Vet Help Direct - interactive qualified vet advice

Worried about
your horse,
dog, cat
or rabbit?
Unsure if you
need to call the vet?

Designed and run by vets (Members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons - MRCVS), Vet Help Direct helps you to decide.

Answer a series of questions about your pet's symptoms and get customised first aid advice and clear,

professional guidance regarding how quickly you should contact your vet.

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Please select dog, cat, rabbit, horse, bird or reptile.

You will be given one of the following 4 courses of action:

	self care: home treatment may be appropriate
	medium priority: visit your vet in the next 24 hours
	high priority: visit your vet in the next 12 hours
	urgent: seek veterinary treatment immediately

This website is intended as a guide only. It helps you to decide how quickly you should seek veterinary attention for your pet. If you are in any doubt over your pet's condition, telephone your vet for advice. It is intended for use in the UK.

If your pet's symptoms are not on the site and you are worried about your pet, contact your vet for advice.

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