Can you bring your pet to the vet during confinement?
At present, it is still possible to bring your pet to the veterinarian but only in an emergency and/or if its care cannot be postponed. The activity of the clinics has been restricted and priority is given to animals with accidents or suffering from an acute condition.
Similarly, all veterinary practices and clinics have had to adapt their activity to take into account the he alth rules applicable during confinement.
You will ALWAYS need to CALL your veterinarian BEFORE going there, even if it is an emergency.Unable to receive several clients at the same time, veterinarians now only receive by appointment, thus regulating the flow of people who have to wait in the waiting room.
As soon as your veterinarian confirms the appointment, don't forget to fill in your "Derogatory travel certificate" by checking the box "travel for he alth reasons. It is useful to bring your animal's he alth record in case of control. If possible, go to the appointment alone.e.
Can you get medicine from your veterinarian?
If your pet is under treatment, you will of course be able to pick up their medication at your usual clinic or veterinary practice.
Again, call your veterinarian beforehand so that he can make an appointment for you and go unaccompanied and with your derogatory travel certificate duly completed.
Pet vaccinations postponed
On March 18, 2020, the Order of Veterinarians issued an opinion according to which "vaccination as well as any act of preventive medicine do not fall within a vital emergency situation for the animal" .
This means that the primary vaccination as well as all vaccine reminders are indeed postponed during the confinement period.
Rest assured, however, your pet's immunity to diseases against which it is usually vaccinated will not disappear completely on the anniversary of its recall. On the other hand, caution is advised for young animals that have not yet been vaccinated! For the latter, it is more than ever advisable to limit contact with congeners with uncertain vaccination status and to only go out on a leash to control any contact with the stools of other animals potentially contaminated, in particular by parvovirus.
Solidarity of the veterinary profession
For now, the continuity of veterinary care is assured!
And, the profession also shows solidarity with the caregivers of human beings mobilized in the fight against the coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic in all hospitals. Indeed, many veterinary practices and clinics have already distributed masks, gowns and overshoes to hospitals that lacked them. They also identified the equipment they have that could be used in human medicine in hospitals to save human lives, such as respirators, oxygen concentrators or monitoring monitors.
Veterinarians are also called upon to register within the he alth reserve to support the he althcare teams of "human hospitals" when the time comes.