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Michelle Keith and Dinah

Michelle Keith was desperate, had put in last April, as your Basset Hound puppy a few of the large chocolate Easter eggs did you eat, on top of a Cabinet.

Know that chocolate knew toxic for dogs, you, you had to Do Something .

But it was only to rush reluctant to Dinah in an emergency practice at a local vet and get a hefty fee for The Visit .

Instead, she called over a video chat service, veterinarian available by Pawsquad, a British start-up.

"I was advised that the amount of chocolate she had eaten, would not be toxic, based on their weight," says Keith, who lives in Greenock, 40 Minutes to the West of Glasgow. "I also learned to look beyond the symptoms if my dog took a turn for the worse. "

the London Pawsquad, founded in the year of 2015, allows The Pet owner to call animal doctors via video or chat via text messages, so that you can describe what is broken, their animals and learn what they do next should.

The subscription service costs £7 per month, or can also be provided, free, for the payment of certain Pet insurance providers.

Mark Boddy says that some animals will find The Visit to the vets stressful

In about half the calls, Pawsquad determines that a Pet owner of his concerns "can be addressed, And Then , the avoidance of unnecessary stress and expense of a visit to the veterinary clinic," says Mark Boddy, the chief executive and co-founder.

He says that for those where a physical examination or diagnostic test, The Pet owner will see that their immediate questions answered and avoid late-Night panic leads to a hospital.

Mr Boddy adds that Pets may find veterinary visits are very tiring. "In fact, a visual assessment of The Pet in their own home can often reveal much More Than a very stressed-out in a clinical environment.

"animals, with a tendency of nature to do their best to hide signs of illness under the terms of the "perceived threat," he says.

PE -, Tele-services, appeared not only in Britain but in the whole of Europe and North America . Similar to the human equivalent, the health professionals, with these start-ups the opportunity to answer questions from concerned Pet owners about illnesses such as stomach complaints, poor mobility or sudden Wounds .

Pets are usually more relaxed at home

"Our main competitor is someone doing a Google Search ," says David Prien, chief executive and founder of FirstVet, with headquarters in Stockholm and Pet available-owners in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the UK.

He notes that services such as FirstVet replace brick-and-mortar vet clinics, but act as a Supplement to these diagnostic appointments.

This is a crucial point, because in many countries and US States this online consultation- - friendly-start-ups can not prescribe medications. While Sweden allow overhauled the regulatory market, Pet , Tele-companies continue to prescribe medications over The Phone , or Videos, which do not allow in the UK.

But, in this year, The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, the review of its telemedicine policy, and in November will be the completion and the publication of a new leadership - After a year to spend, evidence gathering and the drafting of proposals to change it.

veterinary surgeons offer free consultation Daniella Dos Santos of The British Veterinary Association

"Yes, this service is better than Dr. Google, but most do not offer if all of the veterinary practices 24/7 advice for their customers is free of charge, says," says The British Veterinary Association President Daniella Dos Santos.

"What makes these start-ups are novel, the process of adding video chat is, to make these calls, but I still think many Pet owners do not recognize their own vet clinics can give you advice free. "

Pawsquad Mark Boddy counters this by saying: "the Video adds a considerable degree of detail allows for a better quality and more trust in judgment by the veterinarian, whether [the animal] has to be seen, or what measures need to be taken. "

And even though some of the animal doctors, offer a free phone consultation, FirstVet David Prien, says they are still an expensive option. "There is a financial incentive for a fully privatized market, you through the door for a visit," he says.

"Pet owners can wait for the feeling, that the pressure in a telephone conversation with your veterinarian, and The Alternative is, and see what happens with The Pet . "

"With a low barrier to entry with a tele-medicine platform can give Pet owners information that is important to you and make you feel better about either case of emergency, immediately, or you wait to go the next day in a hospital," says Brendon Laing, co-owner of hillside Veterinary clinic in Ontario, Canada , a real-world-veterinary -, which considers telehealth services a useful addition.

your advice is especially useful for Pet owners in rural areas, places that do not have easy access to a veterinarian. It can be useful for concerned owners who have a problem outside normal office hours also.

Zubin Bhettay started his San Francisco-to help-based Fuzzy Pet health, among other things, Pet owners may have Pet insurance, and even a regular clinic, but want to, ask a professional a burning question in The Middle of The Night .

Zubin Bhettay offers a 24-hour consultation on the animal health

"It may be difficult to get to the clinics, the staffing to service customers 24/7. The majority of clinics veterinarians of this demand," Mr Bhettay says recruit.

So, if your dog is not eating chocolate in The Middle of The Night , then help is at hand, but it is probably best for dogs (and people) to these temptations somewhere small paws don't get from you.

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Source of news: bbc.com