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[QUOTE]Originally posted by AnnieP
[B]None. Do your research and know what's going on when you walk in the door. Know what you want them to do. There are too many resources out there now to be ignorant and dependent on a vet or a doctor. Know how far you will go and draw the line.
I have fired a few vets in my time, too. Mostly for attitude and once for lying to me about what he did to my dog. The rest of them usually fall in with what I want when they figure out that I know what I'm talking about and I know what can and can't be done. They may give me flack about it and they may disapprove but like Janet said, they work for me, not the other way around.
For your information, I had done my research and knew my dog had an ear infection!I also know that what was prescribed is typically indicated for a canine ear infection. How much more informed does a person have to be??? Sounds like if you have fired a few vets then obviously you went in ignorant and did not utilize all these resources that were available to you.
If you had done your research then why did you have to fire a few vets?
On to the doctor thing which you mention, you can say what you want, but not many doctors (if they have any sense) are going to let you just go in and boss them around. They may order a test and you definitely have the right to refuse it but you make it sound as though you are armed with more knowledge than they have and you can get anything you want done or prescribed, and that is just not true! If you are so astute in these matters why are you not a practicing physician or veterinarian?
Vets and doctors go through extensive amounts of schooling and training which neither you, nor I have, to earn the degrees they have and it should not have to be a wild guess and get lucky to get one to do what they are trained to do.
My complaint is, if you go to a vet or a doctor and they do not cure the problem, why do you owe them anything!It has little to do with being "armed" with knowledge in most cases. If there is a chance the recommended course of treatment will not work, they should tell you that upfront instead of just stringing you along and milking you dry, That is the point I am trying to make!
Once again, back to the auto mechanic analogy I made. If you bring your car to me because the transmission needs rebuilt and I supposedly fix it for $1000, and you get it out on the road and it will not shift in third gear, what are you going to do? You are going to bring it right back and demand either a refund or for me to make it right and that is what you should do. Vets and doctors who are willing to charge rediculous fees for their services should be treated no different!
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