Gransnet forums

Pets

Page 1 of 1
Flip | Customise

'Covid' pets - a disaster

(2 Posts)
Add comment | Report
Josianne Sun 21-Nov-21 12:44:40

This was all discussed in the thread "Where have all the vets gone?" in October.
The pet healthlines are great as a first port of call. You get 15 minutes to speak to a vet or veterinary nurse without dragging the animal off to the surgery (and paying loads). I've used it in the past few months for advice on a bee sting and also a runny eye in a puppy.

Add comment | Report
Kali2 Sun 21-Nov-21 12:36:55

Vets are on a “knife edge” as they face a “perfect storm” of staff shortages caused by Covid and Brexit coupled with a lockdown pet boom.

Calls to the profession’s confidential Vetlife helpline have surged during the pandemic as veterinary workers struggle to keep up with demand after 3.2 million households have acquired a new pet since the first lockdown.

From the Independent.

Page 1 of 1
Flip | Customise