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My 10 year old German Shepherd Pal, Amiga, had a lump on her stomach. The vet wanted to put her to sleep. I wouldn't allow it, she wasn't in pain. She enjoyed almost another two years of Happy Life without pain.
My 10 year old German Shepherd Pal, Amiga, had a lump on her stomach. The vet wanted to put her to sleep. I wouldn't allow it, she wasn't in pain. She enjoyed almost another two years of Happy Life without pain.
Thanks, hawk. I'm not panicked but having worked in medicine for a long time it's a case of knowing too much. Your mind just immediately goes to the rarest, most lethal illness. I never worry about myself that way...took me two years to get evaluated for a chronic pain condition....but when it comes to the animals that share my life, I'm hypervigilant.
Over the years i've seen there are some wonderful, caring, very knowledgeable vets... & then some who appear to care but don't know as much as they think they do. Thus, they have given some wrong diagnosis/advice. imho.
I agree. Since I live in a small town, I tend to view veterinary medicine with the same skepticism as human medicine. I'd go to the ER where I work for a laceration, evaluation of some minor problem, etc. But if I had cancer or needed neurosurgery, anything like that, I'd go to a tertiary care research facility (U of Miami, U of Florida). Same thing with my animals. I've had any ortho stuff done for my dogs about two hours away because the best vet ortho center (imho) is there. Don't know how I hijacked this thread but Chessie we're here for you!
Right. The VA generally gives great care - you get everything that's recommended, all screenings, etc. Of course there's a bit of red tape but that's to be expected. I wouldn't mind a VA job or PHS when I'm done with my doctorate. Government benes are the bomb. But hopefully, if you need something really invasive or potentially life-threatening, you get to choose a top ranked surgeon with tons of experience, not just whoever happens to be at the VA hospital that day!
I was wondering if they have transplant surgeries for pets. Perhaps you could go to the local animal control and have another cat's kidney put in when they put the cat to sleep. Cause I know they put a lot of animals to sleep at animal control. Maybe a transplant coud save your cat's life?
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