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Originally Posted by ladyjane
(Post 3032209)
I don't see how she could have gotten a concussion unless she fell off of something or something actually hit her on her head.
If there was a bump, then it very well could have been a bite. Possibly a spider. They are everywhere and we don't always see them.
Sometimes lab tests don't show anything, but they need to be done just in case. This is not the fault of the vet. What if he had not done anything and simply guessed? Sounds to me like he did basic tests to be sure it was not something awful .. and the only thing left was an educated guess.
Thankfully, it sounds like she is going to be just fine!
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Originally Posted by BellaBlue82
(Post 3032253)
Exactly! For $220.00 you would think that I could get a real diagnosis, not a guess! I can't believe he would automatically think it was a bite, I'm the one that figured she must have hit her head for her blood sugar levels to be normal but to have that odd injury. Now I kinda feel like they just said that so that they would have to give her the benadryl and all of the other things that they stuck into my little girl and hike up the price (FYI this was not my vet, this was a 24 hour emergency hospital). Oh well, she's getting better, and that's what matters.
| Keyword here is an educated guess. Vets are trained and familiar with the area that you live in. Through the process of elimination, they can narrow the possibilities down and come up with the most probable causes of illness in any animal. If there are not many symptoms, it makes their job harder, but with a thorough examination, they can determine at the least what isn't affecting your pet. At the time, she did not show enough symptoms of any one ailment to allow him to make a definitive diagnosis, but knowing the surrounding areas and being familiar with what could possibly occur and what has occurred to other pets that come to his practice, he could at least make an educated guess as to what happened to her. He did use his training, experience and his time to access your pup, and was honest in telling you he was not sure what had happened to her, and gave her the best treatment his training/expertise and experience would allow. There are many times in the practice of animal and human medicine where concrete diagnoses cannot be derived from the evidence presented at any one point in time. Extended evaluation may be necessary to come to a definite conclusion. $200.00 is a reasonable fee considering the medications he administered may very well have saved her life.
Your job now is to continue to access her behavior, and to seek vet care for her in the event her condition does not continue to improve as expected. Discharge instructions should be written out somewhere in the paperwork from the ER Vet. If not... call them and ask. If she is not acting normally (you are the only person who can determine this), the next step would be to have your regular vet have a look at her. I always schedule an appointment with my regular vet a few days after an emergency visit just to be sure everything is okay.
I do sincerely hope she is doing better, and has returned 100% to being herself. | 