Stand Up to Your Veterinarian

http://www.Dogs4Dogs.com/vet Veterinary medicine is changing, but most vets aren't. People want to try newer natural foods, and want to avoid over-vaccination, but are afraid to tell their vets. Here's a crash course on how to stand up to your vet. You are you pet's voice. Their only voice. Here's another video from nationally-recognized national dog care expert, Jan Rasmusen, author of Scared Poopless: The Straight Scoop on Dog Care.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• dog
• veterinarian
• vet
• vaccination
• food
• malpractice

[alienvet]

She awkwardly looks a lot like Cruella deVil....

[K9Author]

It would be more effective, and say more about vets, if you had refuted the information in the video, and had offered facts as proof. Insults about how someone looks are merely rude.

[alienvet]

It wasn't an insult if you thought so. It is just an ironic resemblance. I cannot comment the american veterinarian reality as I am not an american and never been there.

One thing is for sure, a lot of vet schools give more importance to feeding live stock than small animals. While most is not true where I live, like the lack of dental training or the over vaccination plans, there is always the bad veterinarian. Everywhere. Yeah people should get informed.

[K9Author]

Sorry, I jumped to conclusions. I get the Cruella comment from vets and vet techs all the time, and they definitely mean it as an insult. I'm delighted yours wasn't.

[03annlorraine]

Just wanted to say that you seem like a person the vet and staff would dread seeing on the schedule lol.The only time we MAKE owners vaccinate is if they need it for boarding/state law requirements or just want it. Maybe if people wouldn't buy crappy Ol' Roy from Walmart dog food, they wouldn't have to worry about dead animals in their dog food. And I am super offended about the comment about the vet techs doing the dental cleaning. Most people's dogs wouldn't get the care they need without us.

[K9Author]

If your vet and staff dread seeing a client who is informed and advocates for their pets, what does that say about your practice? My vet loves that I do my homework. Also, I'm not against vet techs doing the cleaning of teeth.They have more experience doing it than most vets. I'm just against practices that don't reveal who is doing the work. Most people presume a vet is in there the entire time, which is seldom true.

[jchapm2]

1 of 3: Lastly, your comment that "50% of Veterinarians graduate at the bottom 1/2 of their graduating class." If you were to sit down and do the math and also think about what you said... You would realize that 50% = 1/2! Of course 50% of veterinarians graduate in the bottom 1/2 of their class. The entire class could have 4.0 GPA's, then because your last name begins with a Z... You now graduate last in your class. Stop and think logically, as well as speak. Your words can also hurt!

[jchapm2]

2 of 3: Heartworm medication also helps the prevention of many other parasites besides heartworm, such as roundworm and whipworms, which can be easily transmitted in high traffic animal places, like doggie daycare. Essentially, your comments about heartworm testing and prevention could potentially scare people away from using heartworm preventative and cause their pets to contract other problems.

[minitzonthesun]

I work for a veterinary surgeon and I do vaccines every weekend. I have to say I agree with you 100% on 100% of your opinions and content. You know what you're talking about. Keep up the good work.

[K9Author]

I get my information from vet techs and vets. If you listen to my dental video, you'd know that I think most non-anesthetic practitioners are untrained and many are even cruel. On the other hand, some are great and the animals are no more stressed than you and I are having our teeth cleaned. I hope you'll go into the field with your eyes open.

[Geebrr]

Yes, all vets make some mistakes. But the complexity of human care that results in problem mistakes is not the same as vet procedures at all. I feel much safer with DVMs than with MDs - as they give direct care and MDs have to deal through insurance agencies. Animals are animals and a good vet understands how to extrapolate from species to species.

[Fearghais]

I just wanted to put a little bit in about the dental care mentioned in this video. I hope people viewing this will not feel less confident about having dentistry done because a vet tech does the work. Veterinary technicians are typically well trained and professional dental service care givers. I am a registered veterinary technician (registered animal nurse) and have pretty extensive training in dental prophylaxis - please do not worry about techs doing dental work on your cats and dogs.