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So welcome back to another episode of Let's Be Honest.And it's a really special one because today both of us are in the same closet.We are actually both in Sydney, Australia.
So usually I live in Brisbane and that is north of Sydney, a little bit more warmer, a little bit more tropical.Yep.So it's about an hour domestic flight away or over a nine hour drive.So different States in Australia.
We see each other a lot, but it's really special that we can actually be doing a podcast together in the same wardrobe.I think it's about 918 kilometers away, which is about the distance from... No, 118, wasn't it?Oh, is it 900?Wow.
18 kilometers away, which is like the distance between what states in America. Did we say New York to South Carolina, something like that?Something like that.Not too far, but far enough.
And since we're together, I thought, why not talk about a topic that is close to both our hearts and a project that we both did quite a long time ago.So we had a listener.
while ago asked us the question of what made us decide to do a mobile practice after setting up a brick-and-mortar practice and I think that's quite a common question we get and it's quite an interesting question because I think most people they come out of it school they get the experience and they think we're going to set up a brick-and-mortar practice we're going to open a clinic and have consult rooms surgery and x-ray and we certainly did that but even after 11 years of doing that we
we decided to do a complete sea change and go on the mobile field.And I think, you know, mobile vetting in those days was very rare.
It used to be, you know, that one vet in the back of their car, their boot filled with, you know, the basic meds, your Moxiclav as antibiotics, one non-steroidal.Steroids.Steroids, yes.And then you'd go into the house and basically
perform, you know, basic GP services, mineral diagnostics, and if there was anything more that referred them to, you know, after hours emergency or bigger vet hospital.And we really wanted to change that perception of mobile vet.
We wanted to do it and we wanted to do it well.We wanted to do it with gold standards.So essentially bringing the vet clinic to the home. And so we designed these huge vans that were decked out and fitted out like a consult room.
We had an internal lab, fridges, sinks, consult table, pharmacy.You could even do a blood draw in there as well, a blood pressure reading.So it really was like a small little consult room that you brought to the home. And they're big vans.
They're about six meters by two and a half meters.You can stand up unless you're exceedingly tall, then you have to sit down.But that was a lot of fun.
I think the thing that drives us with our businesses that we do is that we like to do them with a point of difference.So we don't want to do it the standard way.We want to make it better.
And mobile vetting that way completely fueled all of those things that we love.So just even from sitting down over coffee,
designing the van, trying out all the different vans that were available in Sydney, figuring out how we could, you know, fold up a cage in here, slide in a weighing scale there.How did we make it, you know, vibration-proof for our lab equipment?
It was really fun.I mean, if you've ever been
caravaning in an RV.You call an RV or camper van.We call them here.It basically is like a motor home.You could literally live in that.And it was really, really fun.We went to a caravan designer and he also had a lot of fun designing our
cabinets so that they wouldn't fall down and you know like the scales are quite delicate you can't have them vibrating too much and that that was a really fun process and we both love interior design both in practice and obviously the mobile vet and that was that was really exciting and when it all came together you know it just looked amazing.
And I think I mentioned like nowadays, you do see a lot of the same kind of concept, you know, the mobile vet clinic in a van.But when we set it up all those years ago, there wasn't anything like that in Australia.
Like we said, it's a vet with a little bag of basic medicines.And running a clinic, we did do some mobile services, especially like home euthanasia or palliative care.And I felt frustrated that it was just so
difficult to do it well, you know, you'd have to go back and forth from the practice because you'd forget a medication.You'd have to figure out how to transport them to the hospital if they needed surgery or any difficult procedures.
So just being able to change the way we did it here was so much fun. And also the safety.I mean, a lot of our staff are female and, you know, the thought of going into someone's home, you know, that there is a safety aspect to that.
So having, you know, the van decked out so that the client could come to you, having the security cameras, the back to base monitoring, the alert alarms or personal alarms, that was really important to make sure that we and our staff were safe.
I think it's good to mention that, you know, the whole mobile vet concept, as well as it being its own identity as a business, was really first thought about because we wanted to bring more business into our vet clinic or vet hospital, really that hub and spoke model.
We knew we had saturated, in terms of our geographical area, about 20 kilometers around the vet practice, you know, we were already seeing most of those pet owners and those clients, but we really needed more.
And we really wanted to see how could we get clients from further afield to come to us, because obviously in most suburbs, there is a vet clinic.So why would they come to a vet clinic that's slightly further away?
obviously offering more services and we did have specialized services like ultrasound grooming, veterinary acupuncture, orthopedic surgery, you know, we needed something more.
So the thought about the mobile vet, about going to the client and be able to bring that patient back into the main hospital for procedures like surgeries or lab work, x-rays, monitoring, was bringing those clients from further afield into our hospital.
And that's really how it started.Yeah, I think we were playing with the idea of, we'd saturated the amount of consults we could do with the staff that we had at the practice, and we were looking at setting up a second practice.
And then when we did the financial figures, to do that all again, get the rent, get new machinery. get another x-ray machine, get another surgery room, vets and nurses and cages and all of that was just going to be such a big expenditure.
And we'd only just started paying off everything that we'd done and started to earn a profit.So it just didn't make sense.
And a lot of the time we were thinking, you know, our surgery room is empty when the vets are consulting, our x-ray room's not being used.So when you look at it as a space to revenue ratio, it wasn't really generating what it could.
So coming up with this mobile idea, having a vet that could just do satellite consultations and bring x-rays in, bring surgeries in at a time when the other vets weren't using the room.
We were maximizing space, generating revenue from areas that we wouldn't normally be generating revenue.And the setup costs were so low.It's basically a van and a pharmacy and some basic lab equipment.
And the vet, obviously the vet is the one that's sort of driving the van, but we did have vet nurses that came out as well on standby, you know, say it was an aggressive cat or a bigger dog, you know, we had that pool of vet nurses that we could use in the mobile vet clinic and that was feeding from the hospital.
So it was quite clever in the sense that one business fed off the other, but they were also very successful standalone businesses. and the mobile setting financially just a no brainer.
We did separate P&Ls for both business models and we said to ourselves, wow, I mean, if you look at, okay, you don't generate as much revenue as a brick and mortar practice, but if you look at the bottom line and it comes down to the bottom line here, your expenses are so low, your profit is actually higher.
So even after about a year of doing that, We both became moms.It was hard to juggle everything.You know, the overnight care was really weighing us down, um, and family commitments.
So we made that decision to sell our brick and mortar practice and expand the mobile business.And so that was a lot of fun.So we really had a bit of a niche clientele, but we grew that and we expanded and we went to different areas within Sydney.
And being a new concept, it took a while for people to understand it, to Understand that we were actually more of a complete service than a basic mobile vet.
But you know, once you arrive at a place and you open up the van, the interest that you generate when people walk by like, oh my goodness, this is like a clinic on wheels.
So it certainly started to grow and we started to expand and we ended up getting a franchisee as well.
And I think one of the best things, and it's not a great thing, but it's, you know, with every bad thing that happens in the world, something good also happens.So, through COVID, we exploded.
Vet clinics were sort of trying to figure out new protocols to keep their staff safe and still be able to do... They were doing curbside drop-offs.Curbside drop-offs.And people were getting a bit frustrated because their animal would disappear and
They didn't really know what was happening and they weren't really open to that whole curbside concept.
So they started looking at mobile services and so us being able to drive right up to your driveway, take the dog from outside your house or the cat in the carrier and then bring them into the van.
The client could stand outside the van and look through or the client could jump onto a phone and we would have the video call on.
just being able to kind of see and be close enough that they felt like they were involved in the consult and they felt like everything was coming to them.People didn't want to travel at the house because they were also scared.
So our business model just took off during that time and we probably couldn't have anticipated how busy it would get.We went probably three to four times more busy than we ever were and working crazy hours when everyone was working at home.
It was a lot of fun and I think I enjoyed that time the most because driving around and parking around was a breeze.There was no one on the road.You weren't really... No Sydney traffic or peak time.No client.
I suppose no client was sitting in the van as well, you know, but you were still talking to them via phone.We could slam out, you know, 13 to 14 consults a day.I have a picture of me in the Anzac Bridge, which is one of the busiest bridges in Sydney.
at peak time, like four o'clock in the afternoon.And I'm standing in the middle of the bridge next to my van and I took a selfie and there is no one else on that bridge.So we just became more efficient.
So I think that was a really big turn in the business model.And I think after that, a lot of people were really into mobile services.I'm really into mobile services as well now because of COVID.And so... It's the Uber.
I call it the Uber world, you know, the Uber of veterinary medicine is really a mobile vet service.
And we should point out, you know, the more and more vans that we got on the road, you know, some would cover one geographical area, the other one would cover a different geographical area, we needed to find a new hub, because obviously, we had sold the vet hospital.
And thankfully, we have very good relationships with veterinary hospitals, and we built, you know, a partnership.So each
mobile vet had their own hub, their own veterinary hospital, where they were able to go in and do surgeries or refer surgeries to.So we ended up building three hub and spokes.I think that's important.
A lot of vets that come into the mobile field, I feel like initially it wasn't very well looked upon.You know, people thought, oh, you know, if I become a mobile vet, I'm not doing all the vet stuff that I want to do.I'm not doing surgery.
I'm not doing surgery.You know, I'm missing out on that team spirit and things like that.So, we changed things as things went along.We got a team of nurses and a team of vets.
We opened up a vet nursing division so they could do things like the Zydex injections and the nail clips, which And they own their own business doing that.So we did a profit share program with them.
And then we got partner hospitals for each vet and each van.So for me, for example, every Wednesday, I'm in my partner hospital doing surgery on all the patients that I've seen during the week.
And I also have a base where if it's an emergency, my clients can go straight there and we have a really great relationship.So I'm still getting that hospital team spirit.I still have a nursing team with me all the time.
And I am still doing the mobile life, which I love.And you know, the great thing I get again about being a mobile vet and owning your own mobile vet business is that you can design your own schedule.
So if my kids have a three o'clock parent teacher interview. I will basically block my schedule from 2.30 and then work later the next day.So it's very flexible.I don't have to stay in a hospital in case something comes in.
And if it's quiet, I can just knock off for the day.I don't have to be around in case an emergency runs in. you know, and I'm not paying extra staff to stay around as well.So the business model and the financial model just makes sense.
The lifestyle is a lot better, especially as a working mom.And I think that, you know, we still have achieved that really great team spirit as well.It's a really nice team.It's probably one of the best family feeling teams we've had.
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Yeah, we really built businesses based on what worked in real life for vets.So obviously being working mums, boss mums, balancing it all, you know, that's kind of where that concept really thrived because we understood that vets are human too.
We do have lives, we're not superhuman, we need to balance it all. And the mobile vet is that balance.It's very unique.And in fact, most of our staff are women with children.
And I think what's attractive about mobile vet business, especially for the franchisee, is that it's a very little startup cost.You know, we have a head office structure.
So the vet driving and consulting is not taking phone calls and answering emails.We have an office to do that.We're constantly on the phone to the nurses in the office.
checking in schedules, they're doing our scripts for us, they're doing, you know, the history taking and grabbing histories from other hospitals.So all of that admin stuff is still very supported.
We also have a head office structure that holds the medication.So as a new startup mobile vet, you don't have to buy a thousand cephalexin in one bottle from ProVet or from your supplier.
We can actually buy it in the head office and then split it between all of the girls in all the different vans.And so you're only purchasing what you need plus a bit extra.
You're not having that big outlaying cost that you have to when you're owning a hospital.So all of those little things as time went on, we did it better and we did it smarter.
It became more attractive to own your own mobile vet business and join the team.And I think that's sort of what's made it successful today.It's just almost like a foolproof, safe, business model.Yeah.And it was a learning curve.
I mean, even that head office structure was a learning curve, but, you know, the support that we gave the staff, you know, in terms of phones and bookings and pharmacy was, you know, is a point of difference.
So, yeah, we're very proud of that and that, you know.And what do you love about the most about doing mobile work?
Well, because I don't do it anymore, I think what I miss the most is, you know, that lifestyle on the road, you know, getting to see different parts of Sydney that you wouldn't see, having the most beautiful lunch spots on Bondi Beach, you know, having your fruit platter and between consults going down to Bondi Beach.
my thinking time is always my driving time and so often when I drive I do my best thinking, my best ideas then and I do love being on the road so I do miss that side of it and obviously that balance of being able to you know pop into a personal appointment between consults because you're already on the road so I do miss that side of it and you know all the fun times that you have
I remember the first time we got the van we didn't realize how tall.It's a very high top van and I think I was pregnant at the time or we were both pregnant at the time, can't remember.At one point.
And Audrey was reverse parking and you know it's an automatic van so it's easier to drive but you just gotta have that realization that it's quite tall and she got it stuck on a big tree so one of the branches obviously poked down a little bit lower and as she reversed
into the parking spot, the top of the van got stuck on the tree.So, here we are outside of the client's house.
Climbing a tree and I'm sitting there going, it's not going to move, we're literally going to damage the van, you know, this brand new van, you know, it's white.Look, there are lots of loading curves with the size and height of it.
And so, here I am, you know, pregnant, climbing up a tree, trying to pull the branch up while Audrey's trying to go forward and eventually I think one of the clients came out and gave us a tiny little saw and here we are sawing off the
the branch of the tree so we don't damage the van, you know, there's fun times like that.
And I guess I'll mention like mobile vetting, especially in the van is not for everyone, you know, we've interviewed a few vets and you know, even though the lifestyle and the business model and everything makes sense, you've got to be able to be a little bit of a chilled personality to drive a van, especially in Sydney, park that thing as well.
But also, I guess, The part that you have to be brave about in mobile vet medicine is that most of what you do is in front of the owner.They're either in the van with you or you're in the living room or their bedroom.And.
You know, there are some times it's not going to go perfect the way you want.You know, sometimes when you're doing euthanasia on a very dehydrated renal cat, you're not going to find the vein the first time you might have to try different veins.
And if you're the type of vet that gets really anxious about doing those things in front of the owner or taking blood in front of the owner.
It can be a little bit daunting, so there is a certain type of personality that does well, and our team is a very relaxed team, which is what I love.They're totally my type of people.
But I think also, you know, the idea that we have the consult room in the van is sometimes when that situation happens, I always tell the new vets, don't worry, just say, we're going to take the cat down to the van.
It's a lot more relaxed away from you, just like kids in daycare, they're better behaved when you're not there.And they are more than welcome to stand outside the van.
You close the van up and you are there with your nurse, just doing what you need to do with no stress of the eyes on you.
Um, so we also have that foolproof backup, which, which is a godsend, even for me, after all these years, sometimes you just need that closed environment away from the owner. Yeah, I do feel like that confidence is unique to the mobile vet.
We have obviously trialed and had quite a few vets come out and trial.And I can see the personalities.I've had the most confident vet.I remember I was taking this vet out and he was doing his trial day and he was really adamant that he could do it.
I think it was like a low composition.And we had about three consults to drive to and from.And at the end of it, I was like, you're doing well, the consults are going well. And he actually turned down the holiday locum position because he was scared.
He got scared of the driving part.And he was like, I didn't actually realize that a big part of this job is driving from one consult to the other.And I went, oh, OK.
Yeah, so I mean, that's what I mean, but it's not for everyone, you know, like we've lost a few vets who've tried just going, oh, the driving's too daunting in Sydney, the parking's too daunting.And fair enough, it is.
You know, we've got new grads who are a little bit weary about doing everything in front of the owner.You know, it's probably best that you start in a practice and get that confidence.
You know, so I think, you know, we are looking for a certain type of personality.We're definitely looking for the more chill type.And I think it's more customer.
heavy than your 15 minute interaction in a concert room, because sometimes you are in their home.
So, you know, if you go to some people's homes, it's not what you expect, or, you know, they have different types of, you know, take your shoes off when you're at the front door, you really have to be very good with your client communication skills.
Your EQ has to be really good.
And you know, sometimes you're not just seeing the client and their pet, you know, their daughter is in the background, the grandparents are there, you know, like you have to be that friendly face.You almost have to be family.
And this is the one thing I think I miss so much is that honestly, the clients in the mobile vet setting were like family to us.You know, we need the whole family.
We'd often treat the whole family's pets and the uncles and the cousins and the aunties.
I think that's sort of our bread and butter, you know, like I believe the model is so good and the staff is so great and our EQ is really good that, you know, we end up seeing the whole family's pets in the local area and I love that, you know, you're almost part of the family and I don't think you get that kind of bond.
in a brick-and-mortar practice.I think, you know, when you go into somebody's home, they're always going to open up to you a bit more.
When you do a euthanasia in someone's home, it's a lot more emotional because you've sometimes got all the 13 family members.Some of them are crying, some of them are questioning you, some of them are not ready for it.
And there's kids that you have to explain.I remember I went to this euthanasia and it was like in this mansion in Fig Tree Pocket in Brisbane. know, I didn't know what to expect.
I got there, I had my nurse with me, because of course it was a euthanasia, and they had set up this huge picnic blanket in their garden.
It was a massive garden, candles all around, the five sons were there, the father was there, the mother was there, you know, it was beautiful, but it was overwhelming, you know, and, you know, the other, the other dog was there as well.
So, you really have to be able to, I suppose, adapt in that situation and be... It's definitely a bit more emotional.People are going to let you into their lives.
As soon as you go into somebody's home, you see their pictures, you see their family, they are going to be a bit more, Personal with you and emotional with you.So you've got to be prepared for that.
And sometimes end of life stuff can be challenging and emotional, but that is actually the part that I love the most.I didn't get that so much in our practice.
Um, whereas now I feel like I've got a really good connection with, with most of my clients. Yeah, so I think that's definitely something that I miss the most.And, you know, we obviously see the best of the best and the worst of the worst.
We obviously get to see a lot of aggressive pets because the ones that you can't bring to the vet, the cats that you can't catch in the cage.So I think our skills
with anxious or aggressive or nervous animals have become really good since starting mobility.I think a lot of people actually refer the aggressive and the anxious to us, but that comes with time.We don't expect you to do that straight away.
No, and you learn that fear-free practice and having the animal in their own environment, in their own home, does reduce that stress significantly.So it does make a huge difference coming to them. Yeah, yeah.And I love being mobile.
I mean, how many lunches have we done where we're like, guys, we've got an hour break.Let's go to the beach.
So we'd put our swimwear at the back of the van, drive down to Marooba, have a quick dip, have a quick eat, type up our notes, and then go to the next consult.And you just can't get that in brick and mortar practice.
So definitely being in Sydney and Australia and having that lifestyle is the dream for me. So your advice to someone that's looking to set up a mobile vet practice, what would it be?
What would your biggest advice be to someone that's thinking about doing that?I think think about all of the points we did in terms of business sense, it makes sense.You know, you can do the number crunching.
It's definitely a more risk free, low capital investment to do.I think the things to think about are the things that we talked about in the end, you know, the type of skills that you have to have, the type of personality that you have to have.
Be prepared that people are going to let you into their lives.Be prepared that, you know, you are going to have to challenge yourself because a lot of what you have to do is in front of the owner.
So, you know, if you've got a naughty dog or a cheeky dog or an aggressive dog, you've got to kind of start doing that in front of the owner.You can't just bring it to the back and hide away.And you've got to be good with your words.
You know, you've got to learn to talk to different types of personalities and tell them like, oh, I've got to go take Fluffy to the back of the van because maybe it's a little bit better without you.And get your nurse in. Take a breather.
But that comes over time and we would never expect anybody to have those skills straight away.And also don't be afraid to say, hey, maybe it doesn't work for your pet.We need to bring it back to the vet hospital.Let's come back a different day.
Give it a pre-visit medication, then bring it back to the hospital. being bluntly honest because you know they're very aware on the temperament of their animal that's why they've called you to their home.I mean trust your skill and trust your skills.
And if you don't know something you just say oh look I don't know I've got to discuss with my colleagues and I'll come back another time like just being very confident and honest is very important being a mobile vet there's nowhere to hide.
And remember we are sometimes seeing the anxious and the aggressive skew of the population.So we invented something that we called a make friend consult.
And initially I used to feel a bit weird, you know, you go to this consult and this dog is so aggressive.
You're doing like a physical exam from far away and the most you get is basically putting the stethoscope on the chest for two seconds and then you charge them a consult fee.
And I struggle with how, even though, you know, it was a lot of your time and you did manage to do a limited exam, you felt kind of bad charging a consult fee, especially mobile consult fees a bit higher.
And so in the end, I taught the girls to come up with the concept of a make friend consult.So they would always ask the temperament of the animal.
And if the owner gave the indication that, well, you know, it's bitten a bit before, it's not that great.The girls would be honest and say, look, they will do as much as they can.
They'll make friends, they'll feed treats, they'll get them used to the van and the smells.
And we will charge you a make friend consult because we may not be able to do a complete exam, but it's a huge part of what we need to do so that next time we can give the vaccination.
So, you know, in the highly aggressive dogs that I see, we might do two to three make-friend consults to the point that I can give it a pat and scratch it behind its neck.
And then in the next consult, I'll be able to do the same thing and quickly give it a subcut injection of its fascination.That's really a fear-free approach.
If they know what their dog is like, and they're already anxious about it because they've had bad experiences at the vet clinic,
And all of them are so grateful, like whether it's just that you managed to just stroke the back of their head, they're like, oh my God, they've never been able to do it before.
You know, put dog-friendly peanut butter on a licky mat and give it a pat on his head.They never eat a treat when they're at the vet, you know, it's part of that fear-free concept, which I'm very big on.
And feel proud about it, feel proud that you can do that because that's a big step.There hasn't been a vet that's been able to do that, but not only that, you are also
building positive associations for that animal that's severely anxious, and teaching it that the next time the visit's going to be the same, and teaching it that not all vets visits are going to be stressful.
So you're really doing a good thing for that animal as well.And sell yourself all those things that you just said, you know, that's what you would say to the owner.You know, we haven't done much, but it's a big step.And that's a skill.
And it's positive.That is a skill that we should be able to charge for.And if you talk yourself up and you explain it, Yeah, it's worth every penny, isn't it?It is definitely worth a penny.
So yeah, I think that's good advice to give to, you know, mobile vet will always be successful.You just have to be the right type of vet to do it.What would be the one thing you would say is a negative or something to be weary about?
I know we touched on that probably.Well, I'd probably fall back to the sore points, you know, when we've been initially doing, trying out the mobile practice or, you know, the concerns that maybe new vets have had.
I think it's, you're going to be subjected to traffic and parking and it can be a little bit stressful.
Be smart with how you book and give people a range of times, because if you're mobile practicing and you're stuck in traffic and you're thinking that this owner's dependent on you and then you can't find a park and you've gone around seven times,
you know, it's going to create stress and you're not going to walk into that house as a very calm vet that they need you to be.
You know, I've had some vets have a panic attack because they're 10 minutes late and the girl's on the phone like, don't worry, I gave them an hour leeway time and if you don't think you can make that hour, we'll just call them.
People are so grateful that you're coming to them.If you're 20 minutes late and they know it's peak hour traffic, they're going to be absolutely fine.So just learning that Don't let all the other parts of mobile vetting get to you.
Be smart with how you book, so you don't put that pressure on yourself.
And be smart that sometimes if you can only do a limited exam, you can be confident to say, this is a make-friend consult, or let's meet at the practice and we can give them some sedation.
Don't be afraid to do those things that sometimes you think are failures.They're not.They're big steps, especially in the mobile vet world. Okay, well I think I've said everything I need to say about mobile vetting.It's a very good lifestyle.
I think try it, you gotta try it.Especially if you're a working mom, it's an amazing lifestyle, it's an amazing business and you can really build it to how you want to build it.And I think it's also taken us to lots of places.
Oh goodness me, mobile vet took us to all different directions.If we, you know, we're both starting to move on from mobile vet and try different business ventures and you're doing acupuncture vet, I'm doing more
And I actually started the acupuncture vet in the Aussie mobile vet that I brought up to Brisbane.So when I brought up to Brisbane, this is what I mean about building the business to how you want, I made it the rehabilitation unit.
We stuck the rehabilitation sign on.
We stuck the sign saying rehabilitation unit and my van concept was I did GP vetting, but I also did rehabilitation, physical therapies and veterinary acupuncture.
And that was amazing, that worked so well in the van environment, so incredibly well, and that was during COVID as well.So I started off my rehabilitation and acupuncture veterinary field from being a mobile vet. getting Future Vet Kids Camp.
The reason why we started that is because we brought the little mobile unit to the kids to explain it and so from there we started running the Future Vet Kids Camp.
And bushfires, we were called to do the bushfires and help out with the injured animals because we could bring the veterinary clinic to the fire zone.Yeah and I mean having a pretty much a clinic in a van
just out of a fire zone so you can do quick triage and quick treatment.That was invaluable during bushfire time.I mean, it was just such a mess on how to set up triage clinics.
And so just having a van there, you know, I think everybody thought that was a godsend at the time.And I certainly think that it made us able to treat a lot quicker and do a lot of work that
Probably no one could do it.
A lot of procedures as well.You know, you're going to dart a kangaroo, a 70 kilo kangaroo, put it in your car, bring it to the nearest clinic with it jumping around.
It's going to wake up.That has happened.It has happened.
That has happened in the van.If you've got your van in the bush and you can do it straight away there with all the medication that you need, like it was just, yeah.I remember we were doing a release.
So after the bushfires, we were releasing some of our kangaroos that had been rehabilitated at the sanctuary.And we had two kangaroos, it was two kangaroos, at the back of the van.And it was quite a windy, really rough road through the forest.
And Audrey's driving and I have my sedatives in my hand ready because I just didn't know how long this was going to take. And one of the kangaroos woke up, but it went from a zero to a hundred and started hopping around the van.
So here I am jumping to the back of the van, like literally skipping over the back of the seat to sedate this kangaroo.And I remember one of our other vets were in a car behind and she's like, all I can see is the van jumping up and down.
And I knew that the kangaroo had woken up. So we've had some awesome times in that and also made some huge differences in that.And also Bondi Vet, the Bondi Vet show was based on Aussie Mobile Vet because it was a different concept.
And that was featured on the show.And one of the reasons why we did the show was really to show the world how awesome mobile vetting is and be so proud of this business and this concept that we had invented.So it's taken us
Yeah, I think everything happens for a reason and like the mobile vet will always be special because of all of the things that it gave us the opportunity to do and all the doors that it opened and even just the lifestyle at the time for us being young mums and things.
So give it a go.I definitely recommend it.You haven't got much to lose at all and the lifestyle will just blow you away. Well, thanks so much for listening.I think that was a really good episode.It's something that we're very passionate about.
I hope it's inspired anybody that's thinking about mobile vetting.We are a hundred percent on board with this business and those ideas.And if you want to give it a go, hopefully this has inspired you.
I think it's been really nice to chat back about the history of how it came to be and all of the good and the bad points, because I think, you know, even us reliving it has been eye-opening.
Even talking about it now I get quite emotional and the fact that we're sitting together in the same state in the same cupboard talking about history is very fitting.Very bonding, twin bonding time.
And I'm flying back to Brisbane tonight so it's a bit of a bittersweet but what a good ending to a Sydney trip catching up with my twinnie and talking all things business and what we're passionate about.Exactly.
So we're going to spend the next couple of hours doing some fun things together and then back to busy.Catching up with my niece and nephew.So thanks so much for listening.We'll hope to see you in the next episode of Let's Be Honest.
Beth Candy.Beth Candy.It's Beth Candy Radio.
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