Am I over reacting?

[CharBar]

Since this thread is about vets.. some of you mentioned that your yorkie doesn't leave your sight during vet visits, so I had a question. In general, is it normal for vets/pet clinics to give shots in front of their owners or not? I went to a vet for Wall-E's 2nd set of vaccinations, and they took him into their back room to administer his shots . This was my first visit to this particular vet and it kind of surprised me. The vet that I take my mom's dogs to actually administers the shots right in front of you which is what I was expecting them to do. Is that normal or should I request to have the shots given in front of me?

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by CharBar

Since this thread is about vets.. some of you mentioned that your yorkie doesn't leave your sight during vet visits, so I had a question. In general, is it normal for vets/pet clinics to give shots in front of their owners or not? I went to a vet for Wall-E's 2nd set of vaccinations, and they took him into their back room to administer his shots . This was my first visit to this particular vet and it kind of surprised me. The vet that I take my mom's dogs to actually administers the shots right in front of you which is what I was expecting them to do. Is that normal or should I request to have the shots given in front of me?

If you trust them it is okay but since this was your dog's first visit, I would not like the idea at all. Shots are given in front of the owners at Elle's vet but if it is just a quick vaccine given by a tech it is given in the back.

[CharBar]

Ellie- Thanks for that reply. It makes me feel a little better now. This vet that I went to had good reviews and recommendations so I just wanted to make sure that it was normal procedure to give shots in the back room. Like I said, my mom's vet that I am used to always administers everything in front of the owners so that was what I was expecting.

[Lou]

Originally Posted by CharBar

Since this thread is about vets.. some of you mentioned that your yorkie doesn't leave your sight during vet visits, so I had a question. In general, is it normal for vets/pet clinics to give shots in front of their owners or not? I went to a vet for Wall-E's 2nd set of vaccinations, and they took him into their back room to administer his shots . This was my first visit to this particular vet and it kind of surprised me. The vet that I take my mom's dogs to actually administers the shots right in front of you which is what I was expecting them to do. Is that normal or should I request to have the shots given in front of me?

It has never been an issue with my vet but I don't remember a time when any of my dogs got shots without me being there. With the little dogs I'm always holding them while they get their shots. My vet has one tech I don't trust. She is a really nice person and loves the dogs but she just isn't as competent as the others. Dawn (my vet) has no problem with having one of the other techs assist her.