CALGARY -- As the pandemic wears on, veterinarians are getting worn out. Everyone is impacted by COVID-19 and the restrictions brought in to protect people's health, but those in the veterinary medicine field are also dealing with more patients, higher stress and staff shortages. "It's a snowball effect in that we feel overwhelmed a lot of the time and its burnt out a lot of staff," said Dr. Lorenza Malaguti, the medical director at Calgary's McKnight Veterinary Hospital. A recent survey by ROYALE found that one in six Canadians adopted a cat or dog during the pandemic. Some of those pets turn into patients, with animal clinics and hospitals seeing an increase in the last 13 months.