Pet Exam Form
Please provide as much information as possible on the Pet Exam Form.
Covid Precautions
What to expect
- After 14 long months of curbside we began allowing clients back into the building in May, 2021! Like our clients, we were really tired curbside care! Everything took twice as long to do anything with us running in and out of the building. Furthermore, we missed face to face interactions. If you are at risk for Covid we suggest you continue curbside. Our primary goal is to still keep everyone safe.
- Please fill out the online Pet Exam Form! Even if you are coming into the building this history form is really helpful. The exam form button is located on this page below. This helps us gather as much information as possible to best care for your pet.
- If you wear a mask, we will also wear a mask. At this point in Covid-19 we no longer require masks in the clinic.
- Please let us know if you have had exposure to Covid-19. If you have we will proceed curbside.
- Let us know if you wish to be curbside.
- Please do not enter the building if you feel ill or if you’ve had any exposure to covid.
Dr Sutton is proud that we’ve made it almost 2 years with no employees getting Covid! Our number one priority is to keep clients and staff safe.
“Our family thought we would be nervous in the office without them.”
Curbside is still available
- Please fill out the Pet Exam Form before arriving at the clinic. It started to facilitate the chaos as we were figuring out curbside, but it is really helpful! We continue to ask clients to fill out the Pet History Form. The more information you provide the better!
- Clients who wish to remain curbside will stay outside. We will accommodate whatever makes you feel safe.
- After the curbside “drop off” of pets with one of our vet nurses, the pet comes into the clinic. We can chat with the client via cell phone from the car or the doctor may come outside to chat.
- Please stay at the clinic so that we can discuss your pet without having to play phone tag. Lots of folks would leave and go shopping. We allot that appointment time to chat with you about your pet. Please be sure to bring your cell phone.
We didn’t have a single staff member get Covid–until the January 2022 Omicron surge.
We are happy to continue curbside for families who are immunocompromised or wish to play it safe.
Dr Joi kept her team safe from Covid
Even as the pandemic wanes we are still taking precautions to keep our clients and staff safe. Dr Joi is very proud to say that we didn’t have covid run through our clinic due to our extraordinary safety precautions–That is until January 2022. Nonetheless, we made it 22 months until the omicron surge in January 2022.
Dr Joi went to a practice management conference in December 2021. She had been baffled as to how so many vet clinics across America had their best financial years ever in 2020 and 2021 whereas she suffered huge financial losses in 2020 at TVC. The speaker (a CPA and veterinary business specialist) said how curbside was “great” because seasoned vets (like our team) were seeing 8 animals each hour and new grads could see 4 animals each hour because clients were outside and didn’t realize how little doctor time they were getting. (That sounds miserable!) At Tequesta Vet Clinic we slowed things down during curbside. We allotted 45 to 60 minutes per pet. By slowing things down, we kept our team and clients safe. We did our very best to maintain our standards of care and client communication. As a team we did not sacrifice our quality of care despite the curbside chaos of phone tag and running outside to chat. Frankly, curbside in our hands was a horrible business model. We are so happy to have our clients back in the building!
Now in June, we no longer require masks, but we keep them handy. If a client comes in wearing a mask, we will automatically put one on as well. We want everyone to feel safe.
We’ve missed seeing your smiles!
About our Veterinary Clinic
Dr Joi’s 29 years of holistic veterinary care includes total pet wellness, veterinary medicine, surgery, spay & neutering, dental health, laser therapy, and other modalities designed to heal and support your pets.
We love your pets
Our guiding principles start with treating patients and clients as if they were our family. Regardless of the situation, we do the right thing.
Experienced Team
Meet of some of the most experienced, compassionate, and caring doctors, nursing, and veterinary support staff for your pets. Learn More >
Free Microchip
Dr. Joi wants all her patients to have a microchip, and she is willing to do it for free. Yep, we pay for the chip, and our staff registers it at no cost to our clients. Learn More >
Convenient Location
Located at 365 Cypress Dr. Tequesta, FL 33469. Proudly serving Tequesta, Jupiter, Abacoa, Hobe Sound, Juno Beach, and Palm Beach Gardens. Get Directions>
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