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Originally Posted by dwerten  i definitely question when i see something that does not sound right like the lymphangastasia with no blood work to support it. You are correct i do not trust many vets as have been let down alot and why i deal with specialists and pay more money for vet care as they seem to know more. I think many pet owners are very uneducated I know i was and they come here looking for help like i did years ago and yahoogroups and why i try to help them like you do from experiences i have had with my two yorkies. I think if people do not share that have these experiences then that is sad as it may help others. The one thing I have learned is many pet owners know more than some vets as they spend the time researching, joining groups with other pet owners with the same health issues that see specialists all over the world and they are truly passionate about the disease as they want to help their animal such I have done. Just like a mother of a child with cancer will do everything to find a cure and to help their child. I feel sorry for pet owners as i have been there frustrated in tears myself before i started on this journey when my dog almost died of pancreatitis when a vet gave my dog a food that made him more sick and had to be hospitalized and a plasma transfusion or he would have died. After thousands of dollars i think i have learned a few things. I could sit back and not say anything and let people figure it out for themselves but i try to help and offer things to consult with their vet about and if you reread my posts it was to check with vet about these things.
Maybe i am no wording it properly but my intentions are when i see something that does not add up I will say something so they can try to ask the right questions as most times people going through this do not know what to ask as they are emotionally involved and cannot think straight at times like these.
Trust me i do not know alot about everything but the stuff i post about like pancreatitis, allergies, ibd, mvd and liver shunt those areas I have done a ton of education on it and experienced it first hand. If i do not know about it I know others who are and direct them to them as i am on vet groups as well as many other yorkie groups and yahoo groups and sadly no one referred me to a pancreatitis yahoogroup when dex was so sick and that would have helped me alot but now I know about all these and refer others who are struggling.
The only thing we can do here is bring our knowledge, experience and try to help one another and the rest is up to the pet owner to decide what is best with their individual vet or specialist but there is nothing wrong with offering information to consult with them about such as probiotics or coconut oil heck someone on here is selling it and is a vendor here so obviously it is not some type of voo doo medicine lollll |
As Linda stated
I dont think he diagnosed it as lymphangastasia....he thought it was that but when it did not respond properly he sent her to a specialist. Yes, he used steroids, but he needed to get that inflammation down so that the poor thing did not lose a lot of weight from the diarrhea. I think ANY vet would have done the same thing. This was not a common thing. This was actually diagnosed fairly quickly once she got to that vet...he followed the right path imo.
Sharing one's experiences in efforts to help someone when asked is one thing, but recommending treatment over a vet is another.
You've had some situations with vets that you've dealt with......Most of us have. But, as I stated early on in Lissette's quest to get to the bottom of Lola's problem, I sent her to one of the best vets in Dallas. Is he perfect, no, but, I would place any one of my dogs in his care, and I have, because I know he doesn't just treat willy nilly and never makes you feel like an idiot. He makes you a partner in the treatment of your dog and makes sure you understand everything completely He does know yorkies, inside and out.