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<blockquote data-quote="angie1" data-source="post: 425701" data-attributes="member: 3886"><p>OK ~ I still disagree. For years our vets gave out eye meds w/o seeing the animal. It is a barn cat, it is not going to get any medical attention.</p><p></p><p>Another true example ~</p><p>Cat is hit by car on gravel road and badly injured. Good Samaritan picks up the 1/2 dead cat and brings it into the vet. Vet says they cannot treat the cat w/o someone commiting to pay the bill. GS asks vet to put the cat down then, end the suffering. Vet says it can't do that ~ owners maybe out there looking for the cat and would have wanted cat to get medical attention. SO cat sits 1/2 dead in box in vets office until the GS contacts someone at an animal shelter, who then calls the vet and accepts responsibility for medical treatment. Vet wants aggreement in writing. Animal shelter volunteer faxes permission to vet. Several hours have passed. Cat dies before getting help. </p><p>THIS is NOT the act of people who go into a profession to help animals. This is bad and wrong.</p><p>Vicky, I love the SA vet I currently work with, I'm not saying all SA vets are bad. I understand people have to cover their butts, but I think the SA vets locally need to remember why the choose to be a vet. Many locals leave town for SA vet.</p><p>I have more examples.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="angie1, post: 425701, member: 3886"] OK ~ I still disagree. For years our vets gave out eye meds w/o seeing the animal. It is a barn cat, it is not going to get any medical attention. Another true example ~ Cat is hit by car on gravel road and badly injured. Good Samaritan picks up the 1/2 dead cat and brings it into the vet. Vet says they cannot treat the cat w/o someone commiting to pay the bill. GS asks vet to put the cat down then, end the suffering. Vet says it can't do that ~ owners maybe out there looking for the cat and would have wanted cat to get medical attention. SO cat sits 1/2 dead in box in vets office until the GS contacts someone at an animal shelter, who then calls the vet and accepts responsibility for medical treatment. Vet wants aggreement in writing. Animal shelter volunteer faxes permission to vet. Several hours have passed. Cat dies before getting help. THIS is NOT the act of people who go into a profession to help animals. This is bad and wrong. Vicky, I love the SA vet I currently work with, I'm not saying all SA vets are bad. I understand people have to cover their butts, but I think the SA vets locally need to remember why the choose to be a vet. Many locals leave town for SA vet. I have more examples. [/QUOTE]
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