I hate some vets...

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im glad you found other ways to pay your loans.....just the same im not everyone else and niether is my dog, but i understand they do what they need to do....as i stated if the drugs killed my puppy over him eating ink ..do you understand????ink..how silly it would have been. 100% thier fault in my eyes and could of easily been avoided may i further add my regular vet did not agree with the vets choice of drugs ,his chart was on hand as that office handled all emergancy cases. luckily it did not happen.. nor do i care to comment on this again .
doberkim said:
if i had a dollar for every person who told me their dog wouldnt try to bite me well... lets say i wouldnt have much in educational loans :)

its also not recommended to let owners restrain their own animals because if they bite the owner (even accidentally) while at the vets in that situation, the vet can be sued.
 
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oriondw said:
I just threw away 90$ for a consultation, then ill have to pay 230$ for some tests, and another 160$ for some shots.


I hate throwing money like that. The consultation made me mad because it lasted a whole of 5 minutes :mad:
Thats crazy!! Adrienne's vet is too expensive so were thinking of changing vets. Her last vet bill was close to $300.. crazyness. They also want $500 plus to have her fixed whereas I can take her to the SPCA and have it done for $50.
 
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I have tyo say I have a great vet. I also think I won a part of the business I am their often. If I have no one to watch my pets I bring them their if its over night. I have special arrangements we made I can pick my dog up anytime in the middle of night or anything since I travel often. When the dogs stay they always cut their nail give them a bath and shampoo them and wash their blankees that go with them. My vet calls me after we see them for a problem to find out how we are doing. If I need a refill on medication no problem. Plus I get a discount since I sponsor their Cat adoption. Everyone their is great with our dogs and they call me back if I call. never had such a great vet.
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doberkim said:
its also not recommended to let owners restrain their own animals because if they bite the owner (even accidentally) while at the vets in that situation, the vet can be sued.
It all depends on how the dog is trained.

Obviously alot of owners think that they have the best behaved dog in the world, but alot of times its not true.


I agree with you there, but dont generalize all dogs.

My dog was sawn up just sitting there without restraints, but he's a special case.
 

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oriondw said:
It all depends on how the dog is trained.

Obviously alot of owners think that they have the best behaved dog in the world, but alot of times its not true.


I agree with you there, but dont generalize all dogs.

My dog was sawn up just sitting there without restraints, but he's a special case.
i dont think i made any generalizing statements at all about dogs - i simply stated that it is not recommended to let owners restrain their own dogs (and its not) because the dog could potentially bite the owner (and it could) and the vet would be liable (and they would). i didnt say all dogs will go bite their owners. i said dogs could- and if you are restraining your dog for any veterinary procedure, ANY dog COULD bite. just like in real life - ANY dog COULD bite. it has teeth, it can bite.
 

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Our vet has the "for your safety let us restrain your pet" sign. I suppose some people would sue a vet for their own dog biting them, but I never would. Gunnar would be more comfortable with me holding him for a procedure. At Gunnar's last visit, the dumbass tech faces him and puts him in a headlock. No restraint on his body or rear, just a front headlock. Naturally he's going to try and back away and struggle to get out of it. Even stupider, the tech had her face right against his- if he was mean he would have easily been able to bite her. Then the vet told me he needed obedience classes! Plus they insisted on putting a 70lb dog up on the elevated table to give him a shot which scared him- a slick steel table, off the ground, some stranger trying to grab his head and hold him. I could have put him in a down, either on the floor or on the table, held his collar, and he would have been fine. Instead, he gets stressed out by some tech who has no clue how to handle a large dog, and I am insulted by the vet after my dog was behaving perfectly for the full hour we waited for her 10 minutes of time. I've already got a line on a new vet who is used to larger breeds, next time he needs to go, thats where we're headed.
 

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doberkim said:
i dont think i made any generalizing statements at all about dogs - i simply stated that it is not recommended to let owners restrain their own dogs (and its not) because the dog could potentially bite the owner (and it could) and the vet would be liable (and they would). i didnt say all dogs will go bite their owners. i said dogs could- and if you are restraining your dog for any veterinary procedure, ANY dog COULD bite. just like in real life - ANY dog COULD bite. it has teeth, it can bite.

You have teeth, you can bite :D
 

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Boxer*Mom said:
You went to a dermatologist and your dog had to have stitches. What happened? Tell us!

You mis understood :p


Two separate instances. Dermatologist we went for alergies.


When he had to be sawn up he was attacked by a boxer when he was a puppy.

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its also not recommended to let owners restrain their own animals because if they bite the owner (even accidentally) while at the vets in that situation, the vet can be sued.
I guess that's the way of the (American?) legal system but its surely a sad thing when an owner willingly takes his/her vet for treatment, willingly gets involved and then complains in law if the dog has an adverse reaction -i.e. bites.

Personally I've been present at every treatment (fortunately no operations) and I though it was the norm - at least at the European (English, French, Spanish) vets I've visited. In fact they - the vets - seem glad of the help, and surely your dog would be less stressed with your reassurance?

The only bad visit I've had with Bonnie was when a young assistant at a vet I no longer use made a total hash of a nail clipping - insisted on muzzling etc beforehand (I'd never allow it now) and held onto her in a very clumsy way - never ever had that before and never had a problem before or since. No biting, just a very scared and upset dog :(
 

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My vet's office also won't let owners restrain pets for legal reasons, but I'm all right with that. The staff seems very competent, and I've never had a nervous moment while I'm there. Though I do feel bad when I bring Max, Number 1 Kitty, in for his shots. He magically transforms into a spitting, hissing, circular saw whenever they so much as try to weigh him. It's so embarrassing, especially since Max loves everyone and is very gentle at home.

There is a local vet clinic in town that I refuse to go to. My coworker's friend took her ailing cat to that vet. The vet did a bunch of procedures without even consulting the owner first. The bill came up to $500. To top it off, the vet then said that if the owner didn't pay the bill, the clinic would keep the cat! Not that the owner wouldn't pay for those procedures if thery were necessary to save her cat, but that was a very unethical thing for the vet to do. And it was suspicious, too: the vet charged her for "IV fluid treatment", but there were no shaved spots on the cat at all, or any other sign that an IV had been used.
 

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