Table 1.

Ranking of reasons why non-vulnerable and vulnerable respondents did not pursue veterinary care during the pandemic.

	Not vulnerable (n = 38)	Vulnerable (n = 80)
1	My veterinary clinic was only offering emergency services (74%)	My veterinary clinic was only offering emergency services (56%)
2	Fear of getting coronavirus from staff members at the veterinary clinic (47%)	Fear of getting coronavirus from staff members at the veterinary clinic (43%)
3	Financial Cost (13%)	Financial Cost (41%)
4	Too busy, not enough time (11%)	Inability to get to the veterinary clinic (26%)
5	Inability to get to the veterinary clinic (3%)	Too busy, not enough time (5%)
6	Myself or a family member became ill, and I couldn't bring my pet to the veterinarian (0%)	Myself or a family member became ill, and I couldn't bring my pet to the veterinarian (3%)