Digital startup on veterinary helps pet lovers to treat ailing animals during lockdown.

PESHAWAR -- Mobile veterinary, a digital startup, launched by a group of fresh qualified Veterinarian (VETs) has proved to be a blessing for hundreds of pet lovers to provide them online treatment service for ailing birds and animals during coronavirus lockdown.

Launched in the name of `DIGIVETPK Mobile Veterinary Service in Peshawar', the digital startup provides free online consultation about pet feeding management, treatment guide for mild illness and home service on nominal charges in case of examination of the pet for care or vaccination.

The DIGIVETPK Veterinary Service consists of fifteen VETs, including a female, and provides help to the callers free of cost and in case of visit to the home for examination of pet animal or bird, charge limited amount. It is the first ever mobile veterinary service in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa having highly qualified veterinary doctors.

Talking to reporter, the founder of the digital service, Dr Ameer Hamza said, 'We have decided a fix amount of Rs. 700 to charge for visiting home for treatment of an ailing animal or bird while the cost of medicine is bore by the owner. Our digital service helped large number of pet animals during the coronavirus lockdown due to closure of pet clinics and restriction on movement of people".

There are around 10,000 pet animals in Peshawar and the number of birds is much more than this figure which is kept by their lovers at homes. A number of animals and birds become sick due to different reasons mostly due to change in weather or environment and need treatment from a qualified VET.

Dr Ameer Hamza said, 'The animal lovers were facing problems during corona lockdown in taking their ailing animals and birds to clinics for treatment, but DIGIVETPK came for their rescue. Our Vets have a vast experience of dealing with major animal rearing at homes or farms for production, breeding and recreation purpose". He said that he is also attending classes for relevant course to launch his own `app' on Google play store for making public access to them much easier.

Umair, a university student and dweller of Darra Adam Khel, in the outskirts of Peshawar, was much worried about treatment of his German Shepherd dog due to sudden and fast hair fall issue. 'I had worries in mind where to take my dog because...