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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2011 22:24:35 GMT -5
I think it depends on what the patient is going to the doctor for. If a smoker is going to a doctor for an viral infection, I don't think the patients choices should be a concern to the doctor. In other cases, the patients habits might be directly involved in the illness/disease, so it would be related. I can understand why a surgeon would refuse to operate on heavier people - it's a risk for the patient. There are more complications involved, along with possible high blood pressure, heart disease, etc.
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Post by Sherry on Feb 9, 2011 22:39:05 GMT -5
No. The ones I'm referring to are simply the fact the doctor refuses even to see the patient for a bladder infection because they smoke. No different than a vet who refuses to see a ferret for a blockage because the owner doesn't vaccinate.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2011 22:51:42 GMT -5
Yeah, that's definitely messed up. One has nothing to do with the other. Unfortunately, it seems like a lot of vets are extremely closed minded, even about subjects they know nothing about. How can you be against raw feeding if you don't know anything about it?
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Post by Heather on Feb 10, 2011 0:20:02 GMT -5
It's a fear factor. Some have also seen the damage that can be done by not understanding all the implications of the raw diet and doing it incorrectly. Vet who have to try and fix the damage done by an improperly applied diet can become very closed minded very quickly. My present vet is like that or was like that. She now has researched raw diets and advocates a natural diet ciao
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2011 0:32:29 GMT -5
I can understand that. Glad your vet did some research on the topic.
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Post by Heather on Feb 10, 2011 0:35:57 GMT -5
I rather forced her hand because she was the best in the area and I refused to feed kibble. She had to understand the differences between my ferrets and the other ferrets that she was treating in her practice. At first it was we agreed to disagree. She then started asking questions, which then grew to substantial discussions. A mutual exchange of ideas. Our most recent discussion was the use of deslorin ciao
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2011 0:40:26 GMT -5
Nice to see people standing up for their beliefs and even educating those who are "experts" on the subject.
What's her standpoint on deslorin?
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Post by Heather on Feb 10, 2011 1:07:43 GMT -5
I presently have 4 ferrets being treated with deslorin for adrenal. She will not budge on her stand for using des for a chemical sterilization until she sees more positive studies. I respect her decision on this matter and will not push until I find some more positive long term studies either. ciao
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2011 1:24:26 GMT -5
(Didn't mean to hijack this thread, sorry!) I probably won't be getting a privately bred ferret anytime soon, so it's not really a concern for me, but I am interested in using it as a preventative, and definitely as a treatment (when the time comes). Seems to work wonders from what I've read. It's definitely no miracle, but a huge step in the right direction in treatment and management of the disease.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2011 7:49:14 GMT -5
Our vet is the only semi-knowledgeable vet with ferret experience. She is the best we can do, and so she loves to charge outrageous prices.
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Post by dookdook on Feb 10, 2011 8:29:28 GMT -5
I find it funny how healthy some unvaccinated pets can be. For example, a friend of mine had a ferret and she never gave him his shots, he just passed this year. Lived to the age of seven!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2011 10:09:09 GMT -5
It really depends on location. Some places have a low incidence of distemper, and to get rabies the ferret has to be bitten by a rabid animal. That's why I don't vaccinate for rabies. Distemper is a tricky choice, because it's passes through aerosol droplets (like when a dog sneezes) and it is almost 100% fatal. Do your research, and base your decision on that :-)
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