Petersen Pet Hospital Now Offers Telemedicine
Telemedicine has been very popular in the human medical field the past few years, and now veterinary hospitals are able to offer it to their clients as well. We have partnered with a company called Airvet. They have an app that can be downloaded onto a smartphone in which the client can contact a veterinarian. The app will help improve our ability to care for our clients and patients and potentially save our clients money.
There are three ways in which the app can be utilized by the client.
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The first way is that the client can use it during curbside appointments for their pets. How this works is the client requests a curbside service with the veterinarian that will be examining their pet via the app prior to arriving to the hospital. The client and veterinarian will then be able to video chat with each other during the appointment and the client can watch the examination be completed. The second way is that the client can request to discuss a non-urgent issue about their pet with a veterinarian during normal office hours via the app. This will save the clients and veterinarians time by directing the issue right to a veterinarian rather than calling the office and discussing it with a client care specialist, who then relays the message to a veterinarian. The third way is that the client can discuss a possible emergency issue about their pet with one of our veterinarians or another veterinarian within the U.S. when the hospital is closed. This is very helpful in situations where a client isn’t sure if their pet truly needs to be examined as an emergency. By being able to talk with a veterinarian prior to taking their pet to the 24-hour emergency hospital, it can potentially save the client hundreds of dollars if the pet could wait to be examined the next day by us rather than taking the pet to the emergency appointment.
INGREDIENTS
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1/2 cup flour
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1/4 cup water
2 tsp powdered Parmesan cheese 2 tbsp natural, xylitol-free peanut butter
Beef stick dog treats
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It costs the client $30 to use the app but is free for all curbside service appointments.
Download it today and get signed up now.
DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 350 F. 2. In large bowl, combine flour and Parmesan cheese, then add peanut butter and water. Mix until mixture thickens and forms a dough. 3. Sprinkle flour on your workstation and roll out dough to form a long, 1-inch-thick cylinder. Cut dough into 3-inch pieces. Use the round handle of a wooden spoon to make a crease down the middle lengthwise of each dough piece, forming a hot dog bun shape. 4. Place “buns” on a nonstick baking pan. Cook in the oven for 7–10 minutes, or until hard. 5. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Cut beef sticks into 3-inch pieces. Place beef sticks into buns to create “hot dogs.” 6. Share with your dog during your next cookout!
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