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| Veterinarians play a crucial role in the health and management of farm animals. Photo credit/source |
As
a 3rd year veterinary student, animal care is of top importance to
me. I believe it’s a great day when
veterinarians, ranchers, and the government can join together and pass a law
that not only benefits veterinarians and ranchers, but ultimately benefits the
animals we strive to care for.
On
August 1st, the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act was signed into law
allowing veterinarians to carry controlled drugs outside of their clinics and
across state lines. This becomes
extremely important in providing pain management, anesthesia, or humane
euthanasia to patients that are unable to be brought into a clinic.
The president of the American Veterinary
Medical Association (AVMA), Clark Fobian, DVM, says, “To be a veterinarian, you
must be willing to go to your patients when they cannot come to you, and this
means being able to bring all of the vital medications you need in your medical
bag.”
Check
out more information about the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act at the AVMA
website: https://www.avma.org/Advocacy/National/Congress/Pages/VMMA-Campaign.aspx.
Best,
Alex Grieves
In the old days, door-to-door doctors' visits were commonplace. It is good that common sense is taking hold, at least in veterinary practice. Besides, there aren't designated ambulances for transporting large farm animals to the vet. osullivananimalhospital.com
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