Veterinary Emergencies

If you identify animals with either experimentally or non-experimentally induced illness, please use the following procedures to notify the DLAR veterinary staff.

Vet Contacts During Working Hours (444-2194)

                      Veterinary Staff (7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m)       Pager #’s

Vet Contacts After Working Hours (evenings/weekends/holidays)

• The veterinarian “on-call” list is posted in the main entry area of all DLAR facilities, 24 hours/day.

• The “on-call” list provides up-to-date home phone numbers and pager numbers. If you have an animal emergency, call the pager # and add “911” to the end of the number where you want the vet to call.

Information Needed About Sick Animals

Be prepared to provide the veterinary staff with the following information. Label the animals’ cage(s) so they will be easy to locate.

a)      Investigator’s name/your name;

b)      Species of animal and animal ID number;

c)      Location of the animal (building, room #, rack or cage #);

d)      Signs of illness;

e)      Experimental manipulations the animal may have undergone;

f)        Phone number where you can be reached.

If an animal needs immediate veterinary care, either call (or come to) the DLAR main office (4-2194). The DLAR office will send an emergency (911) page to the veterinarian. If it is after hours, call the veterinarian on duty, as described above.