I know how ours does it. You call when you arrive. They come out and get the pet. Take it in and examine it and communicate to you about it on the phone. (if you don’t have a cell phone, i don’t know how they do it). When the exam is done, they bring t he pet back out to you.

Our vet worked it the sam way anniereborn’s does. I’m not sure, they were open inside by the time it rolled around to when my dog’s shots needed to be updated, but I think they did allow owners the option of coming inside with their pets as long as masks were worn, at least in serious situations. Our vet, tho’, I should note, has a huge facility with high ceilings and good ventilation tho’ the exam rooms are pretty small. I’d imagine whoever came to the car and got the cat carrier, if that was the situation, would take the carrier and cat into one of those rooms with the doors closed before letting it out to exam it.

I’ve been doing it regularly.

People park at the vet with their pet in their car, and the staff and/or vets come out and talk to the owner and take the pet inside for treatment. It works fine.

Mine does it pretty much the same way as those above. They set up a table outside under the overhead for payment and paperwork, the pet goes inside without you, discussion happens either over the phone or 6 feet away.

Yup, you call when you get there and they come out.
I’ve it a couple of times with my two dogs. When I get there I get out an put the dogs’ leash loops outside the door and close the door on the leash. They send two Vet Techs out; one on each side where the leashes are the Techs grab the leash and then open the door. I’ve got two big dogs.

Long blades for spaying and neutering.

I hate to say it, but not all vets are kind and compassionate with a gentle touch. I go where my pet goes, period.

@smudges If you don’t trust your vet, I would see about getting another one. Because you are right.

It’s been about 6 years, but I still feel rage when I remember a particular vet I took my cat to. I had gotten the cat from the Humane Society and found that it had burned back feet from where it had ridden under a car hood. It was the first animal I had in this town so I didn’t have a regular vet. The first time I took Smudges there, the vet gently worked to get the kitty litter out from between Smudge’s oozing toes (with me cringing the whole time!) But Smudges was such a good boy, he just laid there patiently. The second time it was a different vet, same practice. He checked the paws over, put some cream on them, and wrapped them up, saying they looked good. Then – I still can’t believe he did it, and I didn’t punch him – he wrapped his fingers around the lower leg like you do when you’ve wrapped like a bandaid around your finger – and he squeezed. The vet tech was holding him too tightly for Smudges to do anything about it. He just screamed…and I mean screamed; he didn’t meow loudly or yowl. OMG I still want to beat the crap out of that man. I still feel so guilty. All I did was stand there in wonderment and say, “You hurt him!” But it was done in the blink of an eye, I couldn’t have stopped him. I should have at least cursed him out and refused to pay my bill, although it was very cheap because it was just a recheck. But it still would have made a statement.

Still makes me cry. Anyway, protect your furbabies like you would your child. They’re so vulnerable.

I’ve always had curbside service with my dog because she doesn’t like other dogs. We would wait in the car until it was her turn, then the vet tech would come get her and hussle her in quickly so she wouldn’t see the other dogs waiting.
But now, all animals are treated that way at my vet.