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Originally Posted by Elle  This is the post I returned to the blog for. It concerns be greatly. Did I miss something? IMO, there is no replacement for good veterinarian treatment. Did you have a bad treatment that led you to feel otherwise?
We are all entitled to own opinions. However! Holisitic medicine can be dangerous. I can see a need if one doesn't have anything to lose. But otherwise I wouldn't dare bother rolling those dice!
I've known a couple vets that work with holistic practitioners. I can tell you stories about those crazos, all of have bad reputations as DVM's.
It's not to say that every single holistic practitioner is a quack. There are some good stories out there. I go back to, when you have nothing to lose why not? The holistic theory that all problems come from vaccinations is a lie. Just like Lady Wonder the Palm Reader, people come to them distraught. It's easy to blame anything where they can. They're lying & don't buy into all of it. In addition to this. A good vet SHOULD be all one needs. Yorkies don't need a therapist, trainer, personal shopper, whisperer, etc. Proper care by you and or a groomer & vet. That should be all that they need.
Even though Dr. Dodds is not a typical holistic vet. Any time you talk about a world renowned medical provider one must give credit. sort of like talking to Dr. Phil about problems in your family. Is he a good man or is it marketing? Well, BOTH! If you cannot take your pet to them for everything, are they really helping you that much? I'd ask them why? It's niche marketing & it's okay if you know it up front.
This is only my own opinion. You are entitled to your own. If we existed on holistic meds where would our yorkies be? We would not know or we would be too sick to care for them.
I won't titer, not me, no way! |
well having dealt with dr dodds for 3 years now she is the most caring vet professional i have met and she not only is extremely sharp as vets all over the world consult her she has been studying blood for 40 years and knows her stuff. I trust her with blood work exclusively as most vets are not as sharp as you think on blood work and go by what labs say - I personally trust people who specialize in a certain thing and why i go to an opthamologist for eyes, internal medicine for internal organs, dentist for all dentals, orthopedic for injuries,dr dodds for blood work, dermatologist for skin and allergy issues and vet for your basic stuff it is worth the extra money to have the best if something is more serious. I personally believe in titers and believe many health issues are due to over vaccinating dogs. After the puppy shots my dee dee was a total mess at 6 mos constantly itches and is hypothyroid she is a total mess and probably due to inbreeding as vet stated she was inbred on her AKC papers so do i blame backyard breeder more YEP but due to poor immune system the vaccinations probably made it worse what was already genetically there. Also, on the vaccinations it says FOR HEALTHY DOGS ONLY so dogs with health issues I am not buying into over vaccinating them. Many vets still do yearly vaccinations which i think is absurd. My parents bought into it all and they have a healthy dog he got a bordatella shot instead of intranasal and got a viral infection a few days later and was very sick and they refused to think the dog got it from the vaccination and this dog has not been sick in 9 years but the only thing that changed is he was always given intranasal prior. They started to run wild with pancreatitis etc as he was vomitting blood and bloody diarhea but I have alot of experience with that and said to my dad no way - it ended up costing my parents $1200 to get him better and he has been fine ever since but he will never get a bordatella shot again
It depends on the dog and comfort of owner so you have to do what you feel along with your vet feels is best for your dogs.
A vet we go to cringed when i took demi in for a rabies shot as she was due and asked me 3times am i sure NOW WHY WAS THAT? Does she know something I do not know - I believe so