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Originally Posted by ARCHIE  I agree with you to a point. If your dog is having a seizure, bloody diahrea,
vomiting up blood etc this is a dire emergency. GO TO A VET.
We are not vet's therefore we should not be giving information as what
to do to save someone$ It is their responsiblity to care for the pet
that is helpless and can't take care of itself.
If a dog won't eat, poops too much, has stinky breath etc than yes
we can possibly help having had experience in this area.
Yes, times are scary but so is loosing a precious family pet due to
ignorance! There is a difference between an emergency and solving
a problem IMO. I would never want to give someone wrong information
and have their pup die. |
I agree Archie, there is always two sides to this and most issues. None of us want to make people leary to ask questions and there are times when even the emergency was not possible. A woman started a thread that lived 50 some miles away from the closest vet. I stayed with her that night and like you said, I was scared I could give her the wrong advise. the pup lived but it easily could have gone the other way. We want to help that is what we love doing but if it involves an accident poison or any of what Archie mentioned it is always best to call the vet first. If you don't have the money, they will just have to give you some way of paying.