This is an awareness message for all the PET OWNERS from SALEM or any part of India. Recently, there was a sudden rise in these COVID DAYS of FAKE VETERINARY DOCTORS and CHEAP STANDARD MEDICINES used in Pets and large animal practice because of travel ban for public due to lock-down and owners preferring house visits .
Just few things one has to keep in mind while approaching a Veterinary Doctor and your Pet or farm animals so there are with safe hands for treatment.
1. A Veterinary Doctor practicing in INDIA is registered under respective STATE VETERINARY COUNCILS constituted under VETERINARY COUNCIL OF INDIA (VCI) or one can obtain VCI registration for practicing anywhere in INDIA.
eg. In TAMILNADU a Veterinary Doctor is registered with TAMILNADU STATE VETERINARY COUNCIL constituted under INDIAN VETERINARY COUNCIL ACT,1984.
2. Please Note that no other body except respective STATE VETERINARY COUNCIL and Mother body i.e. VETERINARY COUNCIL OF INDIA is entitled to issue Registration Certificate for Veterinary Practice in INDIA. Some cases have also been found of making fake registration certificates by such frauds.
3. The Modus operandi of FAKE DOCTORS is mainly doing HOME VISIT PRACTICE as they can not set up a CLINIC legally. Most of them approach helplines and websites and gets their name enlisted along with Registered Veterinarians as majority of the websites are not asking for Registration proof of practice. Mostly the owners who brings the pup first time don’t have any idea about Veterinary Clinic in their area. Such novice owners get themselves landed in such unsafe hands.
4. Many registered Veterinary doctors are also giving home visit service for those who can not bring their Pet to the clinic. But if possible try to take your Pet at clinic only so that your Vet will not face any difficulty (like exact body weight of your Pet for proper drug dosage) or lack of some Injectables,Instruments etc.
5. Ask for TSVC or VCI registration certificate proof to your VET. You can also look out for the Registration certificate of your Vet should framed in his/her clinic. You can find the registration No. on Visiting card and Clinic Signboard also.
THE REGISTRATION NO OF A TRUE VET IS ALWAYS IN THIS MANNER– TSVC 8414…TSVC STANDS FOR TAMILNADU STATE VETERINARY COUNCIL…AND TSVC NO IS REGISTRATION NUMBER ALLOTTED TO THAT SPECIFIC VET ONLY …OTHER FORMS OF NUMBERS SUCH AS V/III/BT/xyz…..are fake numbers of fake QUACKS..and not of Vets..
Also THERE IS NO DESIGNATION OF A VET AS VETERINARY PERSON OR VETERINARY PEOPLE..THOSE WHO USE SUCH DESIGNATION IN THEIR PRESCRIPTION OR VISITING CARDS ARE FAKE QUACKS PERSONS..
6. You can confirm the credentials of your Veterinary doctor from respective STATE VETERINARY COUNCIL or city based PET PRACTITIONERS ASSOCIATION. If you come across such fraud doctor do report it to the above bodies and nearest Police Station (with proof of their prescription or Vaccination record or fake stamp etc.).
7. Always ask for Vaccination Certificate or entry in Vaccination Booklet with respective stickers attached after Vaccination duly signed and Stamped.
At last, your Pet is a family member and very precious for you. No matter whether you have a Pet or not spread this message to everyone having Pets in your surrounding and friend circle.
“Healthy Petting and Happy Pet Parenting”
IT IS FOR AWARENESS OF PET PARENTS .
By-Dr Amarnath Muthukrishnan,Director ,Amulya pets speciality clinic, Salem, Tamilanadu.
