[Dailydrool] Unavailable vets

[Pamela McQuade]

We too have suffered with the vet unavailability. A couple of months ago
when Horton went through an eating crisis, our vet suggested we take him to
the ER. There is a new ER not far from us, so we trotted off there. We
waited all afternoon before they finally took him in and ran tests.Since
Horton is not a happy camper at  a vet's office, it was not a
pleasant experience.

I recognize that he was not visibly seriously ill, and they had one dog who
had been hit by a car, who took up a lot of time, but I have never had to
wait so long at an ER vet, and there were a number of vets there, so I do
not quite get why it took so long. Some of the animals that jumped ahead of
us did not seem all that critical either.

I hope that the vet situation improves as Covid gets under control. I know
a lot more people adopted animals, which makes a difference. But I am still
stymied at this slowdown.

In October I have an appointment  for Horton with an internist. It was the
best date I could get a month or more ago. They said they would call me if
they had a cancellation, but I haven't heard anything. I'm sure no one
wants to cancel an appointment under these circumstances. And they probably
have a long line of people who want to take cancellation spots too.

Thankfully, Horton has been doing well. Twice in the past year I have been
told he has cancer, and I am not believing either diagnosis, based on what
I have heard from other vets and the way he is currently acting. My
favorite vet, whom we had gone to since 1997, is nearly retired and only
comes in once a week. She is a wonderful diagnostician (and told me when I
last saw her that the first diagnosis of cancer was wrong). If I could
still stay with her, I would, but after what looks like two strikes out by
other vets in the practice, I would like to change vets. But I don't know
that this is the time to do it.  I will talk that over with the internist
when I see him.

I don't know which is worse, trying to get to see a human doctor or a vet.
Both are pretty miserable.
Pam food slave to Horton, the only Dashing Basset
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