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The pets are not sure Vet on Demand facetime with veterinarian is something we need to do while camping.
Typist: Bethany
Nebraska was beautiful. Camp was set up. The sun had set. During twilight playtime with the dogs, I found an engorged tick on Huxley's chest. Without panic, I got the tick removing tool from my canine first aid kit and cleanly removed the entire tick from it's collie victim. Then I saw the gaping wound the tick removal process had left on my dog. I panicked. Now for dog lovers in areas where ticks are prevalent, go ahead and laugh "of course!" I am an outdoorsy dog person from Cascadia where ticks are very rare. I had no idea so much skin and fur were going to come off with the blood sucking insect. I nervously paced the campsite searching the internet for any article or advice about what to do. By the time I found a trusted answer, twilight was gone and I was sick to my stomach from stress.
When I used the Vet On Demand™ app for this review, I told the veterinarian, Dr. Baxter, about that evening camping in Nebraska. He explained that it is indeed normal for a large amount of skin and fur to come off when an engorged tick is fully removed. Dr. Baxter recommended washing a wound like this out with soap and water, keeping it clean and watching for signs of infection. This is the exact advice I finally found in an article on my mobile device search engine as the twilight dwindled in the cornhusker state. It took me well over a half an hour of searching to discover the truth about Huxley's tick wound. Dr. Baxter gave his wound advice in less than two minutes. He continued to warn that the real risks in finding a tick sucking on a dog are tick borne diseases like Lyme and Rock Mountain Fever. Testing for tick diseases is essential so that anything a dog may have contracted from a tick can be treated with antibiotics as soon as possible, Dr. Baxter advised. Getting Huxley tested for tick diseases is exactly what I did once we returned to Seattle. For the duration of our call, the Vet On Demand veterinarian gave me advice about searching for ticks on my ridiculously long furred rough collie. Upon seeing Huxley during our app video call, Dr. Baxter exclaimed "look at all that fur!" Dr. Baxter also relayed to me some of his favorite tick prevention methods.
Nebraska was beautiful. Camp was set up. The sun had set. During twilight playtime with the dogs, I found an engorged tick on Huxley's chest. Without panic, I got the tick removing tool from my canine first aid kit and cleanly removed the entire tick from it's collie victim. Then I saw the gaping wound the tick removal process had left on my dog. I panicked. Now for dog lovers in areas where ticks are prevalent, go ahead and laugh "of course!" I am an outdoorsy dog person from Cascadia where ticks are very rare. I had no idea so much skin and fur were going to come off with the blood sucking insect. I nervously paced the campsite searching the internet for any article or advice about what to do. By the time I found a trusted answer, twilight was gone and I was sick to my stomach from stress.
When I used the Vet On Demand™ app for this review, I told the veterinarian, Dr. Baxter, about that evening camping in Nebraska. He explained that it is indeed normal for a large amount of skin and fur to come off when an engorged tick is fully removed. Dr. Baxter recommended washing a wound like this out with soap and water, keeping it clean and watching for signs of infection. This is the exact advice I finally found in an article on my mobile device search engine as the twilight dwindled in the cornhusker state. It took me well over a half an hour of searching to discover the truth about Huxley's tick wound. Dr. Baxter gave his wound advice in less than two minutes. He continued to warn that the real risks in finding a tick sucking on a dog are tick borne diseases like Lyme and Rock Mountain Fever. Testing for tick diseases is essential so that anything a dog may have contracted from a tick can be treated with antibiotics as soon as possible, Dr. Baxter advised. Getting Huxley tested for tick diseases is exactly what I did once we returned to Seattle. For the duration of our call, the Vet On Demand veterinarian gave me advice about searching for ticks on my ridiculously long furred rough collie. Upon seeing Huxley during our app video call, Dr. Baxter exclaimed "look at all that fur!" Dr. Baxter also relayed to me some of his favorite tick prevention methods.
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After less than a minute wait time for the convenient Vet On Demand app to text me to let me know that Dr. Baxter was available, I am very pleased with how much I learned in an eleven minute call. The support from the app developers has also impressed me. Yesterday, I updated the app and it continuously crashed. Literally minutes after I had uninstalled and reinstalled the app to fix the problem, I got an e-mail from the developers suggesting exactly that action. Such commitment to app quality reassures me that the Vet On Demand developers are truly committed to providing on-call, real-time service and reliable health advice from experienced, registered veterinarians who are dedicated to providing top-notch care for pets. The Vet On Demand Interactive Care Platform™ is an affordable option to have a licensed veterinarian look and listen, provide general advice and help decide if an emergency vet visit is necessary.
I think having an affordable, Vet on Demand app veterinarian means pet-friendly camping is safer and more fun.
This exactly the type of help I needed while desperately searching for dog wound answers, struggling with a decision to uproot camp and seek an emergency vet in the middle of Nebraska. After I cleaned Huxley's removed tick wound at our campsite, I decided to go ahead and light a campfire even though it was quite late. I hoped doing something routine would calm my frazzled nerves. As I reminisce on that evening, I can't help but wonder how different it would have been if I could have just opened the Vet On Demand app. Still, at least I didn't have to tear down camp and rush to an emergency vet for something I learned is rather trivial. There is not yet an app invented that will keep me from fretting if one of my pets is ill or injured but having the Vet On Demand app is one step closer to making me feel at ease while on pet friendly adventures.
Vet On Demand is currently only available for Apple devices but an Android version is is coming soon. Vet On Demand also hopes to expand their services to be available for exotic pets, like birds!
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