Don’t play around with your animal’s health care
Beware of the unlicensed non-professional posing as an animal care expert.
Hot Springs and the surrounding area has recently seen an increase in the number of lay persons giving medical advice, administering vaccines and wormer and performing certain other procedures. When these people charge for their services, they often charge more than veterinarians do.
While some of these people have animal experience, they are unlicensed and may be performing procedures illegally. Your local veterinarian has passed state and national board examinations. He or she has completed rigorous college classes and hands on experiences that encompass anatomy, physiology, surgery, immunology, disease control and prevention, zoonotic disease, pathology, nutrition, behavior, and veterinary law and ethics to name a few. Further, veterinarians have a myriad of resources to turn to when they need more information on a certain topic. For a broader scope of safer animal care, stick with a licensed professional veterinarian.
