Posted on May 12, 2021
COVID-19 pet boom has veterinarians backlogged, burned out
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Approximately 12.6 million U.S. households got a new pet last year after the pandemic was declared in March 2020, according to a COVID-19 Pulse Study by the American Pet Products Association.
Meanwhile, fewer people relinquished their pets in 2020, so they needed ongoing care, experts said. And as people worked from home and spent more time with their pets, they’ve had more opportunities to notice bumps, limps and other ailments that could typically go untreated.
Vets were already struggling to meet the pre-pandemic demand, with veterinary schools unable to churn out enough doctors and techs to fill the void.
Meanwhile, fewer people relinquished their pets in 2020, so they needed ongoing care, experts said. And as people worked from home and spent more time with their pets, they’ve had more opportunities to notice bumps, limps and other ailments that could typically go untreated.
Vets were already struggling to meet the pre-pandemic demand, with veterinary schools unable to churn out enough doctors and techs to fill the void.
COVID-19 pet boom has veterinarians backlogged, burned out
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One of my daughters is a vet tech in the Dallas Ft Worth area. She has been doing "relief work" through the pandemic. The pay is good, and she has more work than she can take. I did read an article yesterday saying that people were trying to give their "pandemic pets" back. That's not how this works!
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
I agree with you. It's awful; what does it say about the person who can have a pet in their house for a year and not bond with it enough to keep it?
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SSG Bill McCoy
This is my retired, Drug/Bomb dog, Chana when I first got her three years ago, with my then 2 y/o Greanddaughter..
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