Pets welcome in vet offices; their owners, not so much

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PET ESCORT: Ocean State Veterinary Specialists in East Greenwich has set up a triage tent in the parking lot where people can hand off their animals during the coronavirus pandemic. Banjo, a 12-year-old border collie belonging to Lorie Pavo, right, of Warren, is escorted into the facility by vet tech Brook Simmons. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
PET ESCORT: Ocean State Veterinary Specialists in East Greenwich has set up a triage tent in the parking lot where people can hand off their animals during the coronavirus pandemic. Banjo, a 12-year-old border collie belonging to Lorie Pavo, right, of Warren, is escorted into the facility by vet tech Brook Simmons. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
Veterinarians are worried about the new coronavirus, too. Every potential contact with the owner of a patient – in this case a dog, cat, bird or reptile – carries a risk. So, to keep themselves, their staff and their clients safe, many vets in Rhode Island have adopted new procedures for seeing patients. Although vets…


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