TELUS Health and the BC SPCA have partnered to provide greater access to virtual veterinarian care for people adopting pets from the SPCA.
People who adopt cats and dogs from seven B.C. SPCA locations, including the North Cariboo Community Animal Centre in Prince George, will get a discount on their first virtual veterinarian consultation using the new TELUS Health MyPet service. In addition to the North Cariboo SPCA in Prince George, the discount will be offered to people adopting pets from SPCA locations in Quesnel, Prince Rupert, Salmon Arm, Penticton, Port Alberni and Burnaby.
In addition, TELUS is offering discounted rates to the SPCA for virtual consultations for dogs and cats in SPCA care.
“The TELUS Health MyPet app will help free up time for our animal care team to focus on providing loving care and enrichment for the animals in our centres,” BC SPCA chief operations officer Parm Takhar said in a statement issued on Wednesday. “MyPet will help us care for animals and serves as an excellent complement to the fantastic support that local veterinary clinics provide us on a daily basis.”
Staff at the North Cariboo SPCA were able to use the MyPet app to help them take care of Wasabi, a mother cat who was surrendered by her owner to the SPCA along with her two kittens.
When she first arrived at the SPCA, Wasabi was very fearful and protective of her kittens, a statement released by the BC SPCA said. The Prince George animal care team used the MyPet app to set up a virtual veterinarian consultation. The vet proscribed appropriate anxiety medication for Wasabi, so she could be more comfortable in the animal centre and the staff who were caring for her and her kittens.
Up until Nov. 26, TELUS will donate $2 to the BC SPCA – up to a maximum of $20,000 – each time the TELUS Health MyPet app is downloaded.
“Working together with organizations like the BC SPCA is part of our deeply meaningful and enduring philosophy to ‘give where we live’, a social purpose that drives and inspires our team to contribute and connect with local initiatives doing good in the community,” TELUS Health chief marketing officer Juggy Sihota said in a statement issued Wednesday. “As the number of dogs and cats in animal centres increases, we’re proud to be able to provide much needed virtual veterinary support and financial contributions.”
