If you don't know, don't guess! (The vet, not you Tanya) My survey is in the mail, sure hope it helps.
hope it helps
Oh, Dickson, I did not even get to the "guessing" phase..
I used to work across the street from an SPCA, spent lots of lunchtime there and even got a male Abyssinian for $20. No one wanted him. An act of cruelty? The local paper caught them using a vacuum chamber when they overflowed. The 1980's, not the 1780's. Disgusting.
The recent "gems from the vets" I referred to were:
One suggested a lip as a possible BG testing site;
The other one - to cut cat's nail so short so it bleeds and to obtain the sample this way...
Some people cannot be argued with. There's a culture in medicine where you "know" you're smarter than everyone else from the first day of med school and it only gets worse because it's perpetuated daily by group think, hero worship and the very people educating you. Some, not all, think they're mental movie stars. After minor day surgery I had a bit of swelling and was sent to an ER. The doctor mumbled something about emergency surgery so I asked him to repeat/clarify that and asked why I didn't have a fever if I had a raging intestinal infection. He got red in the face and wouldn't talk to me so my wife grabbed my hand and said "See ya later". There was no infection. My swelling was noted as 30 cm when they should have said 30mm and that's on my forever medical record. Just so stupid.to show him how it CAN and SHOULD be done!
That's scary! I notoriously despise going to the doctor myself for this reason (I'd rather see my vets! LOL).Some people cannot be argued with. There's a culture in medicine where you "know" you're smarter than everyone else from the first day of med school and it only gets worse because it's perpetuated daily by group think, hero worship and the very people educating you. Some, not all, think they're mental movie stars. After minor day surgery I had a bit of swelling and was sent to an ER. The doctor mumbled something about emergency surgery so I asked him to repeat/clarify that and asked why I didn't have a fever if I had a raging intestinal infection. He got red in the face and wouldn't talk to me so my wife grabbed my hand and said "See ya later". There was no infection. My swelling was noted as 30 cm when they should have said 30mm and that's on my forever medical record. Just so stupid.
- I really enjoy saying "I told you so" to him LOL. I am a big proponent of continuing education, and have brought a lot of new things (and better) things to the clinic over the last few years, and we have made tremendous strides, but we can always do things better, I believe. Change is hard, but when it's for the better - it's worth the struggle. He'll get there when he sees that it's worked.
Our vet is halfway to the local ER so sometimes I think I'd be better off there. I just have issues with authority figures who know what's best for all of us (pass me a tissue). You shouldn't be labeled a social misfit for asking a legitimate question.
AMEN !!!
I said something to this effect to one of our vets just the other day and she burst out laughing as if what I'd said was so funny and wacky. I was surprised, because I would've thought they heard that a lot.
