‘Exhausted, overburdened and overwhelmed’: pandemic pet boom leaving veterinarians in short supply “We try and see everything we possibly can,” she explained.“I hear stories of clinics turning patients away because they physically cannot take anymore.”“Obviously that is not good for our pets and the toll on staff… We’re spread thin,” Lupton said.The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) says there are currently about 12,500 vets in Canada.
The organization is working on ways to add to that number.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]It says 50 per cent more veterinarians and vet technicians are needed within the workforce in the next couple of years in order to adequately address the.