A veterinary professional shall not examine or treat any animal currently being treated by a colleague in the profession, or advise the owner of such animal on the diagnosis or treatment of that animal unless—
| (a) | he/she is in terms of rule 9 requested to furnish a second opinion on the condition of the animal concerned; |
| (b) | he/she is unaware of the fact that a colleague is treating the animal concerned; |
| (c) | the colleague concerned agrees that the veterinary professional may take over the treatment of the animal concerned; or |
| (d) | the client/owner of the animal concerned has requested the veterinary professional to take over the treatment of the animal concerned, in which case, such veterinary professional shall notify the colleague concerned thereof as soon as possible; or |
| (e) | such he/she applies emergency treatment on the animal concerned, in which case— |
| (i) | the veterinary professional shall ascertain beforehand that the colleague concerned is not available to apply such emergency treatment; and |
| (ii) | the veterinary professional shall notify the colleague concerned of the nature and extent of the emergency treatment applied. |
