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|Videos|December 15, 2022

Insights on pet wearable technology

In a dvm360® interview, physical rehabilitation veterinary technician specialist, Kirsten Oliver, outlined emerging technologies for tracking at-home and in-clinic health metrics

In this dvm360® interview, Kirsten Oliver, VN, DipAVN (Surgical), CVT, CCRP, CVPP, VTS (Physical Rehabilitation), explained that pet wearable technology is taking the veterinary space by storm, plus the invaluable insights these devices offer both pet owners and veterinary professionals.

The following is a partial transcript of the video.

Kirsten Oliver, VN, DipAVN (Surgical), CVT, CCRP, CVPP, VTS (Physical Rehabilitation): You [have] pieces of [pet wearable] tech that owners can buy, and subscribe to that, [such as] collars or harnesses. And then some of the newest stuff is wearable tech for us [veterinary professionals] in the clinic, so that we can monitor things remotely.

For more on this topic, check out the Deep Dive™ episode.


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