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Garden State Guardian Vets

If it's one of these, call us now. Don't fill in a form.

During opening hours we'll tell you to come straight in or send you to the emergency hospital, whichever is faster for your pet. After hours, the same number tells you where to go.

Call (973) 555-0142Monday to Friday, 8 am to 7 pm

Call now

  • Trouble breathing, or gums that look pale, blue or white
  • Collapse, seizure, or can't stand up
  • Hit by a car, a fall, or a fight wound
  • Bloated, hard belly, especially in a large dog trying to vomit
  • Straining to pee with nothing coming out, especially a male cat
  • Ate chocolate, grapes, xylitol gum, rat poison, or a medication
  • Eye injury, or an eye that's suddenly cloudy or bulging
  • Heavy bleeding that doesn't stop with pressure in five minutes

Swallowed something? Call us, or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435, any hour (they charge a consultation fee). Bring the packaging with you.

Same day is fine

Call by 3 pm on a weekday and we'll see you today. A same-day sick exam is $95.

  • Vomiting or diarrhea more than twice in a day
  • Not eating for more than a day
  • Limping, or crying when touched
  • An ear or skin that's suddenly red, smelly or being scratched raw
  • Drinking or peeing far more than usual
  • A lump that's new or growing
  • Coughing, sneezing, or discharge from the eyes or nose

Request a same-day visit

An orange tabby cat sitting calmly inside an open soft-sided carrier

While you drive

  • Keep your pet warm and as still as you can.
  • Don't make them vomit unless we've told you to.
  • Bring any packaging, plant, or pill bottle involved.
  • Have someone call ahead so a table is ready.
Call (973) 555-0142