10-27-2018, 06:07 PM
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2 hours ago, ~~~ said:
They still encourage you to spay and neuter. How strange you'll trust a vet except when it comes to this. Suddenly the pattern breaks there.
You are jumping to conclusion not in evidence, yet again. I have previously stated my general distain for (modern) vets. They have adopted the Human Medicine business model; you get a computer print-out longer than your arm listing line item charges, preying on the "My pet is my furry child" mindset. I have been told by several vets "We don't do sheep, just buy another sheep, it will be less expensive than treatment". My last vet bill ran $2000, for a bitch I dearly loved. She was fine, they said. Then she wasn't, cremated in the last 20 minutes so there's no body. Reaction to a shot. (I personally suspect they suspected she was being "abused" (sex) and decided she needed "rescuing".) So yeah, I have learned how to set broken legs (successfully), broken shoulder (ram fell off of the roof), treat pyo successfully with hi-dose antibiotics rotated for 30 days or until symptoms disappear, (my success with vets treating pyo was less than stellar; one died 10 days later from bloat, the other didn't survive anesthesia). Pretty much anything but surgery. BTW, my out-of-area vet from the old days (works for gov't now) trusts me with controlled substances and a brick of rabies vaccine. So my faith in vets recommending the $250 money-pot of s/n as what's best for the dogs is rather limited. Best for the vets? Best for the casual "furry child owner"? Maybe. Best for the dogs is highly suspect.
