Whoa...I do not support or NOT support her choice to stay with her current vet.
I support her right to choose what SHE feels is best for her dog. I support HER because she is afraid and worried about her dog. She feels she's offering the best she can for her dog's care. We don't know her circumstances, but not everyone can jump in a car and drive hours to a vet school. And not everyone can afford the level of care you were describing. In a perfect world, everyone could. We don't live in a perfect world. I have a very senior chronically ill dog myself. There are limits as to what I would choose to put him through, and not because of money. She has not shared her circumstances, financially or otherwise, so we don't know why she has chosen to stay the course with her current vet. And that is her business, not ours. But a little kindness and support never hurts. I am sure she has gotten the clear message that everyone here thinks she has made the wrong choice. But I am not judging her choices because I don't know why she has made them and she may very well have valid reasons for them. Its not like she's kicking back eating popcorn and asking for internet advice to keep from taking her dog to the vet. Her dog has had continued vet care through this crisis. She apparently trusts her vet, at least to the point that she has chosen to continue having him care for her dog, and feels she's doing the best she can and what more can you (general you) ask or expect from a person?
For the record, I did not support her choice to have a biopsy done on her critically ill dog. I also don't support the fact that her vet seems to be putting the kidney issue on the back burner in favor of treating the liver. Personally, I would want everything possible done to preserve the remaining kidney function because once it's gone it's gone.
But its her dog, not mine, and she gets to make the decisions.
Diana |