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Originally Posted by AllDogBoots  If anyone in this thread is feeling offended, re-read my original post. The title says "Not All Vets are Wrong" and it is merely my opinion, which is by no means hypocritical of anyone in this thread. If anyone is offended this posting, then you should probably look at your own habits and why you are offended. I was simply saying that "not all vets are bad" and we should heed the advice of people in a forum with open ears, but not always with complete certainty. |
I think there are many things thatt go on that clients aren't even aware of. They have no idea how much the vet cares and how they want to be able to do everything for free. But they have lives too and families to feed. They don't know everything (far from it) and should be more than willing to answer questions, look at research that a client brings in, refer out, etc. If they aren't, then find a new one. I hate to see that people think they are money hungry monsters who want to run every test in the book or they are totally clueless. Tons of possible diagnoses run through their heads, but they have to rule out what they think is most likely first (or sometimes just wait it out) because not every client is willing to hand over thousands in the beginning. They will make mistakes. They're human. But they are also very smart individuals who had more schooling (and at a very difficult leverl) than most could even imagine.
Obviously I think we should give people suggestions. I think my post count speaks for that. But sometimes there are reasons why a vet doesn't want to go a certain way with something and IMO some respect is deserved. Maybe they know something that we don't.
There have been quite a few times when I read something online and talk to Ellie's vet about it. While it's not necessarily always bad info, sometimes it just isn't quite right. And she will explain why it may not be right if I ask her to.