subject: Tips On Finding The Vet Doctor For Your Pet [print this page] If you decided to have a pet, you have decided to have a baby. Household pets are equated to children in the house - they get sick and would need medical attention. You will not just pick any doctor to be the resident physician of your daughter or son, you scrutinize as the life of your baby is in his or her hands. The same holds true for your pet's attending vet doctor.
You should then be aware that picking the right veterinarian to cater to the medical needs of your dog's health and wellness is crucial. There are suggested ways on how to start looking for your pet's medical consultant.
The internet today is the great alternative to the yellow pages. Either of these two are good sources of list of veterinarians in your locality. The internet though has one big advantage. Here you can always refer to the forums, feedbacks and comments to determine the qualification of the vet doctor. In yellow pages, what you get is just the name, address and telephone number.
From your two sources, you can add friends and relatives for referrals. This is again the best as the people asked can relate first hand experiences not only with the doctor but even with the clinic and facilities. There are times that your pet gets hospitalized so you need to consider the vet clinic.
Once you have a short list of vet doctors, you can start calling in - just to take a look of the facilities. Start from the doctor closest to your residence. This provides accessibility and ease both for you and your pet. When you visit the doctor's office, do not just look at the facilities. This is just one aspect of your visit. Observe the doctor - how he or she interacts with your pet. Observe your dog - they are good judge of people. Watch out if your pet is leery of the doctor, you would not want this for your pet. On the contrary you want your dog to be trusting to its new vet-friend.
While being in the clinic or office of the veterinarian, you can ask him or her as many questions are in your mind. You can ask about your possible expense per visit for immunization or vaccination. Does he or she have laboratory and x-ray equipment? Without these facilities, treatment of your dog can be delayed as they have to send it to some other clinics. And results can take time to get hold of. Just formulate any query and shoot it to the doctor.
When you are satisfied with the answers and you have no other questions and your pet seems contented and friendly with this veterinarian, then you have found the right animal specialist.
