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Telus Health launches virtual veterinary care service


VANCOUVER — Telus Health today launched Telus Health MyPet, a new virtual veterinary care service app that allows dog and cat owners in British Columbia to have their furry friends’ non-urgent health problems treated remotely by provincially licensed vets. Telus Health MyPet’s qualified vets provide care “for anything from nutritional management and parasite control to behavioural challenges, and can prescribe certain medications,” explains a press release. The service is designed with the support of veterinarians “to reduce the number of non-urgent visits to emergency clinics, and to ensure pet owners who live in remote areas, or whose pets don’t travel...