The pet medical model also needs to be in line with the development of the times

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Because the cat had severe diarrhea, Shi Chen found a pet hospital on the Internet and spent 3,000 yuan to do the examination and treatment, and the doctor admitted that the survival rate of the cat was less than 20%. Shi Chen found a pet hospital again, and only spent 300 yuan to cure the cat disease. ...... Experts said that the pet industry has developed rapidly in recent years, but pet medical treatment still has a complete system and norms, and special regulations should be issued as soon as possible to solve the chaos in the field of pet medical treatment. (Rule of Law Daily, January 4)

Although the pet medical chaos has existed for a long time, it currently reflects some new characteristics and new hazards. For example, the handling of pet medical disputes can not be relied upon, the current animal welfare is increasingly valued, disputes caused by pets have also increased significantly, these new changes in the times may involve pet medical problems, and building a new model of pet medical treatment that fits the times has become an urgent task.

Bringing pet medical care into the orbit of the rule of law should become a part of building a society governed by the rule of law. Some contents of laws and regulations such as the Animal Epidemic Prevention Law and the Measures for the Administration of Animal Diagnosis and Treatment Institutions, although they involve pet medical treatment, are too small and simple. The main objects of the regulations related to medical malpractice are natural persons, and there are gaps in the existing laws on the issue of medical liability for pets. Since it is impossible to deal with pet medical disputes, pet doctors are not too worried about accidents and claims, and it is inevitable that they will not learn any skills, practice without qualifications, and over-diagnose and treat. Only by improving the relevant regulations can pet medical behavior be strongly constrained.

Technical specifications are the "steering wheel" of the development of the industry, and this short board also needs to be filled as soon as possible. To treat people, you need to write medical records and sign informed consent, which can not only standardize medical behavior, but also leave traces in the whole process, and it is very convenient to check after the fact of medical malpractice or medical disputes. In addition, to diagnose and prescribe drugs, they need to follow the diagnosis and treatment norms, and the doctor will face the risk of being held accountable for the diagnosis and treatment of ultra-standard diagnosis and treatment and the use of drugs for super indications. However, these technical specifications are not available in the pet medical industry, resulting in pet doctors even if they treat at will, it is difficult to characterize them as illegal operations. Only by formulating various technical specifications for pet medical treatment can the diagnosis and treatment behavior be put into the cage of rules.

The lack of standards for pet medical prices and the confusion of charging categories are also important reasons for chaos. As mentioned in the case mentioned in the report, it is not surprising that the pet's fee for the same symptom is ten times different, and even if the pet doctor asks for a price, there is a lack of effective means to control it. Due to the lack of binding force in terms of price, it has become a common phenomenon to borrow pets to kill customers when they are sick. Some pet owners admit that pets are "expensive to see a doctor" far more than their own "expensive to see a doctor", and the pet is most worried about the pet's disease. Pet medical care lacks strict charging standards, leaving the pet doctor to decide, this problem also needs to be solved urgently.

Medical care for people needs to be constantly reformed, and medical treatment for pets cannot be set in stone. Society is progressing, if pet medical treatment still follows the old practices of the past, it will be more and more unable to keep up with the pace of development of the times, not only the old chaos can not be treated, but also new chaos may occur. Only by building a new model of pet medical treatment that fits the times can pet medical treatment be transformed from chaos as soon as possible. □ Tang Chuanyan