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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  Speaking of the majority of vets with whom I've had experience ....if they followed the Hippocratic Oath of do no harm, not to mention following published studies PROVING, scientifically, that they should change protocols -- then overvaccination would have been a thing of the past years ago.
Instead, we hear of vet practices sending memos to their vets instructing them not to teach clients about Core vaccines and not to teach them about the 2003 AAHA findings or the 2006 AAHA findings. Why? Revenue, period. Vets who continue to overvaccinate, for years now, are not following the Hippocratic Oath, nor are they operating from science-based protocols. They are operating from a revenue-based protocol. That, to me , IS unethical.
They have foods on their shelves that contain (and clearly list) ethoxyquin and menadione, among other things. That, to me, IS unethical. With very little knowledge about nutrition (vast majority of vets), they are selling nutrition to their clients - clients who might have blind faith in the Vet's authority and knowledge of what they are selling. Sorry, but that bothers me greatly.
I'm just not looking for "relatively safe" vet care - which is why I will advocate to my last breath for my own dogs' health and others -- which may be in direct opposition to what is the current "norm" in many vet practices. Because it is the norm, it does not mean we should accept it or assume it is in our dogs' best health.
I don't mean to go off here, but I'm especially sensitive to this issue today - my vet made a massive mistake with Marcel today (and I also learned of one which she made a year ago). While I try to be diligent and attentive and knowledgeable - I failed. I trusted my vet too much and I should've trusted my gut.
And btw, I also think much of this applies to human doctors - a person should never just blindly trust a human doctor either. We should always inform ourselves about health, whether it be our own or that of a pet. |
The problem with not looking for "relatively safe", is that while you might find something MUCH better, you could also find something MUCH worse, and only time will tell.
I'm really sorry to hear about Marcell, I hope he's OK, and of course I agree with you about being our dog's advocate and we should not put blind faith in our doctors, but why put so much faith in these Internet vets, and appointed experts?