Following graduation, you get Category 2 accreditation and work at an exclusively dog and cat clinic. Will you be able to sign the health certificates for your dog and cat patients?

Following graduation, you get Category 2 accreditation and work at an exclusively dog and cat clinic. Will you be able to sign the health certificates for your dog and cat patients?

• A. You will be able to sign health certificates for dog and cat patients
• B. You cannot sign health certificates
• C. You can sign only for interstate movement
• D. You can sign only with supervision

Answer: (A)

Category 2 accreditation gives a veterinarian enough authority to sign health certificates for the animals you examine in a practice that handles those species. In an exclusively dog and cat clinic, that means you are empowered to sign certificates for your own dog and cat patients because you’re the clinician responsible for their health status at the time of examination. The certificate reflects the animal’s condition as observed and certified by the attending veterinarian, not automatically limited to inter-state movement or require supervision beyond what Category 2 allows in this setting. So you would be able to sign health certificates for dogs and cats you treat.

Category 2 accreditation gives a veterinarian enough authority to sign health certificates for the animals you examine in a practice that handles those species. In an exclusively dog and cat clinic, that means you are empowered to sign certificates for your own dog and cat patients because you’re the clinician responsible for their health status at the time of examination. The certificate reflects the animal’s condition as observed and certified by the attending veterinarian, not automatically limited to inter-state movement or require supervision beyond what Category 2 allows in this setting. So you would be able to sign health certificates for dogs and cats you treat.