Using an in-home veterinary service can provide both you and your pet with a number of benefits that you won’t get with traditional in-clinic care.
Patient Care
Animals benefit from in-home veterinary care because it reduces or eliminates much of the fear and anxiety that is often associated with being transported to and seen in a veterinary clinic. Dogs and cats can be very sensitive to the smells, sounds and sights of other animals in a veterinary clinic. In-home care eliminates these external stress factors, making for a much calmer, more relaxed experience. Additionally, you can avoid exposing your healthy pet to sick pets at the veterinary hospital. Finally, veterinarians also benefit from providing in-home care because a less anxious and more assured pet is much easier to examine and evaluate for medical conditions. Stress and anxiety can exacerbate many health problems and make some symptoms worse, or anxiety can even hide symptoms making it difficult to make a diagnosis. How many of you have had a limping pet that stopped limping in the veterinary office? By eliminating much of the stress, veterinarians are able to conduct a more accurate exam in the home leading to optimum results.
Convenience
No more hassle of trying to round up and hauling your pets into the car or waiting in a busy lobby full of sick or injured animals. In-home veterinary services allow you to plan veterinary care around your schedule! The veterinarian comes right to you, offering much more freedom and flexibility. Plus you will have the added advantage of more time spent with the veterinarian and a more personalized experience.
Multiple Pet Households
Get all of your pets’ basic medical needs taken care of at one time without having to try to get them all into the car or make multiple trips to the veterinary hospital.
Elderly/Mobility Impaired
There is no need to find someone to help get you and your pet to the vet. Have the vet come to you!
Hospice Care
In-home veterinary care allows for pain management and quality of life evaluations without moving ill or senior pets from the comforts of their own homes.
In-Home Euthanasia
Remove the added stress on both you and your pet of being in a veterinary clinic during this highly emotional time. You can have your loving companion humanely euthanized at home, under their favorite tree, in their own bed or wherever they are most comfortable and peaceful, and where you are most comfortable too!
By Dr. Jessica Melman Bhatia, Bespoke Veterinary Services