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Originally Posted by chachi  I wasnt offended and I wasnt refering to you in my post. There has been an underlying sentiment on the forum for awhile now from a few that people shouldn't give medical advice. If they didn't there would be no need for a sick and injured section . Thats all my posts were refering to |
Oh gosh, I wasn't really referring to anyone in general. I don't know much about an underlying sentiment going on here. And, I'll be the first to post in the sick/injured section if my vet wasn't available so that I can get some opinions (before I go to the vet).
I also consider myself a fairly average dog owner. I don't know about medical issues, diseases or symptoms, and I don't always know what food to give, etc. But with someone with my knowledge of dog health, I don't feel confident questioning, or better yet second-guessing my vet. Maybe someone with a vast knowledge of dog health information is comfortable doing that, but I personally couldn't really say "why didn't you give him xxx test". And if I did, I wouldn't understand the answer. I assume most of us fall in this category, but I could be dead wrong.