First time vet appointment in COVID time, no humans allowed in

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Today with cases practically zero in our area, our vet STILL does not allow people to enter facility.

Vet practice owner here -
The AVMA has not given the green light for vet practices to open fully. Actually, they have given little guidance at all since telling vets to close their offices to humans. It is frustrating to us to have to deal with a lack of direction too.

How about using common sense? You are annoying your customers. Massage therapists, physical therapists, doctor's offices, dentists, etc. are all operating and working with humans with no incident.

Vet here - Fact is we can get the job done without letting you in. Cannot do all of those other jobs without letting you in...Why do we need to rush to exposure when we are not certain which clients are vaccinated and which are not? How about THAT common sense? Honestly a large portion of my clients WANT to keep it like this - they go run an errand while the pet is with me. We do a video call with the owner during the exam.

This pandemic has us SLAMMED. We are exhausted. Have common sense and general compassion.....

Thanks for all you do, vet poster. People need to lay off their poor vets, especially right now. How are they not aware there is a huge mental health crisis in the field?

FWIW my large animal vet is in person for exactly the reason stated...I have to be there to lend a hand. Small animal vets are still remote, vet hospitals are still remote for all sizes.

I spend a LOT of time with vets because I am a horse farm owner and it is the tail end of breeding season...one of my mares is on her THIRD AI cycle, ugh. I am so grateful to my vets for all they do for us animal owners! It is a difficult and often thankless task. I try to make sure my vet knows it isn’t his fault she didn’t take easily!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They’ll call you.

But yeah, it’s frustrating now because Vets and vet techs were in the 1A group, so most out not all will have been vaccinated by now. So really, as long as masks are worn it would be reasonable to allow pet owners in again.

100% agree. It's ridiculous that I can go see my doctor, my dentist, my hairdresser, go to my gym, go in a store and pay for something, and on and on and on but not be able to be in a room with one other person for a 15 minute vet check up if we are all masked. I think for some reason it's easier for them to do appts this way and they simply want to keep it going. I am literally changing to another vet because of this very reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today with cases practically zero in our area, our vet STILL does not allow people to enter facility.

Vet practice owner here -
The AVMA has not given the green light for vet practices to open fully. Actually, they have given little guidance at all since telling vets to close their offices to humans. It is frustrating to us to have to deal with a lack of direction too.

How about using common sense? You are annoying your customers. Massage therapists, physical therapists, doctor's offices, dentists, etc. are all operating and working with humans with no incident.

Vet here - Fact is we can get the job done without letting you in. Cannot do all of those other jobs without letting you in...Why do we need to rush to exposure when we are not certain which clients are vaccinated and which are not? How about THAT common sense? Honestly a large portion of my clients WANT to keep it like this - they go run an errand while the pet is with me. We do a video call with the owner during the exam.

This pandemic has us SLAMMED. We are exhausted. Have common sense and general compassion.....

Hi there, Dr. Vet. I just want to voice my support for drop off appointments. I LOVE them. I find having to sit in the waiting room with my dog while other dogs and cats come in and out to be terribly stressful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They’ll call you.

But yeah, it’s frustrating now because Vets and vet techs were in the 1A group, so most out not all will have been vaccinated by now. So really, as long as masks are worn it would be reasonable to allow pet owners in again.

100% agree. It's ridiculous that I can go see my doctor, my dentist, my hairdresser, go to my gym, go in a store and pay for something, and on and on and on but not be able to be in a room with one other person for a 15 minute vet check up if we are all masked. I think for some reason it's easier for them to do appts this way and they simply want to keep it going. I am literally changing to another vet because of this very reason.

Don't let the door hit you on the way out. I have plenty of clients to fill your place.