Is veterinary care considered 'healthcare?

Webster's dictionary puts no such limitation. : the maintaining and restoration of health by the treatment and prevention of disease especially by trained and licensed professionals (as in medicine, dentistry, clinical psychology, and public health) —health–care adjective. read more

For the purposes of financial markets, veterinary medicine is considered to be “healthcare” (e.g., Heska, a producer of veterinary products for companion-animal healthcare, is considered to be in the general “healthcare sector” — see “sector” on HSKA : Summary for Heska Corporation - Yahoo Finance). read more

Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all animal species, both domesticated and wild, with a wide range of conditions which can affect different species. read more