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by yellowrose of Texas on 25 November 2009 - 06:11
Another funny thing is : there are a lot of breeders right here on this forum that can do the things listed above..their great vet taught them how. My former vet in Galveston, at 2 am one morning, in his office , had no nurse to assist in a C section birth of a female gsd..Son assisted him, I stood ready for the pups he pitched to me, showed me how to "sling" pup to get mucous out., handed to Jeri , my partner, ready for pup number 2. Vet showed son how to sew her up as he assisted. Vet showed us all the proceedure step by step from minute he put her on table to minute she got laid in car to go home with live pups.
Most good long time breeders are very well able to do all the above as their long time great vets have taught many a breeder how to do the things they do for us. Many a rancher also knows emergency tactics , etc, just like we do for gsd.
A good vet is amazingly worth money unmentionable,,but very hard to find in this day and time.
just my opinion
yr
by crhuerta on 25 November 2009 - 06:11
Two moons.......I didn't quite understand your last post......what do you mean?
Sorry...so many questions....
by VomRuiz on 25 November 2009 - 06:11
If I have a question, concern or emergency, he is there for me. I'm not a know it all, but I'm a know-a-lot. A microscope can show you a lot. There are some things I can diagnose and treat myself, and other things I can't. My vet doesn't BAN me from his clinic for treating an illness on my own. And he acknowledges the vaccines I give myself. After 17 years of giving shots I think I know what I'm doing. He does my rabies shots for me, health certificates and actually respects me! Imagine that.
There are several vets who are quite condescending, such as yourself, but since you are not going to read this... Oh well... It seems to me that breeders are keeping your ass in business.
Stacy
by Two Moons on 25 November 2009 - 06:11
Dr. Doo-little is talking about a very old post about Vets.
I think someones just trying to give us something to do, break up the boredom.
I am bored but this isn't helping.
by Two Moons on 25 November 2009 - 06:11
He never talked down to anyone, you didn't need insurance to pay the bill. And he treated you and your animal with kindness and respect.
He didn't specialize to increase profits.
He could treat any animal large or small, feathers fur to scales.
These modern vets piss me off as much as my worthless dentist.
Doc Buente,
You were a very special person.
Its a shame these guys don't know what a real vet was like back when things mattered.
Oh well,
I still think its a bogus post.
by leeshideaway on 25 November 2009 - 06:11
Bogus, complaining about an old thread.
Speaking of old.... Here's one.
by eichenluft on 25 November 2009 - 06:11
Most vets are not breeders. Vets can learn a lot from breeders who learned from hands-on care and breeding of dogs. What non-breeder vets know about breeding is what they learned from books in school, not from personal experience. I am a breeder and no I can't do a c-section - but I know when my female needs a c-section and I know when my female needs to be bred and when she needs a break, what bloodlines she is and what bloodlines I should find in the stud dog I match her with. I know small umbilical hernias are not necessarily genetic - how do I know this? Because there are no umbilical hernias present on puppies born via c-section, or assisted by breeder at birth by cutting the umbilical cord themselves instead of allowing the mother to do it. Most vets who are not breeders will tell you all umbilical hernias are genetic. Wrong.
Most breeders are not vets - breeders can learn a lot from vets who are interested in breeding (repro vets) and breeders do value a good relationship with a good vet who is able to support the breeding dogs and reproduction needs.
A breeder needs a good vet for emergency support and surgury, and vets would be smart to listen to the breeders who know what they are doing from experience.
The best vet I ever had was also a breeder -
molly
by crhuerta on 25 November 2009 - 06:11
I'm following your post............
I would like to thank the wonderful vets that I have/had the pleasure of "caring for the lives" of my dogs.....
Dr.Shaw Woodstock Vet Clinic
Dr. Carmichael Woodstock Vet Clinic
Dr. Conde Freeport Animal Hospital
**Special human beings, who TRULLY love their profession!**
by Rozida on 25 November 2009 - 10:11
because we make them a lot of money
by AmbiiGSD on 25 November 2009 - 11:11
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