- What are your hours?
- What types of payment do you accept?
- What services do you provide and what are the costs?
- How are emergencies handled?
- Is there a 24 hour facility in the area if needed?
- Do your doctors have a degree? Memberships in professional associations?
Moving to a new area often means you’ll need to find a new veterinarian. Taking care of this prior to the move insures that pets will have a reliable caregiver available when they get to their new home. You can start the search for a veterinarian by asking others for recommendations, or by looking in the phone book. If you prefer to look on the Internet, take a peek at the American Animal Hospital Association, which has a great search tool.
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) suggests that pet owners use the same selection process that they would use for choosing a physician when they begin looking for a veterinarian in a new area. Some questions that the AVMA recommends asking include:
