Tom Donnelly reports from the USA. The COVID-19 pandemic has allowed a temporary relaxation of rules around remote animal care by veterinary telemedicine. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) fiercely contends that establishing a “veterinarian-client-patient relationship” (VCPR) by in-person examination is a prerequisite for telemedicine. Many states use the AVMA’s model […]
In my last Eagle Post of August, I reported how veterinarians appear to have been run off their feet with increased demand for veterinary services during the pandemic. American corporate earnings updates support this trend. VetSuccess, a Toronto, Canada based veterinary metrics company, uses their Veterinary Industry Tracker to show […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York issued a sweeping executive order that essentially put the state on a pandemic lockdown beginning Sunday, March 22. One week later, my friend Cyndi, an exotics pet specialist at the Animal Medical Center in New York, said that she and all other part-time veterinarians […]
Homelessness is a crisis in the United States. On a single night in 2018, more than half-a-million people were in emergency shelters, temporary housing or on the street, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Homelessness is also increasing in Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics says the […]
The year 2018 brought turmoil to the US veterinary profession, making it a miniature reflection of the turmoil in the US. Mergers and acquisitions Coming off its multibillion-dollar buy in 2017, of the second-largest veterinary hospital chain in North America (Veterinary Clinics of America or VCA), Mars Inc. (yes, the […]
