{"id":7201,"date":"2025-04-30T17:21:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T09:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/?p=7201"},"modified":"2025-06-19T16:03:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T08:03:18","slug":"when-to-visit-the-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/en\/when-to-visit-the-ed\/","title":{"rendered":"When to visit the Emergency Department"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7201\" class=\"elementor elementor-7201 elementor-7072\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e74824 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e74824\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1644ffc\" data-id=\"1644ffc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeabd1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aeabd1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Website-article-banners-62-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8300\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Website-article-banners-62-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Website-article-banners-62-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Website-article-banners-62-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Website-article-banners-62.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28646a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28646a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8982de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8982de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When to visit the Emergency Department:<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f767195 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f767195\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8eea95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8eea95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Immediate medical attention can be crucial in preventing complications. Seek emergency veterinary care if your pet shows these signs.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e48787 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e48787\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d27e2bf\" data-id=\"d27e2bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14fb17c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14fb17c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Trauma or injuries<\/li><li>Bleeding<\/li><li>Exposure or intoxication<\/li><li>Vomiting or diarrhea<\/li><li>Eye injuries or pain<\/li><li>Straining to urinate<\/li><li>Collapse or loss of consciousness, seizures<\/li><li>Difficulty breathing or excessive coughing<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae7045 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ae7045\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a356a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a356a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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768w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Website-article-banners-65-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Website-article-banners-65-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Website-article-banners-65.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-145e0b3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"145e0b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d05c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47d05c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Harvest Veterinary Specialty &amp; Emergency Hospital\u00a0(HVSEH) Emergency Department is here for all of your animal\u2019s needs, we are an extension of your primary care veterinarian and will work closely with them to make sure that your animal is well cared for 24\/7!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7868095 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7868095\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb6ae41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb6ae41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9d1831 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f9d1831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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