Monday, May 4, 2009

I C E .. In Case of Emergency

What is an emergency?

Many serious conditions can cause critical emergencies. The best general advice is to seek prompt, specialized, emergency care.

Become particularly concerned when a pet:
  • Collapses or becomes very weak
  • Has severe diarrhea or repetitive vomiting
  • Bleeds
  • Loss of appetite persisting for more than 24 hours
  • Lethargy persisting for more than 24 hours
  • Cannot urinate or defecate
  • Breathes rapidly, shallowly, or with difficulty
  • Develops a severe cough
  • Ingests a poison
  • Sustains trauma (hit by an automobile, jumping from a window, or other cuts or injuries)?

What to do... In Case of Emergency?

  • Seek immediate veterinary care. True medical or surgical emergencies cannot be handled adequately at home.
  • Transport your pet as gently as possible.
  • Avoid putting your face or hands in or near a pet's mouth or feet (pain may cause it to inadvertently bite or scratch).
  • If you believe that the pet has been poisoned, bring the label or container of the suspected substance with you to the emergency room.
  • If your pet is bleeding excessively from a cut, apply a clean cloth or bandage over the cut using consistent pressu
Below is a well researched list of Emergency care facilities for the UWS... Keep them available... I suggest putting them in your cell phones and adding them to your contacts as well... You never know when an emergency could take place and take it from me... "It's best to be prepared"!

NYC Veterinary Specialists
web: www.nyc-vs.com
410 West 55th Street New York, NY 10019
between 9th and 10th Avenues, across the street from the Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre.
212-767-0099
Hours Of Operation
M-Su 24hrs - emergency facility

Business Description
NYC Veterinary Specialists was founded with the concept of providing a superior level of patient and client care through close cooperation with the family practitioner. In addition to referral appointments, the hospital is open 24 hours a day for case transfers by the family practitioner and after-hours emergencies. NYC Veterinary Specialists serves as an extension of the general practice. Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Specialties: Behavioral Medicine, Cardiology, Critical Care, Dermatology, Emergency, Internal Medicine, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Oncology & Raditation Oncology, Radiology, and Surgery.

The Animal Medical Center
web: www.amcny.org
510 East 62nd Street,
New York, NY 10065
212-838-8100 or 212- 838-7053
Hours Of Operation
M-Su 24hrs - emergency facility

Business Description
The Animal Medical Center in New York City is a nonprofit veterinary center that has been a national leader in animal care since 1910. As an academic veterinary hospital, The AMC promotes the health and well-being of companion animals through advanced treatment, research and education.
Emergency Care
You can bring your pet in for an emergency, non-appointment visit at any time of the day or night. There are veterinarians in the hospital 24 hours a day to provide immediate care.
Because we handle all types of emergencies, pets with life-threatening problems take priority over more stable patients and are examined first.

Park East Animal Hospital
52 East 64th Street New York, NY 10065
646-871-3594
Hours Of Operation
M-Su 24hrs

Business Description
Park East, an AAHA certified hospital and a leader in the field of veterinary medicine, providing the finest, most comprehensive animal health care services available. Offering of the best expertly trained staff and state-of-the-art equipment. They maintain a technician on duty 24 hours a day to provide around-the-clock nursing care and there is a doctor on call for after-hours emergency situations. Facility provides private examination rooms, an x-ray room, an intensive care unit, comfortable and roomy stainless steel kennels, and an exercise garden. Services: include dentistry, elective and major surgery, digital radiography, dermatology, endoscopy, ultrasonography, and preventative medicine.

Kalvig and Shorter Veterinary Associates
227 E 84th Street New York, NY 10028
646-506-9585
Hours Of Operation

M-Su 8:00am-11:00pm

Business Description
Serving the Upper East Side with over 50 years of experience in veterinary
medicine, the doctors and staff provide caring and personalized attention
to excellent customer service and patient health care.

Lincoln Square Veterinary Hospital
140 W. 67th St. New York, NY 10023
646-506-9967
Hours Of Operation
M-F 8:00am-8:00pm, Sa-Su 8:00am-4:00pm


Riverside Animal Hospital
250 West 108th St. New York, NY 10025
646-871-3040
Hours Of Operation

M 10am-7pm, Tu 10am-9pm, W-F 10am-7pm, Sa 9am-5pm, Su 11am-4pm

Business Description
The ONLY veterinary practices in the Greater New York area that integrates high tech, high quality, cutting edge medicine with Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine and other forms of alternative therapy.

Animal General
558 Columbus Avenue New York, NY 10024
646-506-9475
Hours Of Operation


M-F 8am-8pm, Sa-Su 8am-4pm

Business Description
Animal General is a full service hospital. In addition to everything you might expect at a veterinary hospital, we also provide these services: 24 hour nursing care; Pets with emergency medical needs are accommodated immediately.
Clients and patients of Animal general also have these benefits:
Puppy Play Group twice weekly. Bereavement Counseling bi-monthly.
At-Home Euthanasia, A TLC (Tender Loving Care) Coordinator who stays with your pet, one-on-one, while he/she recovers from anesthesia. Geriatric care for elderly pets

Riverside Veterinary Group
219 West 79th Street New York, NY 10024
646-871-3051
Hours Of Operation

M-F 8am-7pm, Sa 8am-5pm, Su 10am-4pm

Business Description
The ONLY veterinary practices in the Greater New York area that integrate high tech, high quality, cutting edge medicine with Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine and other forms of alternative therapy.

24 Hour Emergency Transportation
Pet Chauffeurs - 718-752-1767
Pet Taxi - 212-755-1757

For a full list of NYC Vets and Dog Services visit... http://downtownpet.com

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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Dogs banned from NYC Housing

Dobermans, Pit Bulls & Rottweilers...

Beginning this Friday May 1st these powerful popular breeds, sometimes trained to be violent are being banned from all apartments run by the city Housing Authority. Housing Authority officials commented that this was brought on by the growing number of concerned residents and their persistant complaints of violent pets.

The Housing Authority regulations also ban residents from owning any dog over 25 pounds. The current policy allows dogs that weigh up to 40 pounds. Residents who already have the breeds will be able to keep them as long as they are registered by this Friday.

The key word here is trained, it has been my experience that if the dog has not been properly socialized or trained to submiss (keeping in check his or her aggression) then it won't matter if it weighs 3 ounces or 200lbs, it will be a threat. There is always various degrees of agression and what is exceptable behavior. What's an even playing field and where do we draw the line?

As in human Life experiences there are the "bully's" and the ones being "bullied". We are taught and expected to be fair and politically correct in our exchanges with one another. It's our resposibility as people to act accordingly and as pet owners to carry and bestow the same principles onto our pets.

Unfortunately law's are put in place when the need for people to obey out weighs the ones obeying... come on, we all rudimentally know what is right and wrong and what's fair or not... Can't we all just keep it simple and stick to the basic " just obey and get along "...

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Dog Walk for Cancer....Spring is back...Major wags!!


It's back to Spring again...the slight heat wave...was a pleasant surprize...and a nice dry run for dealing with the hot summer ahead... Thankful the water was turned on in Riverside Park and in the runs... Lets keep those bowls full... fresh & clean!

This Sunday May 3rd is the Dog Walk against Cancer in Riverside Park....
When was the last time you and your dog saved a life? Join the American Cancer Society and thousands of fellow dog owners, animal lovers, and New Yorkers, for this truly amazing event. This fun-filled day includes contests, live entertainment, including music and face painters for kids, food, sponsor giveaways, and a free copy of the 2009 Dogswalk Journal!

Lets make a difference in the fight against human and animal cancers and sign up today!
Gracie and I are walking in honor of Jorge Coste who dispite his enormous strength, courage and beautiful spirit has just lost his battle with cancer.

It starts @10am registration is @ 9am @103rd St.
(rain or shine) Current weather forecast predicts high of 55 and SUNSHINE!

for more info visit http://community.acsevents.org/site/TR/CommunityFundraisingPages/CFPFY09Eastern?fr_id=19024&pg=entry

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