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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  Lol, that's really something to be able to diagnosis something like that, I'll bet the doctor was shocked when you were right.
I think vets probably get tired of arguing with someone who's read a couple sites, and thinks they are an expert, and so much information on the web is so wrong. Asking a question like, "I read this, what do you think?" lets them know that you are open to their thoughts. I think YT is one of the best places to get information, but even here, I've read some very poor advice written as fact. I think a doctor should try his best to control eye rolling, (I could never be a doctor), and if you don't feel like you can discuss your concerns with him, find another vet. You are still your dog's only advocate, and you are ultimately the one in charge of his health. |
well i just had an incident with metacam with a new vet i went to for digital xray as my vet did not have digital xray. I had blood work done two days prior and it was perfect. My dog has hypothyroid, mvd and atopica dermatitis - she has been on temarilp a year now and we do blood work twice a year. He did xray and came back no break but acl is not ruled out and he came in with metacam and i said NO METACAM (NSAID) she is on steroids and not safe as i read alot on this stuff - he pressured me saying she was in pain and said it was safer than narcotics which is NOT true and i knew it as i wanted tramadol as tramadol is an anti-inflammatory but it has pain relief and morphine based. The bc dentist told me narcotics are safer than nsaids and they have further education. WE argued a bit and i caved to him thinking he was smarter knowing he WAS WRONG - so then he gave it to her and i said she has not eaten is it safe to give on empty stomach - he said it is ok NO WRONG AGAIN it should be mid meal not on empty stomach as NSAIDS can perforate a human bowel if given on empty stomach as it affects the lining of the stomach - WELL needless to say my dog was sick for 2 months and every specialist and vet i have told this story was shocked as you NEVER EVER MIX STEROIDS WITH NSAIDS WHICH I KNEW -- we are lucky she did not get an ulcer but colitis and colitis lasts a while and comes back and no dogs with IBD should ever have nsaids either and due to allergies she should not have been given this either as allergy dogs tend to have ibd as well. Needless to say we will NEVER EVER go back to this guy who has the latest equipment but does not know the basics sadly - OH and he wanted to do a dental and fix her acl at same time - uh hello bacteria with dental and open leg -- so folks DO YOUR HOMEWORK as i am finding many of these vets are not that great.