Yep! Most vets do not know breed specifics (standard for each breed). There are just too many breeds for them (vets) to know. I would not be able to tell you about poodles, since I have not researched/studied them. Same for vets. I use to work for a vet as a tech and know first hand of this. They do know health, but that is it - unless they are interested in a particular breed and study up on that breed you really do not know. This is what gets me when someone asks their vets if it is okay to breed their dog. Health is one thing and most vets will not recommend the various test for breeding unless the owner asked about them. So these people that have asked for the okay to breed - most have not had the testing done or know the standard. It is just a quick once over health check to see if it looks okay health wise from the vet that the bitch would do okay whelping. That is all it is. Not whether it is to breed standard or had thorough health screenings done. I have had to educate my vet. He is really good with health stuff, but I have had to educate him. When I was first asking and doing screenings - I was the only one having them done out of all his patients. Now there are more, I think do to more people being educated. But it is slow. We just have to keep educating our vets on our breed as well as getting information out their to others - reg. lay person. |