A Clinic Pet Doesn’t Define Care
By Dr. Geoff Carullo, DVM, FPCCP, DPCVSCA
“You know a clinic only cares about business if they don’t have a resident dog or cat.”
Sounds good online.
But it’s wrong.
Some clinics had one.
They grew old. They got sick. They died.
Not everyone wants to replace that.
And some clinics choose not to have one at all.
Not because they don’t care.
But because they do.
A clinic is not a café.
It’s a medical space.
- Sick patients come in
- Infectious diseases come in
- Critical cases come in
Space matters.
Control matters.
Focus matters.
Sometimes, keeping kennels free for patients matters more than having a “clinic pet.”
And let’s be honest.
Care in this profession isn’t measured by what sits at the reception.
It’s measured by what happens when your pet is crashing on the table.
A veterinary clinic is also a business.
It has to be.
No income means no staff.
No staff means no care.
So no, a clinic without a resident pet is not less compassionate.
Sometimes, it just means they’re doing their job right.
Dr. Geoff Carullo is a Fellow and the current President of the Philippine College of Canine Practitioners.
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