The "pets" orientation

While there is a shortage of rural practitioners, there is a growing number of veterinarians for pets in the city. This practice is very different from the previous one because of the type of clientele to which it is addressed.

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hile livestock is essentially an economic good for its owner, pets are invested with sentimental value. The practitioner-client relationship is therefore on a completely different level. The practitioner receives the animals, accompanied by their owner, in his consulting room or in a veterinary clinic. He is sometimes required to go to the owner's home. The treatments it provides to pets are very varied and increasingly specialized.

In pet practice, more and more practitioners are being consulted for foreign animal species (new pets) that require specific expertise.