Medical care for pets can get expensive fast. As a pet owner, you may feel blindsided during veterinary appointments. Vets recommend treatments they think are essential for your animal, which can quickly get expensive. However, it can also be costly to get a second opinion. When your dog or cat gets sick outside the vet’s office hours, owners have few choices except for an expensive and crowded emergency vet. Even if you trust and like your veterinarian, virtual vet visits for your pet can ensure they get better care while also saving you money.
It’s incredibly stressful when your pet starts acting abnormally outside your vet’s office hours. As an owner, you want to know what’s going on with your best friend, whether they suddenly start limping, stop eating, or aren’t acting like themselves.
Pet owners are left to decide whether their pet is well enough to wait for a regular vet appointment or if they need emergency care.
You can get a virtual vet visit 24/7 - for free with a monthly subscription - and speak with a skilled veterinarian who can provide expert guidance and advice about what to do. By describing your pet’s symptoms, a care provider will suggest either taking them to the emergency vet, scheduling an appointment for regular vet hours, or providing care at home.
Pet owners can avoid the high cost of an emergency vet appointment for situations they can resolve at home or with their regular vet.
When you’re trying to get a diagnosis for your pet, your veterinarian may recommend a wide range of tests, from bloodwork to x-rays, ultrasounds, or cytology. Because pets aren’t able to describe their symptoms, vets use testing to get as much information as possible to develop an accurate diagnosis.
However, testing is expensive and can quickly drain a savings account, no matter how well-prepared you are for an emergency.
A virtual vet visit gives you a different perspective on prioritizing testing and eliminating expensive and unnecessary tests from the treatment plan.
Preventative care is one of the best ways to ensure your pet has a long and healthy life. There’s rarely time during an annual appointment to discuss the overall wellness of your dog or cat. With My TeleBenefit, you have unlimited consultations with a virtual vet where you can discuss nutrition, vaccine schedules, and alternative wellness treatments like physical therapy and acupuncture.
As your pet ages, virtual vet visits enable owners to discuss changes in their dog or cat’s behavior, appetite, and energy. You can get early insight into providing care and when to schedule a vet appointment before it becomes an emergency.
Even if you have great insurance for yourself and your pet, a telehealth provider can significantly improve both your health and savings account. My TeleBenefit provides users with access to doctors and veterinarians via phone call, video call, or through the TeleBenefit app. A single monthly subscription provides unlimited, $0 consultations with medical professionals.
Our doctors can prescribe medication for over 50 common conditions, savings you a time-consuming and stressful trip to your PCP. While our veterinarians aren’t a diagnostic service, you can speak with someone 24/7 to get advice on the next steps for your animal. We’re here with expertise and guidance when you’re unsure if your pet is experiencing a medical emergency or can wait for an appointment with your regular vet.
When your pet gets sick, don’t rush to the emergency vet without first having a virtual vet visit.
