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Originally Posted by 107barney  You must believe people go to really stupid vets. I don't blindly trust any one person so I don't know what gave you that idea. Veterinarians have a legal and ethical responsibility to act in the best interests of their patients. The vet here discontinued the antibiotic and I'm sure it wasn't because he/she needed math help. Now THAT is just stupid. |
The chief of pediatrics at a major medical center wrote an order for a medication for my 5 year old hospitalized son that was 10X the proper dosage. It was not a minor drug and if I had not been in his hospital room at the time the nurse came to administer the medication to my son he could have died. Don't tell me that mistakes don't happen. The physician calculated the drug himself at the nurses station. If you think a vet can't make a miscalculation you are living in a dream world.
My own vet told me they have to be very careful about calculating for tiny pups because most drugs are made for larger breeds and they also use many human drugs these days. EVERY CALCULATION IS CRITICAL!
We had vet's at Cornell Veterinary College misdiagnose our dog. We almost lost him. They were very apologetic afterward but that means little if your pet dies!
I have worked in the human medical field for many years and have seen it all. There is no perfect doctor. They are human and make mistakes. That doesn't mean there are not good people in the medical field or in veterinary practice but there are enough bad ones that it is of utmost importance to know who you are dealing with and to be very involved in what they are doing. Blindly taking their word is not advisable for anyone.