Therapy
Blood Gas, Coagulation, Complete Blood County & Chemistry
Capnography
Cardiac Resuscitation Defibrillation, and Post-Resuscitation Care
Continuous EKG
Continuous Pleural Suction
CVP & BP Monitoring
Enteral & Parenteral Nutrition
Long-term Ventilation Therapy
Oxygen Therapy
Pain Management
Tonometry
Life Support Options