Douglas County veterinary clinics offer curbside services

Clinic staff said they are offering most services like vaccinations, basic check-ups and filling prescriptions.

Veterinary clinics in douglas county are still trying to serve their patients while aligning with coronavirus restrictions.

Kezi 9 news reporter evita garza shows us how they are adjusting to their?new norma?

Trt: 1:35 00:00 take lower juilia russill is a vet tech and the clinic founder of umpqua low cost veterinary services.

They are providing curbside service& where owners wait in their cars as staff care for their pets inside the clinic.

Julia russill, clinic founder, umpqua low cost veterinary services:?one of the veterinary assistances will come out with a clipboard and questions.

Just like if wee in a room inside?

Russill says it allows them to give vaccines, fill perscriptons and give pet care advice if needed.

For example, since many pet groomers are closed due to covid-19 concerns& many pets are going without nail trims. russill hopes pet owners seek advice from the vet before doing it themselves.?sometimes theye so afraid of quipping them and making them bleed, if i can show them how to do it properly, theyl be like, oh i can do that?

Other veterinarians i spoke to say they hope pet owners leave the grooming to the groomers& especially with haircuts.

Phoner:?i don want people to sit there and groom their own and then hurt their pet.

It going to be hard.

Their going to have to tough it out like everyone else?

1:05 evita:?even though some vets are recommending not cutting your pets hair, russill says consistent bushing will help keep the hair tame... until it time for the groomers to open back up?

But russill says she just glad her clinic can stay open at a time like this&?wee just going with the flow.

Wee just doing what we need to do to take care of our clients and our patients?

She says keeping our pets healthy during a pandemic is just as important as keeping ourselves healthy.

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