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Ethical Decision Making ... what would you do?
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<blockquote data-quote="Vicky the vet" data-source="post: 204632" data-attributes="member: 1026"><p>Well, since these are issues that I literally have to deal with, you can judge MY ethics. </p><p></p><p>1. Refuse to euthanize. Offer to place the dog instead. If verbally abused (and this commonly happens) mention that maybe the boyfriend will do that to her since animal abuse is tied to spousal abuse....yes, I can be blunt.</p><p></p><p>2. Offer the sow pain meds if visibly painful else induce parturition to help her out of pain and give them their darn piglets--they could easily be aborted from her pain anyway.</p><p></p><p>3. Patch the cow's eye with medication underneath, get her to 8.5 months pregnancy, induce parturition and let the calf nurse for a couple of months, cull her. Ensure the cow is not painful.</p><p></p><p>4. Poor husbandry and no listening to logic--get a new vet. Sorry, I'm not beating my head against a wall any longer.</p><p></p><p>5. Docking tails is not humane if done without sterility and anesthesia. If the owner insists, I would do a few with proper surgical technique and an epidural. He would then be able to test his hypothesis. If he doesn't agree to proper technique, he can go the way of the sheep guy. </p><p></p><p>6. Poor ventilation will be depriving the absentee owner of money in the very near future. I would calculate the loss, present it to him and then give him the options. A bit of money now, a lot of money TO ME in the near future. His choice. That tends to work.</p><p></p><p>Now, am I ethical?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vicky the vet, post: 204632, member: 1026"] Well, since these are issues that I literally have to deal with, you can judge MY ethics. 1. Refuse to euthanize. Offer to place the dog instead. If verbally abused (and this commonly happens) mention that maybe the boyfriend will do that to her since animal abuse is tied to spousal abuse....yes, I can be blunt. 2. Offer the sow pain meds if visibly painful else induce parturition to help her out of pain and give them their darn piglets--they could easily be aborted from her pain anyway. 3. Patch the cow's eye with medication underneath, get her to 8.5 months pregnancy, induce parturition and let the calf nurse for a couple of months, cull her. Ensure the cow is not painful. 4. Poor husbandry and no listening to logic--get a new vet. Sorry, I'm not beating my head against a wall any longer. 5. Docking tails is not humane if done without sterility and anesthesia. If the owner insists, I would do a few with proper surgical technique and an epidural. He would then be able to test his hypothesis. If he doesn't agree to proper technique, he can go the way of the sheep guy. 6. Poor ventilation will be depriving the absentee owner of money in the very near future. I would calculate the loss, present it to him and then give him the options. A bit of money now, a lot of money TO ME in the near future. His choice. That tends to work. Now, am I ethical? [/QUOTE]
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