Informed Consent for Consultation with Limited Scope of Practice
This notice is to advise you, our client, that the Walk In Clinic for Animals is not a full service veterinary hospital but rather an urgent care clinic. Our clinic operates under specific licensing conditions that legally limit our ability to provide major sugeries and other serious interventions.
As we are an urgent care clinic, we do not see patients in a regular capacity nor for chronic disease management, and for these services we will refer you to a general practice veterinary clinic. We do not perform major surgery, anaesthesia or hospitalization/management of critical or intensive-care patients. Patients requiring these services will be referred to an emergency hospital as soon as the pet is stable enough for transport. By proceeding with consultation, you accept the risk that we may not be able to resolve all of your pet's medical issues tonight and may need to refer you on to another service.
We recommend that all clients choose a general practice veterinary provider and maintain a relationship with them for the long-term health and wellbeing of their pet. In proceeding with consultation, you acknowledge this recommendation.
Our standard consultation fee is $220. Medication, procedures, pathology, and specialised examinations will be in addition to this fee.
In proceeding with consultation services here at the Walk In Clinic For Animals, you agree to pay your invoice in full at the end of your consultation. If you need to discuss payment services such as VetPay, please alert the front desk staff before starting your consultation.