Not sure what to do with your puppy right now?
Choose what happened, tick any red flags, and get a calm next step in under one minute. This does not diagnose your puppy - it helps you decide whether to monitor, call your vet, or go urgent.
1. Tell us the situation
Start with the closest match. If your puppy is struggling to breathe, collapsing, seizing, or you suspect poisoning, do not wait for this tool - contact an emergency vet now.
2. What happened?
3. Tick any red flags you see
Build your puppy safety setup
Once the immediate scare is handled, use these PuppyLaunch pages to prevent repeat chaos.
First Week Starter Kit
The basic sleep, potty, feeding, travel, and cleaning setup every new owner should have.
Open starter kitFirst 72 Hours Plan
Build a calm arrival, first-night, potty, sleep, and setup plan.
Build 72-hour planSources and safety references
The logic is intentionally conservative. Puppies can worsen quickly, especially with vomiting, diarrhea, toxins, breathing issues, weakness, or incomplete vaccines.