[Dailydrool] Veterinary Limitatons

[Ruth Mayberry]

I wish I would have had your advice in 2003
when they took my Max from me to do exploratory
surgery on him--he went downhill really fast afterwards
and soon lost him. It tore me up! They told me that they
didn't realize how old he was--right! After we had been
going there for 10 yrs!

Needless to say, now we have a different vet! and in addition
to that, I will never let them do anything they want to any of my
dogs!

Ruth and Huckleberry


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Beverly Szaton 
  To: DD 
  Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 11:02 AM
  Subject: [Dailydrool] Veterinary Limitatons

  Elizabeth has pointed out something that we all too often forget or ignore, which is that every Veterinarian out there has things he(or she, but mine is usually the he half) are good at and things he is not as good at. My responsibility as an owner and advocate for my pet is to be aware of this and to draw the line when things are not going well with the treatment we are using at that time.
  Second opinions are almost NEVER a bad idea. Specialists abound and are considerably better versed in a single field than your Vet can hope to be. We have specialists who come to the clinic because we cannot offer that kind of expertise among the regular staff, skilled as they may be.
  We have an Orthopedic Surgeon who comes down, altho we do a lot of fairly standard Ortho procedures.
  We have a Cardiac specialist who brings her own portable echocardiagram machine for the hearts that need advanced care
  We have a Dentist who can come in and put in caps and do root canals...
  We have a Behaviorist who can be called to consult.
  And we make referrals all the time to the University Hospitals-- Illinois, Purdue, Wisconsin--- all within about a 2 to 3 hour drive-- for cases that require even more care and diagnostic skill.
  Never be afraid to ask for a second opinion, or a referral to a specialist. If your Vet has a problem with this, then his ego is bigger than his skills level, and it is time to find a new Vet.

  Drool to all in need, may nobody need a Vet this week at all!!
  MomPerson to Nigel, Llewis (I bin to two Yooniverse ities an a arfopedic speshulist!!) Zelda ( I have been to a specialist in lady dog problems) Mitchell and Cooper (ever year she drag we to somewon to look in are eyeballs....)
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