[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

I just couldn't stomach the Dr. Pol show and hoped and prayed it wasn't indicative of standard large animal vet care! His lack of sterile conditions and offhand/offbeat way of handling some startling things put me off so badly I couldn't get through the first show. I cannot stand to see animals suffer or in distress so it was hard to even try to watch it but wow, it was worse than I thought it was going to be and his attitude and ways sent me flying. I do check back here and there and can never stick watching for but a few minutes.

Originally Posted by Britster

I don't know about standard for large animals, but for dogs, cats? Heck NO would I go anywhere NEAR a guy like this.

Disgusting.

His bedside manner is horrible (i.e. I've heard him say 'stupid dog' to an anesthetized animal, NOT that the animal will care or hear, but it's just the point) He never wears a cap, I hardly even see him in gloves, just unsanitary conditions all around. His sterilization technique is horrible, anesthesia monitoring...???, pain relief, etc?

Not to mention he was on probation as were ALL the other vets in his hospital.

Veterinarians Behaving Badly: The Incredible Disciplinary Action

Originally Posted by Ellie May

Owning large animals is not an excuse to do very painful procedures without pain relief. Production farmers don't always want to spend extra $$$ on lidocaine. Unacceptable.

The small animal medicine being practiced is an outdated joke. Even the state has a problem with it. His associate is just as bad. All the care, concern, and money saving in the world doesn't make up for the fact that these vets practice way below standard of care as set out by vet schools.

If I posted that my vet constantly injected anesthetics without knowing the animal's history/lab results, didn't scrub in for surgery (no caps or masks)!!, left an animal upstairs during a tornado when dog was still asleep from surgery, carried animals around like ragdolls, did surgery without monitoring, ever seemed to use the safest anesthesia, etc., etc. I'm sure most people would have a fit. Yet when good ol' Doc Pol does it it is praised.

Originally Posted by Ellie May

Large animal emergencies aren't what I have a problem with. And he is definitely not the only get who calls animals stupid.

It may be standard of care for that area. It is NOT good small animal medicine. It is not safe, not healthy, not supported by vet schools, not sterile, not in the best interest of pets. If somebody wants their beloved pups to go there to see him or Dr. Brenda, or anybody else, hey, that's for you to decide. It is clearly unsafe and not sterile. Compare to Emergency Vets. Dramatized, yes, but at least they aren't playing games with lives.

BTW, I sometimes watch...only to see what ridiculous actions they are trying to pass off as good medicine.

ALL of this .

This person would not be allowed ANYWHERE near my animals, or should I say my "stupid dogs" since that's apparently now acceptable bc he means it in some 'cute' way???? WHAT? Disgusting, on so many levels.