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  1. My own Dr (specialist) told me you need to do some of your own research, ask questions, use your own common sense. It’s unreal what some people do with themselves, let alone the pets. Education is the best preventative to all this abuse of our fur babies.
    Thank you for your stance against these useless $$$ waste.

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  2. Exactly! I have a lab with awful rash on her underside. It’s probably from the heat and the grass. I called and asked for some ointment to help. Vet says bring her in for him to diagnose. He always says the same things and everything is always a could be cancer moment with him.

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  3. That's why I usually take my dogs to the vet I've known for 10 years. She knows what she's doing, for example with my tiny Prague Ratter. Last year another vet vaccinated her against rabies, she had a big sore bum after it for several months. So this year I didn't make that mistake again, I took my time and travelled a long distance to the vet I've known for years. No problems, no sore bum this time.

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  9. I agree with you 100% for human and pets. Although I must say preventative care is very important because my mom who had hysterectomy at the age of 43ish and had multiple masses as well as precancerous cysts throughout the womb cervix and ovaries and all were removed. Although she continued regular pap smears she skipped one year 10 or so years after the hysterectomy and develop a 6-inch by 6-in tumor that was cervical cancer. Although this is rare and she was literally put into a medical book preventative care is so much better especially when are you taking in personal history and family history.

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  11. My beagle Roland was adopted from the animal shelter. He had heart worms and was treated. Then he had a problem eating dog food. After two vets and major surgery, I had to put him to sleep. I really think that if he didn't have the Major surgery he be a live today. Because vet hospital make money from one not talking to each other and that money made from unnecessary surgery.

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  13. It is so difficult to find vets who actually do a proper exam any more. Most of those guys have retired now. Most want to do diagnostic tests right away and barely look at the pet.
    I recently suspected possible diabetes in a ex-tom ex-stray cat I've had for a few years. I tried to speak with a vet over the phone …and offered to pay…just to ask a few questions about the situation. They refused and said I needed to bring the cat in. Thankfully, it took over a week to get an appointment and I found your videos instead. Took away the dry food and started him on wet. In just a couple weeks I couldn't believe the difference! Drinking normally again. Normal urine output. More energy and more active, and especially he started grooming himself again! I've never seen him so healthy in the 5 years I've had him. It costs more to feed this way, but less than the vet visits I'm avoiding!

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  17. I moved about an hour from my old hometown, but I still drive back to take my pets to the vet. I’m blessed that I’ve used the same practice for over 25 years since they opened. The staff knows my pets extremely well, and how much wound care and medical treatment I can administer safely so I don’t need excessive visits. They don’t guilt me into unneeded screenings or diagnostics. They respect that my dog has an autoimmune disorder and don’t require more than his rabies and distemper vaccines. I feel like they trust my judgment and observations with my pets. They are 💯 worth the extra drive.

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  18. <— This tiny floof is a Pekingese and he and my two cats are the light of my life. Shortly after adopting him from animal control I gave him a sanitary trim around his private parts. I keep him in a long full coat so without trimming those areas he can soil himself. Anyway, immediately afterward he refused to walk. He would take a couple steps sit down and start frantically licking his tummy. I took him to my holistic vet who did a thorough physical exam and proclaimed that all seemed well and he could not find a reason for my dog's behavior. He put him on a homeopathic pain treatment and told me to monitor him for a couple more days and to call if he became worse. Well, two days later he was just fine. He remained fine until his next sanitary clip when he repeated this crazy behavior again. That was when I realized he didn't like his fur shaved around his private parts. Case solved. Had I taken him to a traditional vet, I'd have paid an arm and a leg in unnecessary tests, which would have had zero results. He still gets his sanitary trims but has become used to it and no longer goes bananas afterward.

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  19. Recently received an email from vet's office saying it is time for CBC in one senior. I'm not
    going to do it; my sweetie is over 17, seems healthy enough. Perhaps her liver enzymes
    may be slightly high but she is getting natural tinctures, etc. The way I see it….she is old
    and even if something is wrong we don't want to give pharmaceuticals and still not have
    a cure. We are taking good care of our seniors but also are realistic that there is nothing
    we can do to stop the inevitable. Loving them every moment.

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  22. I make notes and take short video clips for my vet(s).
    Have done this for years. Your pet doesn't always show what you've seen at home at the vet's office. I can tell you that they will certainly appreciate this and it will save you money and your vet precious time of you're able to help him/ her in this way. For example:
    If my cat got sick over the weekend, and I knew it could wait until Monday or even possibly Tuesday, I start taking notes. Temperature, eating, drinking, urinating, poop, demeanor, etc.. no matter how insignificant, I write it down. Check their vitals, for dehydration, gums, do an over-all body check for pain, depends on the symptoms.
    Write it down. You forget stuff when you get there because your adrenaline is rushing and you're stressed out.
    I like to take 15 second video clips of them breathing if there's a question about the heart or anything to with breathing. THAT is good thing to do. Catch them while their sleeping, when they're awake, but at rest, etc. Just do 15 seconds of each. For cats and dogs. For cats, do it while they're purring too.
    I just did this, this week. We were 3 days at our vet, but very minimal cost because I took notes. I can tell you 100% it helped and our vet very much appreciates it.
    I've done this for years. Now that we have phones,I can add the video clips.
    Also another tip, look for a vet practice that has their equipment paid for already. Their charges should be much less for tests, such as basic ultrasound. Look for skilled older vets who have the younger vets working with them. Brand new building costs more, but you don't want one that's falling down in disrepair either. Things like this run up charges unnecessarily.
    My vet's practice building is up to snuff and it's 50 years old. There's older, middle age and young vets there and even though one is my primary vet, my cat has seen all four. I know them all.
    They all welcome the notes and videos. I did this with my other vet of 40 years who just retired. Try it.
    You'll have more peace of mind keeping those notes. ❤

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  27. Exactly..owners need to say NO! I noticed like with human children, pet owners get overly excited when the pet gets an minor injury, pet has temporary inflammation at injury area..owners will be talked into huge amount of testing for a simple bruised area. Like whatever to me, for 2 years 6 different doctors did wellness test on my dog..I repeatedly comment about vision issues..these Dr's. Looked at eyes, well I took into eye specialist..my dog was born with SEVERE LITTER CATARACTS!! you can visually see them by a simple light without any microscope type of lens.humm..funny that none of these 6 doctors chose to say anything. Huh?

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  28. The vet I used to take my cats and dog to, would find a reason to do a CBC panel at $300 on my pets for any little ailment. I switched vets in 2020.
    My 5 year old cat had a bad bacterial ear infection in March 2022 and was given Tressderm drops at the new vet. It cleared up in 3 days. In April, I noticed a lump starting to protrude in his throat/neck. My vet said it wasn't related to the ear infection and thought it could be a tumor or lymphoma. Because the area of the lump is close to glands, arteries and vessels, he wouldn't do a biopsy there. My only option was an emergency vet clinic. They charged me $250 just to do a physical evaluation to determine if they could biopsy it. Then they had me bring him back in for blood work and x-rays- results were normal- cost me $500. They said they can do the biopsy using ultrasound, and scheduled for 3 days later. I had to fast him after midnight, and drop him off in the am. They were supposed to have it done by 11 am, but it was 5:30! I picked him up at 6:00 p.m..His neck and abdomen were shaved, he was very visibly tramatized, and probably dehydrated because they didn't even provide him water for the 9 hours he was there! They only did an ultrasound- $550, said his spleen was a little larger than normal, but wanted me to come back for biopsy in 10 days! I was livid! The only reason I took him there was for a biopsy. I felt they should have been able to tell me if they could perform that with just an ultrasound. Instead they made me do blood work, X-rays and evaluations along with three separate visits and over $1,200., Put my sick cat through unnecessary stress, and broke my bank. He never ended up getting the biopsy since I couldn't afford another $400 to $500. I found this channel and have been using all natural treatments, Panacur and prednisolone since March. Thankfully he's still with me. Some vets are really just in it for money. I understand they have a job to do and need to earn an income, but putting animals through unnecessary tests and stress and using people's emotions to charge more money when it's not necessary should be criminal.

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  29. Right these Doctors do that unnecessary testing I haven’t been to a doctor in years, my pets cats I only give things pass on their programs I am only giving rabies because it’s the law my vet respects this he is very much aware of my budget he nerver pushes me.

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  30. For many years I felt that animals are over vaccinated and numerous unnecessary tests are performed.
    I will never forget my cat's oncologist asking my vet if the mass was at the vaccination site. That told me a lot about the vaccinations and what can potentially happen.

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