Inflation dogs Manitoba vets, shelters, pet owners alike

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The costs of food, care and veterinary services are forcing pet owners to make some difficult decisions about their furry companions.

Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association executive director Corey Wilson told 680 CJOB’sthat supply-chain issues with animal medicine during the pandemic have had a lingering impact — but the biggest issue is the province’s shortage of veterinary health professionals.

“When we think about it, when there’s an emergency, that clinic that we’re going to has an X-ray machine, they have anesthetic machines, and all of these other types of things that we see in emergency facilities.“So they’re actually each running their own individual little hospital, which is really quite expensive to run.”Wilson said there are options out there for pet owners to sign up for pet insurance or subsidized services to help with the burden.

Martinelli-Irvine said she sees both sides of the issue — the stress on pet owners who aren’t sure whether they’ll be able to care for their pets, and from the vets’ perspective, the price of medicine, food and wages to pay staff are also going up.

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