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Originally Posted by Cats307 
If it's not protocol to give pain meds who are we to question years worth of schooling and surgery on hundreds of animals
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Do we question our drs with ourselves or our children? I don't...I trust they are skilled at their job way more than I would be trying to do their job.
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Yes, I absolutely question and fully research virtually EVERYTHING my daughter's doctors recommend. If I had not since she was 12 mo old, she would be deaf in both ears, blind in one eye, and have a damaged liver. Had I known to question everything earlier in her life, she would not have all the debilitating medical conditions she now has. Because I trusted a doctor, she now suffers greatly and will for the remainder of her life. I will
forever live with that regret, and I will never blindly go forth again.
Who are we to question the need of pain meds?
Since you asked: I am someone who has had surgery and know it HURTS. I am someone who decades ago, before I learned better, has watched two dogs who "did not need pain meds" whimper for hours if not days and gimp along in pain after surgery. I am also someone who has worked in pharmacy for 25 years and have completed numerous CEs on the further damage done and delay in healing to someone who is not properly treated for pain management.
I truly hope all goes well for you and yours.