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dwerten · 06-13-2010, 05:44 AM

No one is telling anyone not to LISTEN to their vets - I am telling them to QUESTION their vets - there is a difference and nothing wrong with asking questions and understanding as maybe the vet forgot like the vet forgot my dd had hives on simplicef and almost gave her a convenia shot which would have been a problem. They make mistakes and are not always on their game 100% of the time. My mom is type 2 diabetes and when she broke her wrist they came in with a shot to give her and she said you remember I am type 2 diabetes and they said OMG good thing you said something this shot could have killed you. It happens to humans and dogs.

I tend to question and research and understand for myself and it has saved my dogs going through unnecessary testing like scintigraphy. I never think it is a bad thing to educate yourself and understand what is going on. I just cannot 100% trust one human being with my health nor my pets health as they are only human and can only know so much so I feel it is a team effort especially with a sick dog.

06-13-2010, 05:44 AM	#20
dwerten BANNED! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 11,073	No one is telling anyone not to LISTEN to their vets - I am telling them to QUESTION their vets - there is a difference and nothing wrong with asking questions and understanding as maybe the vet forgot like the vet forgot my dd had hives on simplicef and almost gave her a convenia shot which would have been a problem. They make mistakes and are not always on their game 100% of the time. My mom is type 2 diabetes and when she broke her wrist they came in with a shot to give her and she said you remember I am type 2 diabetes and they said OMG good thing you said something this shot could have killed you. It happens to humans and dogs. I tend to question and research and understand for myself and it has saved my dogs going through unnecessary testing like scintigraphy. I never think it is a bad thing to educate yourself and understand what is going on. I just cannot 100% trust one human being with my health nor my pets health as they are only human and can only know so much so I feel it is a team effort especially with a sick dog. Last edited by dwerten; 06-13-2010 at 05:48 AM.