Call a veterinarian as early as possible in any disease process. The longer an affliction persists, the harder it is to correct. If contacted early in the disease process, the veterinarian has more opportunity to make a difference and is more likely to save an animal who is sick or injured. When sick, birthing, or injured animals are seen early, when symptoms don’t seem so terrible, many people try to wait and see if issues resolve on their own. But early treatment is more likely to be effective than letting nature take its course.