🌴 Virtual Vet Visit: Telemedicine fo’ Pets? 🐾

Da kine Virtual Vet goin’ take care of yo’ pets, but get choke challenges fo’ go tru. 🌺

Milkshake an’ Pickles no like travel. So, wen Patience Warren needed fo’ take dem two old cats on one 12-hour drive, she was looking fo’ kine medicine help, especially fo’ Pickles, one small gray tabby dat get hard time wit’ motion sickness. 🚗🐱

Da problem stay: Wen Pickles go vet, dat wen all da stress an’ mess she likes fo’ avoid wen happen. 😿

Da pandemic wen make Ms. Warren used to virtual health checkups fo’ herself. She wen tink, “Maybe get vets dat can give medicine ova video call?” She wen look online an’ wen find plenny options. 🏥💻

Fo’ hoomans, virtual docta visits wen grow choke, but fo’ pets, not so much. One new survey wen show 72% of peeps wen use telemedicine fo’ demself, but only 3% wen use ’em fo’ dea pets. 🐈💻

But tings stay changing. Carly Moody, one animal welfare researcher at da University of California, Davis, wen say dat during da pandemic, plenny states wen let go some rules fo’ veterinary telemedicine. Now, mo’ peeps an’ clinics tryin’ out virtual visits, an’ some states might keep ’em goin’. 🌎🔄

Telemedicine get plenny good tings fo’ offer, like mo’ access to vet care an’ less stress fo’ da scaredy-cat pets like Pickles. 😻

Covid-19 wen make telemedicine fo’ animals mo’ necessary. Dr. Christina Tran, one veterinarian at da University of Arizona, wen say dat telehealth not new, but da kine video calls stay more new. Befo’ da pandemic, vets no use telemedicine so much. 📹👩‍⚕️

Da pandemic wen make some states loosen up dea rules. More vets wen offa remote video calls, an’ mo’ pet owners wen try ’em out. 📊🐕

Da kine virtual vet visits stay good fo’ some tings, like routine checkups an’ post-surgery. Plus, stay good fo’ peeps who live far away from animal clinics, or no can take time off work, or no moa transportation. 🚜🏥

Telemedicine can also be good fo’ cats who no like go vet. Dr. Moody wen find dat cats stay less stressed wen dey get virtual checkups. 🐱💆‍♀️

But telemedicine get limits too. Not all pet owners an’ vets stay stoked on ’em. Sometime no can diagnose da kine issues ova video call, an’ dea stay some vets who tink virtual visits no work too good fo’ animals who no can talk story ’bout how dey stay feeling. 🐾🚫

In da end, telemedicine fo’ pets get good tings an’ bad tings. But fo’ some pets, like Pickles, stay one winnah-winnah-chicken-dinnah solution. 🥇🍗

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🌴 Virtual Vet Visit: Telemedicine for Pets? 🐾

Virtual veterinary care can help take care of your pets, but there are many challenges to overcome. 🌺

Milkshake and Pickles do not like to travel. So, when Patience Warren needed to take her two elderly cats on a 12-hour drive, she was looking for medication to help, especially for Pickles, a small gray tabby who has a hard time with motion sickness. 🚗🐱

The problem is that taking Pickles to the vet typically triggers the stress and mess she likes to avoid. 😿

During the pandemic, Ms. Warren grew accustomed to virtual health checkups for herself. She wondered, “Maybe there are vets that can give medicine over a video call?” She looked online and found plenty of options. 🏥💻

Virtual doctor visits have grown popular for humans, but not so much for pets. A new survey shows that 72% of people use telemedicine for themselves, but only 3% use it for their pets. 🐈💻

But things are changing. Carly Moody, an animal welfare researcher at the University of California, Davis, says that during the pandemic, many states loosened rules for veterinary telemedicine. Now, more people and clinics are trying out virtual visits, and some states might keep them going. 🌎🔄

Telemedicine has many good things to offer, like more access to vet care and less stress for the scaredy-cat pets like Pickles. 😻

Covid-19 made telemedicine for animals more necessary. Dr. Christina Tran, a veterinarian at the University of Arizona, says that telehealth is not new, but video calls are more recent. Before the pandemic, vets did not use telemedicine as much. 📹👩‍⚕️

The pandemic made some states loosen up their rules. More vets offered remote video calls, and more pet owners tried them out. 📊🐕

Virtual vet visits are good for some things, like routine checkups and post-surgery. Plus, they are good for people who live far away from animal clinics, or cannot take time off work, or do not have transportation. 🚜🏥

Telemedicine can also be good for cats who do not like going to the vet. Dr. Moody found that cats are less stressed when they get virtual checkups. 🐱💆‍♀️

But telemedicine has limits too. Not all pet owners and vets are happy with them. Sometimes, they cannot diagnose issues over a video call, and there are some vets who think virtual visits do not work well for animals who cannot communicate how they are feeling. 🐾🚫

In the end, telemedicine for pets has good things and bad things. But for some pets, like Pickles, it is a winner-winner-chicken-dinner solution. 🥇🍗