Not only are exams important for your pet's health they are also legally required. In order to make sure your pet is healthy enough for vaccines and treatment it is imperative that the veterinarian performs an exam. Without physically seeing the pet it is difficult to prescribe the right treatment. To make sure we aren't harming your pet we require at least an exam within the past year to prescribe any medications or perform any vaccines or other treatments. Utah law that the practice of veterinary medicine is only done with a veterinarian-client-patient relationship and that this relationship cannot be by solely telephone or electronic means. A veterinarian-client- patient relationship is established by "recent personal examination of the animal." At our practice, in most cases, an annual physical examination of the pet is considered "recent."
Why does my pet need an exam before getting medications or vaccines