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Originally Posted by Ladymom   I agree. After a dog has been examined by a vet and has a diagnosis, hearing about other members' experiences can be very helpful. For instance, I learned a lot from the canine diabetes forum I belonged to after Lady was diagnosed with diabetes.
It terrifies me when newbies join just to ask a question about a medical condition and say upfront they can't afford to go to the vet. |
yeah sadly many do not think of vet care before getting a pet nor do they know how expensive it can be if they get a serious illness. It is a living breathing thing and imagine if we did not have medical insurance what it would cost us to get care so people need to think about this before getting a pet but most don't - I can say i honestly did not think about it until it happened then went HOLY MOLY this is EXPENSIVE. I doubt i am the only one out there that has experienced this and I like you have joined yahoogroups.com to learn alot - I don't mess around when it is serious I go to the best specialists but sadly i know that is not the case for many others.
I have learned not to judge people here just give them the information they seek try to get them to the best place and let them know what i would do if it were my dog that is all we can do because if we do not help them then they will not be back then what have we accomplished?
I know it may sound funny but some people sadly do not even know what a rescue is I didn't when i got my first dog - it was at my 3rd one i got her from petfinder.com so those that have owned dogs their whole life and do works like this need to understand people come here as they did a search and may not know all you know and are new dog owners and i always try to think back to when i became a new dog owner and try to put myself in their shoes and know they are trying to learn just like i did -not everyone coming here to get help is trying to cut vet costs there are also people coming to learn and educate themselves to be a better pet owner which i commend. This is also part of the prevention process. We should always make them feel comfortable in asking questions here in my opinion