Veterinarians backlogged after millions adopted pets during pandemic
Vets were already struggling to meet the pre-pandemic demand, with veterinary schools unable to churn out enough doctors and techs to fill the void.
Author: KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press
Published: 1:57 AM EDT May 12, 2021
Updated: 1:57 AM EDT May 12, 2021
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla — During the gloomiest stretches of the pandemic, Dr. Diona Krahn's veterinary clinic has been a puppy fest, overrun with new four-legged patients. Typically, she’d get three or four new puppies a week, but between shelter adoptions and private purchases, the 2020 COVID-19 pet boom brought five to seven new clients a day to her practice in Raleigh, North Carolina. Many are first-time pet owners.