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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  No one is saying people shouldn't question their vets, I'm sorry you are getting that interpretation from the posts on this thread. I think you have been very helpful to people, but all advice must be offered tentatively, as in "it's possible," or "it may be this", or ask "your vet about this." Also, sometimes people offer links, and don't even understand what the link is saying and offer poor advice based on what they "think" the link means. This can be outright dangerous. When you have a problem with your dogs, you say you ask the vet lots of questions and like vets who welcome your questions. I think this is such great advice, and I wouldn't ever want a vet who didn't welcome my questions. I'm upset when you say things like, "If people would have listened to me, so and so would still be alive", I just am very uncomfortable when you say things like this because this makes YOU sound God like. While it's wonderful to help people, sometimes I think egos are too involved in the advice. Lets make sure we are helping for the right reasons. I do want to say, some of your advice is extremely helpful, but you are not privy to everything the vet has told the client, and visa versa, so criticizing the vet seems out of line. |
well everyone is entitled to their opinion of the info I have given out and I always provide links so people can read about it and see if that is what is going on with their dog so they can try to figure out with info given provided and read up on it to consult with vet so if that is me thinking i am God then I am in good company i guess lol. I know I am the know it all, dr google, and whatever other names you all have for me helping pet owners with sick dogs but ya see I do not do it for anyone else other than the owner and that dog as I personally know how it feels and some of the people on this thread today do not so to sit back and judge those of us that do is sad to me. I do not expect you to understand unless you have been through it and I am sure all of us will at some point or another and those of us like myself will always try to be here to help you and not judge by this here today. It is just sad as people like jodi and the people i pulled up on that search are no longer helping - were they know it alls, dr googles too and did they just feel the frustration was not worth it anymore so there are less of us trying to help these newbies with their sick dogs. Just sad and never ever thought helping people would turn so ugly. Why? because someone does not write info the way you feel it should be written? who cares it is info to help someone and maybe they are at work and trying to jump in while on hold on the phone bc they care
I posted the examples to show everyone mistakes happen not that i was right or wrong. Honestly they are not my dogs and I am only responsible for my dogs but i care enough to share what I have learned to help others and maybe others should do the same and not be so worried about how it has to be worded a certain way to not sound like a know it all or not provide links from vet written websites and be called dr google.