Telemedicine can be used to assess whether a pet needs to be seen in person, to monitor chronic conditions, and to check a post-surgical incision or a superficial wound.
at the University of California at Davis, staged mock in-person appointments for 30 cats and their people at a shelter in Sacramento. They also set up video meetings using webcams with the same cats. The sessions were separated by two weeks.Both types of “visits” mimicked a post-surgery check. The researchers measured pupil dilation, respiratory rate, lip licking and ear position. In the home sessions, pet parents lifted the cats for visual inspection and counted their breaths.
Dogs are not exempt from vet stress. “Some are not comfortable with strangers, strange dogs, and can have ‘white coat syndrome’ just like us,” Dougherty said, referring to the condition in which human patients’ blood pressure readings are higher in a clinic.Heather Link of Hudson, Ohio, can’t take her rescue dog Trooper into the clinic. “He completely shuts down and enters a catatonic state,” she said.
She finally found a vet willing to see Trooper on the outdoor patio. This enables him to stay current with vaccines and routine exams. For other issues, she sends Trooper’s pictures to the vet, and they consult by phone. “This vet is very understanding of his anxiety and stress,” she said.The anxiety of the visit often prompts some animals to hide their ailments or behave differently. This makes an accurate diagnosis difficult, Dougherty said.
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