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[QUOTE=ladyjane;4405109]Yes, you asked about the difference and you are totally not understanding what goes on at vet schools; but I am not going to repeat that. What stands out to me is comparing them to a "certified" vet as you call it. What exactly is that? Just because a vet has been in practice for years does not make him/her an up to date vet OR a specialist. The only "certification" that I would be looking for with a pup like yours is a "board certified specialist". Whether FOUR months or SEVENTEEN months matters not. Symptoms are being treated without looking for a cause. Colitis is not something you "see" .. colitis is a diagnosis. You keep saying you "saw' colitis. Unless tests are done on your pup which I suspect have not been done since you say your vet is not charging you, then I think you are treating symptoms.
if you read all postings and replies you would not be posting this. I NEVER SAID "I SAW COLITIS" What I said was "the day I adopted cody, when I got home I walked him before bringing him into the house, he pooped, it was a puddle of soft stool with mucus and blood, I knew it was colitis" I knew what it was because I have had dogs that had colitis, very soft watery stool with mucus & blood. If your read every page you would know why I am NOT PAYING FOR THESE VISITS. I wrote I had just put down my 16 y/o yorkie, to say I was devastated is an under statement, when I got the call to come say my good byes to my beautiful baby girl, she has to be put down, I thought I would have a heart attack. I have been with this vet since 1984, she knows how I am with my yorkies, I see they are not acting normal I bring them in on emergency visits (more $) which is not an issue for me when I see my dog is sick, cost means NOTHING. 6 weeks after putting my baby girl down my vet called me, someone surrendered this yorkie, my vet called me, she said "I have your dog here" my heart dropped to my toes, I am thinking she is talking about the baby I just put down, I have her ashes, how does she have my dog? is my baby still alive, do I have someone elses ashes here? I asked her what she was talking about. She tells me they just received a 2 y/o male yorkie, neutered, micro chipped, house broken, it was a surrender, not a abused dog. I told her NO MORE DOGS FOR ME, I AM LONELY, SICK, 1000% ALONE first time in 35 years without a dog, but I can no longer take the pain of having to put babies down, also told her all my babies were female, I didn't want a male because the mark everything, she said he Is neutered, he may or may not mark, she BEGGED me JUST COME SEE THE DOG, she said there is something about him that reminds me of your Matese, I asked her what that was, she said his ears, Matese had the biggest most beautiful ears, so to satisfy her, because she thought to call me when she saw this dog, I went JUST TO SEE THE DOG, I knew I was safe to see him, because I knew I would never have a male dog. I went, I saw, I took him home, I was SUPPOESED TO HAVE ADOPTED A HEALTHY DOG, he was NOT, reason my vet does not charge me. and how you can make such a statement " Unless tests are done on your pup which I suspect have not been done since you say your vet is not charging you, " how can you say no tests were taken??? when I took the dog in on Nov. 13 I took in 3 stool samples, so the dog is being treated for what the dog has,,,,,,REALLY, why don't you read everything before you go BASHING my vet. (posting before losing)