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Originally Posted by Cha Cha

I understand your question and your concerns. IMO, veterinarians should keep in contact and have a great working relation between their practice and their school, or a school close to their practice if they are out of reach with their graduating school. So, why don't you have this conversation with your vet? My guess is she would welcome the idea to seek the help of a Vet School if that is your wish. This is how my clinic works anyway so I may be assuming most clinics do this.

I think the advantage of a vet school is they have the potential to see and treat more cases as they are working with cases from a large surrounding area, not just one localized area (your vet). They may also have students doing current research on a specific illness/disease who can offer specific treatment recommendations, or know of such research, or a specialist in this area they can refer you to if your vet cannot/will not. Yes, it can be viewed as educational or experimental, and there is always a risk involved with any procedure, but you will always have the choice to accept the treatment plan or not and have a say in your pet's care just like your vet, unless you surrender your pet to the school.

Thank you very much for this post, it now sheds a diff. light on how I see a vet school, and to know I have a choice to accept or decline a procedure, “They may also have students doing current research on a specific illness/disease who can offer specific treatment recommendations, or know of such research, or a specialist in this area they can refer you to“. Excellent point.




I plan on sticking with my vet until she looks me in the eye and tells me “there is nothing more she can do” and Cody still has Colitis. If that time were to come (and I pray I will hear those words from her) I would seek a specialist or if need be seek a vet school. Thank you for enlightening me on vet schools. My vet is not a “small town” vet meaning she has limitations . She is always learning new procedures, she has a 24/7 clinic, with on board vet and techs. Her clinic is open 365 days 24/7. When I had to put my 16 y/o girl down, my vet called me when she received Cody as a surrender, she begged me, convinced me to “just come see the dog” because 1-I swore NO MORE DOGS, the pain of them leaving is becoming to over whelming for me. And 2- I told her I would never own a male because of their marking, she told me he was nurtured and may or may not mark, (reason she was begging me to just come see the dog because I told her this) also she said there was something about this dog that reminded her of my Matese, I asked what that was, she said his ears, (Matese had the biggest most beautiful ears ever) so “just to PLEASE her I went “just to see the dog” because I knew I would not be bringing him home. Ha!!!! So that being said, she will do all that can can do to save this dog, And knowing my vet, if she feels a specialist is needed or the vet school she will advise me to see one or the other. She is all about saving animals. Again, thank you for giving me new insight to vet schools.