As communication technology continues to advance, we’ve found ways to make it easier to have face-to-face visits as friends and family. In recent years, medical professionals have also found ways to have a secure visit with patients via video chat. This has extended beyond family practitioners and has reached the veterinarian world. You can have your pet seen without ever leaving the house with a remote veterinarian visit from MyTeleBenefit. If this is something that you’re new to, we can let you know how it works and what to expect.

What does the vet need to see in a virtual visit?

When it comes to a virtual vet visit, it’s important that the vet can see exactly what you’re concerned about. Whether this is itchy skin, some kind of problem behavior, an injury, or anything else that’s visual, you should show your vet on the video call. It often doesn’t take more than a few sentences to describe to your vet what’s going on with your pet so seeing what’s going on is more of a way to confirm suspicions.

What are some of the limitations of remote visits?

While remote veterinarian visits come with some major conveniences, there are still some limitations. The vet can’t physically feel your pet to perform a thorough examination. However, this can still be done as the vet guides you through the process and helps you identify possible trouble areas. However, the vet still isn’t able to listen to your pet’s heart or lungs to do a complete physical workup. While your remote vet might be limited and can't provide you with a complete diagnosis, they're still able to offer recommendations.

Is a remote visit faster than a clinical visit?

Remote vet visits are faster, easier, and more economical than a traditional clinical visit. You’re going to save yourself some drive time by getting on a video call with the vet and speaking with them from the comfort of your own home. Additionally, you won’t have to fight your pet to get them into the car to drive to the vet. Some animals will get anxiety from either riding in the car or recognizing that they’re headed to the vet. A virtual visit will help to prevent this. Overall, your visit will be much faster because you won’t have to spend a significant amount of time in the waiting room before seeing the vet. If you do have to wait, you can continue to go about your day at home.

What are the laws surrounding remote vet visits?

Remote veterinarian visits have two main laws that surround the function. One is being able to gather enough information to make a diagnosis. As we mentioned before, it often doesn’t take much describing for the vet to be able to identify the problem. Although, there are times when you will need to bring your pet into a clinic for the vet to be able to gather enough information in an examination to make a proper diagnosis.

The other side to the legal coin comes with prescribing medication for your pet. Like doctors, vets need to physically see their patients periodically to be able to prescribe them medications. Unfortunately, a virtual visit doesn’t count toward one of those visits, but they can still provide you with sound advice to help your pet.

Get in touch for more

If you’d like to learn more about our remote veterinarian services, get in touch with us today at MyTeleBenefit. You can call our team at 877-376-7472 to learn more about how we can help your pets with virtual medicine. You can also submit your email address through our form and we’ll have an agent get in touch to provide you with more information.