Guides
How to check a veterinary hospital's license in California and FloridaPremises registration in California and premises permits in Florida: what they require, who must be responsible, exemptions, and how to look a hospital up.Your pet's medical records: your rights in California and FloridaCalifornia's five-day rule, Florida's ban on holding records for unpaid bills, confidentiality, practice closures and how to request records.Mobile vets, house calls, vaccine clinics and telehealth: how they are licensedMobile units, house-call exemptions, Florida limited service permits for vaccine clinics, shelters and California's telehealth rules.Choosing a veterinarian: what licensing tells you and what to askWhat only a licensed vet may do, the checks worth doing, questions about after-hours care, anesthesia, estimates and records, and planning for emergencies.