AskVet: Online Pet Care

I have used the app, connected with a vet over chat, and had zoom sessions with my certified pet lifestyle expert (professional dog trainer). This trainer (Karen Piwinski) has been excellent and has really saved me so much time and given me great ideas for training my new pup. She provides specific and concrete advice on how to overcome each challenge (like training a small puppy to heel when you have a bad back and trouble bending over) and provides insight on dog behavior and how to address it properly (like having a dog who is barking at other dogs while on the leash). After each session, she sends me a detailed plan with links to helpful videos or specific products or items she recommends. I can then work on the plan and subsequent session to troubleshoot issues and work on new things. It is really easy to schedule appointments. In addition, I am training my dog to be a service dog, and I was thrilled when I found out that my trainer can help me with this. For me, the biggest benefit is this incredible coach/trainer feature. App Update The app has improved as they recently released an update. So, it is less buggy. However, it could still benefit from some improvements. For example, my trainer sends me a very helpful detailed plan, but it disappears from the app after you read it or a new plan is added. It would be very helpful if the plans were all saved or could be forwarded to my email so that I could save them. AskVet - Please make it so that the plans can all be accessed/saved or forwarded. I would add a star for that. Vet I chatted with a vet one time so far. I was quickly connected with a vet. So, speed was very good. I was basically told that I should see a vet in person (my dog had two coffee beans in her mouth, and I didn’t know if she had eaten any). I understand why that was the message. However, my experience would have improved if they delivered the same message but also told me what signs I might see if he had swallowed any beans or when to know it is a true urgent emergency that requires immediate action. After consulting with my husband on how many coffee beans he thought he dropped (he believed it was very little), I decided to wait and see if my dog started showing any symptoms.

I’m an experienced pet owner, but I have found this app to still be such a huge blessing. My dog became sick and I was unsure if I needed to take him in or wait till morning, and within minutes I was connected to a vet who went through the symptoms with me and what to check for, and then advised me to take him in asap. I don’t have an emergency vet hospital near me, so they found a vet with after hours emergency care for me to contact. While he still passed away that night, it gave us a chance to say our goodbyes that we wouldn’t of otherwise had. And they followed up on him the next day and sent us a gift to remember him by. Worth the money for sure!

I have a four-month-old English Staffordshire and for a new pet owner, AskVet has been a lifesaver. I want to make sure he gets the best treatment, but I don’t have time to take him to the vet for every little sneeze. With AskVet, not only can I get medical advice, I can ask even simple questions, like how to brush his teeth or how to keep him from biting. I have a friend who is a vet, but I couldn’t imagine calling her for every question I had about this little monster. I love him and this is the best way for me to get professional advice at a fraction of a vet visit. The vets that I’ve had have been extremely helpful and kind. They love their jobs and it shines through. The rainy day fund is a nice touch, too.