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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 17:09:48 GMT -5
I'd be finding a new vet.
My vet gives me an itemized bill of what was done and the cost.
I hope your little ones feel better soon.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 17:10:57 GMT -5
If you didn't consent to the dewormer I would be assertive and not pay for it.
Where did you get your new one at? If you got him from Petco they are usually good at reimbursing vet bills.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 18:17:14 GMT -5
That's awesome they paid for it. As far as pet stores go, they're better.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 18:21:20 GMT -5
It's frustrating when vets are against raw diets.
I don't know why I would get lectured but people that feed crap Marshalls don't. If the vet is going to promote kibble, at least be knowledgeable about it and promote a high quality kibble.
My ferrets have always lived 10-11 years being raw fed, while my friends ferrets feeding Marshalls have passed away as young as 2 and others didn't make it past 7. My friends feeding the higher quality kibbles, their ferrets lived about 8-9. I love raw and will never go back to anything else.
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Post by unclejoe on Aug 15, 2016 18:29:29 GMT -5
We ferret owners seriously need to forma lobby, if not to congress, then to the AVMA to encourage vets to get educated a out ferrets. I might just make that a goal.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 18:38:04 GMT -5
Most vets don't like me, because my pets are raw fed and they're not making money off me. My pets don't have to come in for dentals, they don't have skin issues or ear infections from a poor quality diet. I'm glad I finally found a holistic vet who is on board with raw feeding. |
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Post by unclejoe on Aug 15, 2016 20:19:17 GMT -5
Part of my rant was the idea that vets get paid by manufacturers to push certain foods. I hate to say it, but in the short time I've been in health care, that kickbacks exist. And I, a lowly therapist assistant, must abide by the highest ethical standards to keep my job
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Post by crazylady on Aug 16, 2016 12:46:16 GMT -5
Hi Uncle joe yep your right they get a% of anything sold in there clinics !luckily I have found another good vet he refuses to fix any ferret unless its an emergency or with hob a vasectomy ( he says there is too High of a link to adrenal/ insulinoma in fixed animals ) he is also into raw feeding ( good thing because I am not going to change after all these years lol) take care bye for now
Bev
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2016 13:04:31 GMT -5
Most vets don't like me, because my pets are raw fed and they're not making money off me. My pets don't have to come in for dentals, they don't have skin issues or ear infections from a poor quality diet. I'm glad I finally found a holistic vet who is on board with raw feeding. I would love a client like you! Word seems to be getting around that there is a vet in the area who has experience with ferrets and a bit more knowledge than the average vet and I'm seeing more and more ferrets. Tragically, the few I have seen have had classic problems related to feeding kibble, early neutering and unnatural lighting :-( So far one insulinoma case (fed poor quality kibble) ... and two classic adrenal cases (first time I have ever seen the classic alopecia pattern in the flesh!). I have trouble with convincing the ferret owners I see that they should be considering switching to a raw diet. All of us love to see healthy animals with no skin issues or ear infections. The biggy at the moment is allergic skin disease in dogs and all of us feel our hearts sink when we see the classic recurrent ear infections, chewing feet, anal gland trouble and the animal is being fed a horrid diet. Too few of these people are receptive to the idea of changing to a high quality diet. Interestingly, have a diabetic dog under my care at the moment whose owners switched to a grain free diet for 50% and the other 50% freshly prepared at home ... none of us have ever seen a diabetic dog stabilise so quickly! That speaks for itself to me. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2016 13:47:52 GMT -5
Thank you Vicki-Ann! I'm a firm believer in a quality diet. I think it prevents a lot of problems, but I issues do come up a healthy animal has a better chance of recovery or at least lives his last days as happy/healthy as he can be. I saw my friends ferret battle adrenal and insulinoma and a co workers ferret battle the same thing. Our co-worker fed her ferret Purina cat chow. You could see a world's difference how these two responded to treatment. |
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