New Omaha pet hospital offers telehealth, home visits to fill gap in care [Video]

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Last summer, First Alert 6 reported metro pet owners the only 24-hour pet hospital reduced its hours due to staffing shortages.

“We’re just seeing that it’s hitting home now and we have to figure out how we’re going to bridge that gap,” said Laura Bates with VCA MidWest.

Since then, VCA MidWest bounced back, offering extended emergency care but not seven days a week. They’re closed most of Friday, all day Saturday, and more than half of Sunday.

“If they’re throwing up constantly and you can’t get any food down them,” said pet owner Beverly Lavoie. “I think it’s important you try to get them into a vet and see what’s going on.”

Lavoie has a miniature poodle and toy poodle mixed puppy named Teddy. She’s is a client of Dr. Katie Vanden Hull.

Vanden Hull is offering a new, flexible approach to pet care. Her clinic is called Premier Pet Hospitalin Papillion. They opened this …