Mobile Veterinary Services, LLC

11/11/2024

Best part of our job? The kisses, of course!

10/30/2024

A letter from MVS regarding Proposition 129.

10/23/2024

Farriers and Veterinarians working together to help even the smallest of patients!
Buttercup is a 5 month old dwarf mini with significant hoof and leg deformities.

10/18/2024

It is Veterinary Assistant and Technician appreciation week! MVS has always been fortunate to have amazing professionals supporting our doctors in the field.
A great big thank you to ALL Veterinary support professionals, but especially to ours! Cayla, Taryn, Jamie and Jeanine keep our doctors safe, organized, and on time. Without you we couldn't offer the high level of care and client communication that is the cornerstone of MVS! We appreciate you all!

10/13/2024

Just a reminder. Ballots are in the mail. Vote NO on Prop 129. Bad for pets, bad for owners, bad for Veterinary medicine!!

Colorado Proposition #129 will ask Colorado voters this November whether the state should establish the position of veterinary professional associate (VPA).

10/10/2024

Let’s listen to our medical professionals when voting this November. In his op-ed, Dr. Will French, former President of the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association, warns that Proposition 129 would compromise veterinary care in Colorado and put animals in danger. He explains why an overwhelming majority of veterinarians adamantly oppose this measure.

Read the article here: https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/this-november-our-pets-depend-on-us-to-reject-proposition-129/

09/29/2024

Vote No on Proposition 129!

Veterinary Professionals and Organizations overwhelmingly oppose Proposition 129. A Veterinary Professional Associate (VPA) would practice without proper training or licensure, risking complications and raising costs for pet owners. Colorado vets are speaking out. Vote NO on 129!

09/28/2024

Your ballot will be arriving in your mailbox very soon. Please take the time to educate yourself and your friends about Proposition 129. While the introduction of a mid level veterinary practitioner may sound like a good thing, there are far too many questions and unknowns. This is an attempt to mislead voters!
Currently there are no parameters, no education plan and no written or approved curriculum for this potential job title/ position. In the end Proposition 129 is asking voters to approve or deny something that has not been defined.
As proposed, Prop 129 would allow individuals with inadequate training (the prop proposes mostly on-line instruction and a short internship) to perform procedures and surgery on your pet. Though they would be "under supervision of a veterinarian," they haven't had enough education to understand the details of what they are doing.
Recently the state of Colorado passed a bill requiring licensure for veterinary technicians, working under direct, indirect or immediate supervision of a licensed veterinarian. Proposition 129 will change the Colorado Practice Act in its entirety, harming individuals that have worked to complete veterinary technician requirements and harming the consumer by allowing unsafe practices by inadequately trained individuals.
Big corporations and universities are the supporters of this proposition. Why, you ask? Corporations will utilize this new role to increase their profits. They will continue to charge clients the same amount of money for a procedure, but they will be able to pay a VPA much less than they would pay a licensed veterinarian. This will not only undermine the Colorado Veterinary Practice Act, it will also harm consumers and their beloved pets by allowing inadequately trained individuals to perform procedures they are not properly trained to perform, potentially creating life threatening situations. Universities will further exploit students by burying them in debt for a position that does not exist!

Notably concerning, The Denver Dumb Friends League has donated $1 million and the ASPCA has donated $250,000 in support of Proposition 129.
Not a single professional veterinary organization supports proposition 129.
You can find the AVMA stance below. Please read and make an informed decision.
Please share, knowledge is power!

https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Proposition_129,_Veterinary_Professional_Associate_Initiative_(2024)

Colorado Proposition #129 will ask Colorado voters this November whether the state should establish the position of veterinary professional associate (VPA).

09/24/2024

Fall days are the best days in the vet truck!