Maree B Torello

Nov 05, 2024 10:46 AM CST

I appreciate this podcast so much. Personally I will never have any faith in Veterinarians being the equal of persons that train for a living. Recently I took my Rottweiler to his usual Vet to get vax., shots, for the boarding kennel. At the Vetinary visit,, as usual he had a muzzle and "Do not pet " collar on. As usual, we did not allow him to be taken out back by the tech for shots, we stayed with him at all times, and informed them, the dog is best behaved, when not approached with baby like high pitched chatter and enthusiasm. All of this, was met with usual frowning, the baby chatter to the dog still going on, and recommendation for drugging. I have of course tried that (drugs ) once, bcos otherwise, we cant get service, result of that..... the dog was dangerous, on Gabbapentin. The fact is, he is certainly manageable if we are the ones to handle him, and any the staff dont expect him to be their friend within 3 minuites. I have noticed this trend with younger Vets particularly over the last 3 years with my current dog, and also the trend for "temperament testing" before boarding is agreed to, at facilitys, bcos all facility staff, no matter their experiance must be able to handle the dog. Fortunately we can board at a working dog facility without any problems. The health care part, is getting more difficult, Vet. Clinics operate on an alloted time pay rate, the drugged dogs get them thru the appointments faster and that equals more clients,more money. Having said that, if they would take notice of what owners know about their dog, the appointment would be over quickly