These days’ people consider their cats, dogs, and other pets as members of their family. For this reason, choosing a veterinarian with an understanding of how important your pet is to you is essential. Actually, the relationship between you, your vet, and your pet should be similar to the relationship you share with your physician. Besides, this relationship should apply to your pet’s medications as well. So buying medicines from a veterinarian that recognizes the value of customer service as it is relates to your pet’s healthcare is of use to both you and your pet.

So how do you define a veterinarian-client-patient relationship? According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, it has been described as follows;

• The veterinarian must take the responsibility for making medical judgments regarding the health of the animal and the need for a specific medical treatment, and the client must also agree to follow the instructions of the veterinarian.
• The veterinarian has adequate knowledge of the animal to initiate in any case a general or a preliminary diagnosis of its medical condition. This means that the veterinarian has recently seen and is personally up to date with the keeping and care of the animal by an examination of the animal. This should also include medically suitable and timely visits to the premises where the pets are kept.
• The practicing veterinarian must be available even at a short notice for follow-up in case of an emergency, an adverse reaction or failure of the treatment.

According to AVMA guidelines, a vet must make all efforts to maintain a positive veterinarian-client-patient relationship before issuing a valid prescription. According to the compounding compliance policy guide (CPG), the section about Compounding of Drugs for Use in Animals, a convincing relationship is compulsory when compounded medicine is prescribed.

This kind of relationship has the potential to serve the best interest of your pet. Besides, this type of an understanding is improved when there is a recommendation from the pharmacist to help authorize the veterinarian. This guarantees that only the best medication is being used in a safest manner for your dear pet.