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Code of Conduct for a Continuing a Relationship between Animal Care Agencies <br />and the Orange County Emergency Pet Clinics. <br />Begins September 1, 2022 <br />Agencies/Officers <br />1. Agencies, dispatch, and officers will not tell residents to bring found animals to our facility without an officer. All <br />animals presented to the Orange County Emergency Pet Clinics (OCEPC) must have an officer present. <br />2. Officers will only present an animal to OCEPC that, in the officer's opinion, has a condition that requires <br />immediate treatment and cannot wait until the shelter veterinarian is available. <br />3. Officers presenting an animal to OCEPC must speak with the doctor before leaving the animal. <br />4. If the doctor determines that an animal does not require hospitalization, the officer will wait for the animal to be <br />treated and then take the animal with them. Final written medical records will be emailed to the agency in a <br />timely manner. (If the doctor approves, the officer may leave for a short time and come back to pick up when <br />the pet is ready to be discharged). <br />5. Officers will pickup any hospitalized animals by 8am Monday -Saturday. <br />6. Animals will be treated according to normal standard of care for veterinary medicine. This includes diagnostic <br />testing, IV fluid therapy, etc. The cost for this care will be approximately $500-$2000+ per animal. OCEPC will <br />provide an itemized estimate of cost for treatment to the officer for approval before providing the treatment. <br />7. Officers will not present any wildlife for veterinary care (including for euthanasia). <br />8. Officers will not leave neonate animals just for overnight bottle feeding. OCEPC will see neonates for <br />illness/injury care and then the officer will take the neonates with them if they do not require hospitalization for <br />their illness/injury. <br />Orange County Emergency Pet Clinics <br />1. Our veterinarians will examine and treat animal control cases as soon as possible to respect the waiting officer's <br />time. All patients are treated on a triage basis. <br />2. Our veterinarians will use the agency's funds conservatively by only ordering those tests and treatments that are <br />required to care for that animal while they are with OCEPC in the normal standard of care for any animal <br />presented. Any tests/treatments that are safe to wait until the animal can be transported to a shelter <br />veterinarian will be postponed. <br />3. Our team will complete medical records and email them to the agency in a timely manner. <br />If you have any questions regarding this document <br />please contact the Hospital Administrator, Elaine Myers, at 714-537-3032. <br />Upper management at all of the Animal Control agencies have been made aware of these new policies. <br />