ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — A new app could help ease the large animal/farm animal veterinarian shortage.
It is called VETSon.
The app allows farm veterinarians to provide telemedicine services. That could allow them to see multiple animals in the time it takes to make a single farm visit.
Dr. Hanna Varnell of Ironsides Animal Health offers the service for clients in Southwest Virginia.
“It’s easier for me to do my job for the clients, and easier for the clients to get a response from me,” said Varnell.
“If there are farms that can’t get access to a large animal veterinarian, they can connect to Dr. Varnell’s practice 100% remotely,” said VETSon Co-Owner Colin Yates. “No matter where they are in Virginia, they can have a relationship with an veterinarian when they haven’t been able to in the past.”