A vet in your pocket
Michelle Keith was distressed last April when her basset hound puppy ate some of the big chocolate Easter eggs she had lying on top of a cupboard.
Knowing that chocolate can be toxic for dogs, she knew she had to do something.
But she was reluctant to rush Dinah into an emergency clinic at a local vet and pick up a hefty fee for the visit.
Instead, she called, via a video chat service, a vet available through Pawsquad, a UK based start-up.
"I got advice that the amount of chocolate she had eaten wouldn't be toxic, based on her weight," says Ms Keith, who lives in Greenock, 40 minutes west of Glasgow. "I also learned about the symptoms to look out for if my dog took a turn for the worse."
London-based Pawsquad, founded in 2015, allows pet owners to call vets via video or chat through text messages so they can describe what is ailing their animals and learn what they should do next.
The subscription service costs £7 a month or can also be provided free to those paying certain pet insurance providers.
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