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Yorkiemom1 · 05-04-2012, 05:24 AM

I feel such empathy for you, caught in such a situation, trying to do the right thing by everyone involved, having the additional issue of the injured pup at home.....chaos! Most of us have been there...those who have not, will be there some day. Things do not always run so perfectly, and one day, you wake up, someone has thrown a cog into the gears, and the train has left the track! With your training and the relationship you have with your vet, you are fortunate enough to have access to equipment and supplies at home. One of the very basic things you learn, in ANY area of medicine, is "know your limitations". I dont question that you are acutely aware of what you can and can not handle at home. People that do not have experience and/or knowledge in medicine, either human or animal, just are not aware of the comfort level and confidence people that DO have such knowledge, feel. What is common practice to us, seems way over the top for others not involved in the medical field, and you can quickly be accused of overstepping your bounds. I am not worried about that aspect, and you have the back up of a vet, who is also willing to put HER license on the line to support you and your care of these injured animals. I KNOW when a vet or MD is willing to trust you to be doing the right thing for the animal or human, and they are backing up your decisions with THEIR license, they see no issue with your actions. In my humble opinion, you do NOT have to defend your position or your decisions you made. Hind sight is ALWAYS so very clear and glaring and judgemental. We ALL could make perfect decisions if we could see hind sight FIRST! WE ALL MAKE JUDGEMENT CALLS, SOME BETTER THAN OTHERS, AND WE LEARN FROM THE ONES THAT DO NOT WORK OUT WELL! Now.....Moose....how is Moose doing this am?

05-04-2012, 05:24 AM	#48
Yorkiemom1 Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 9,462	I feel such empathy for you, caught in such a situation, trying to do the right thing by everyone involved, having the additional issue of the injured pup at home.....chaos! Most of us have been there...those who have not, will be there some day. Things do not always run so perfectly, and one day, you wake up, someone has thrown a cog into the gears, and the train has left the track! With your training and the relationship you have with your vet, you are fortunate enough to have access to equipment and supplies at home. One of the very basic things you learn, in ANY area of medicine, is "know your limitations". I dont question that you are acutely aware of what you can and can not handle at home. People that do not have experience and/or knowledge in medicine, either human or animal, just are not aware of the comfort level and confidence people that DO have such knowledge, feel. What is common practice to us, seems way over the top for others not involved in the medical field, and you can quickly be accused of overstepping your bounds. I am not worried about that aspect, and you have the back up of a vet, who is also willing to put HER license on the line to support you and your care of these injured animals. I KNOW when a vet or MD is willing to trust you to be doing the right thing for the animal or human, and they are backing up your decisions with THEIR license, they see no issue with your actions. In my humble opinion, you do NOT have to defend your position or your decisions you made. Hind sight is ALWAYS so very clear and glaring and judgemental. We ALL could make perfect decisions if we could see hind sight FIRST! WE ALL MAKE JUDGEMENT CALLS, SOME BETTER THAN OTHERS, AND WE LEARN FROM THE ONES THAT DO NOT WORK OUT WELL! Now.....Moose....how is Moose doing this am? Last edited by Yorkiemom1; 05-04-2012 at 05:29 AM.