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Originally Posted by Lou  THis whole discussion brings back a sad memory for me. We had a beagle that we dearly loved, but during his 13th year of life he developed a cancer-like disease and we were forced to put him down. When the vet told me it was near time for this he let me stay in the exam room until I could get ahold of my emotions. Through the wall I could hear his next client talking (very loud) about how he wasn't about to put up with a dog that has diabetes. He complained about the medication and all the other things that go along with the disease. He insisted that this dog be put down. You can imagine how that effected me. I would have given anything I owned to trade places with him. To have that little beagle with diabetes around for a while longer. I asked the vet later what he had done and he told me that he had talked the man into signing the dog over to him and he had given him to a rescue group.
Why can't all vets be like that? If I ever need a new vet, I think I will ask them what their policy is before I accept them. To me that is a real good indicator of that vets commitment to the animals.
JMO |
Sorry to hear about your beagle!
... but I agree with you about the Vet thing
