Busy Baby Boomers find House Call Vets A Boon - Requests for House Call Vets at VetLocator.com already up 22% over last year

CLEARWATER, FL – February 16, 2007 – Baby boomers and other pet owners are finding the convenience of having a veterinarian coming to them a real boon. The popularity of this service continues to grow and the online directory VetLocator.com says that House Call veterinarian requests is its third most requested category, already up 22% over the same period last year.

“Our directory is set up so a pet owner can search for a veterinarian or a pet professional by location, name, type of animal treated, type of services provided (including holistic and alternative services like acupuncture and chiropractic), 24 hour emergency services and whether the pet professional makes house calls.” says VetLocator.com president Adam Ferguson. “We also have a Customer Care department that will help a pet owner if he or she cannot find a pet pro that meets their needs, and we provide this service at no cost to the owner.

Last October our Customer Care department saw a big spike in House Call veterinarian requests and frankly, we were puzzled. It turned out that “Readers Digest” recommended VetLocator.com to readers who were searching for House Call vets as the easiest place to find them. I’m happy to say that our Customer Care department was able to provide help to almost every pet owner that requested it and in the process we updated our pet pro database so that we now have over 700 house call vets listed, the largest directory of House Call vets anywhere!”

There are many reasons people turn to a veterinarian that will make house calls. Some of these include:
• Families with stay-at-home moms who find it a challenge to load up the kids and pets.
• Homes with sensitive pets who are overly anxious about being around other animals or visiting the vet.
• Multi-pet households
• Seniors who don’t drive or have health concerns.
• Senior pets or critically ill pets who cannot make the journey easily because of health.
• Pet owners who find it a challenge to schedule a veterinary appointment without taking time off work.

Although House Call Vets provide many of the services found in traditional veterinary practices, it is good to know what to expect before calling and scheduling an appointment for your pet. VetLocator.com has written an article to help pet owners decide if a House Call Vet is right for them. Pet owners can find this article in VetLocator.com’s resource library at http://www.vetlocator.com/newsarticles/housecallvets.php. It contains a checklist of things for a pet owner to consider when choosing a pet professional to bring their pet to.

With offices in Santa Ana, CA and Clearwater Fl, VetLocator.com is the largest directory of pet health providers and pet professionals anywhere, in one place. For more information please contact VetLocator President AB Ferguson at abferguson@vetlocator.com, or visit the website at: www.vetlocator.com.