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Originally Posted by dwerten  i think maybe being in the medical profession for both of you has made you nervous about all this but it is a public forum where we share information to help one another and again NO ONE IS CLAIMING TO BE A VET HERE. If someone relies 100% on this site for medical care then that is absolutely RIDICULOUS it is a place to discuss things and try to analyze to figure out what is going on and discuss with vet
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Well...I kind of beg to differ a bit here. Some people carry themselves in a manner that leads people to think they are experts.
I saw a post one day where someone told a poster to consult with the medical experts on YT....and they named a few people. Not one of them was a vet to my knowledge....so
I simply asked if we had vets here on YT. They said no. It just seemed crazy to me that they would refer to lay people as medical experts.
SO clearly some people DO come here and take what others say as gospel...and medical advice. And..as I said...one day someone's pup might die and the person might try to level blame.
I am not saying it again. I hope it never happens....first that someone would take what is told to them and not go to a vet...and second that their pup would die because they did not go to a vet.
You might say ...go to the vet...but if prefaced by a diagnosis and suggested treatment many people will take that and avoid spending money on a vet.