Originally Posted by WarChild (Post 17603809)

Finding a good Vet is as hard as finding a good professional of any sort. To paint all Vets as being money hungry lap dops that love to over medicate and don't know anything is just sure ignorance.

My sister, for example is a Critical Care vet. She works at what you call the pet Emergency Hospital. She, like most vets in a multi doctor practice, is not a partner. She is simply employed. She works long hours for much less pay than an MD, Dentist, or other medical professional. She gets no kick backs from using more or less drugs or a specific type. Further, in Canada it is MUCH more difficult to get in to Vet school than it is to get in to another medical field. We only have two colleges in the whole country that offer the program and every year it's a drawn out fight between people with 4.0+ GPAs and years of volunteer service to get in this under paid medical profession. You can safely assume that most if not all Vets could have gone to a Medical school of their choice. Granted this is probably different in small towns and with single practioners, but you get the point. I know more than a dozen Vets, most of them female and I can honestly say not a single one of them is in it for the money. Many of them spend their own money or donate their own time free of charge to help injured animals found on the street.

A Vet receives as much training about animals as say a Doctor does about people. If your child got sick all of a sudden would you be listening to your Doctors or posting for ad hoc advice on GFY? I think we both know you'd stick with the professionals and simply ignore the posters that are speaking from their own (very limited) experiences.

Now all of that being said, back to my original point. Not all vets are equal. If you don't trust the Vet you are with, find another. Personally I always look for female Vets (as well as all other medical professions) because personally I think they care more. A night in the Vet hospital should be relatively inexpensive compared to what you've already paid. Probably around $30-$50 "boarding" charge plus fluids. If you have doubt, wait another day. If you still have doubts, get another Vet's oppinion.

Originally Posted by cherrylula (Post 17603886)

fuck this is unreal... vet called again said she passed away... he is offering to do an autopsy if we like, he said he'd like to know what caused her death, or if we want her remains. RIP little Penny

Originally Posted by cherrylula (Post 17603886)

fuck this is unreal... vet called again said she passed away... he is offering to do an autopsy if we like, he said he'd like to know what caused her death, or if we want her remains. RIP little Penny

Originally Posted by cherrylula (Post 17603886)

fuck this is unreal... vet called again said she passed away... he is offering to do an autopsy if we like, he said he'd like to know what caused her death, or if we want her remains. RIP little Penny

Originally Posted by cherrylula (Post 17602509)

the vet is saying maybe a parasite got into her brain??? geesh, no clue. Yeah losing a pet sucks. I just hope she pulls through. :(

Originally Posted by WarChild (Post 17603846)

It's important to remember that they don't know what's coming. They don't know they're gone and it's just us that feels the pain.

Originally Posted by cherrylula (Post 17603886)

fuck this is unreal... vet called again said she passed away... he is offering to do an autopsy if we like, he said he'd like to know what caused her death, or if we want her remains. RIP little Penny