Just as with any group of people in a profession, you will have good and you will have bad...I have dealt with vet techs who were more forthright and caring than the vet and then I have had vet techs who were like robots and just did what they were told to do with no humanality involved. Primarily though, I have enjoyed the vet techs more than the vets. Vets tend to not give the entire story and I always feel like they are only half answering my questions and concerns and I always see $$ signs in their eyes. Not all are this way mind you, but I would say the majority that I have had experience with.
I find it extremely important to know as much as possible about a given situation when dealing with the health of my pets. I never blindly trust the vet anymore. I have learned the hard way and seen others do the same. There is not the same standard applied to vets as there is to people doctors so vets don't have to disclose side effects, benefit vs detriment and they don't even have to get permission before performing a procedure on our pets if we are not there!! Even car repair people can't do that, but vets can!!
Anyway, do your research and you won't be sorry. Find a vet with great staff who know as much as possible about the needs of small breed dogs and one who truly listens to your concerns and doesn't try to make
you feel like you don't know what you are talking about and answers your questions without obvious discomfort. |