Vet tech escort

Before the booking

• Write the reason for the visit, your questions for the vet, your pet's history and medications, and how the clinic bill will be paid.
• Tell the clinic who's bringing your pet and authorise them to speak with the escort.
• Write down your vet's instructions: the medication or treatment, the dose, the timing, how to give it, and what to do if a dose is missed or refused.
• Leave medication in its original labelled packaging, enough for the whole booking plus a spare day, and show how it's stored.
• Show the caregiver how you give it — in person if you can. Every pet has its own way of taking (or dodging) medicine.
• Add your vet and the nearest emergency clinic to the booking, and tell your vet a caregiver is helping.

What usually goes wrong

The clinic won't share information

The owner authorises the escort with the clinic before the appointment.

Paying at the clinic

Agree beforehand how the bill is paid. Vet costs are the owner's (ToS §4.8).

A dose is missed or late

Follow the vet's written plan for missed doses. Never double up without asking the owner or the vet.

The pet spits it out or refuses

Use the method the owner showed you. Only hide medication in food if the vet says that's fine for that drug, and tell the owner the same day.

Wrong dose or wrong pet

Check label, pet and amount every single time. If you think a mistake happened, call the vet or a pet poison helpline at once, then tell the owner.

If this happens

The pet seems worse

Don't change the treatment yourself. Call the owner, and the vet if you can't reach them or the signs are serious.

Medication or supplies are running low

Tell the owner immediately — refills can take a day or more.