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You know, these E-vets are starting to worry me quite a bit...I keep hearing stories about cats being put down at E-vet visits, or like with Bella713's Joey, the E-vet stating that he didn't think that Joey would last the night - and he was WRONG!
Why is it that so many animals get put down at an E-vet visit when it turns out to be something that a regular vet can control. What is up with that? Are E-vets only trained in euthenasia???
Recently a friend's 11 year old black lab - rotty cross was put down at the E-vets because his hind leg had snapped at the hip and the Xray showed bone cancer. The vet recommended that he be put down and my friends were so upset they could only agree because the vet told them that the assumption was that the cancer had spread throughout JoeDog's body - but they didn't test to be sure!
I'm starting to worry about the safety of my own kitties, should, God forbid, something scary happen that requires an E-vet visit!
Please share your stories, and please, if there are any vet techs here on TCS that work in Emergency, please chime in on this topic!?
Why is it that so many animals get put down at an E-vet visit when it turns out to be something that a regular vet can control. What is up with that? Are E-vets only trained in euthenasia???
Recently a friend's 11 year old black lab - rotty cross was put down at the E-vets because his hind leg had snapped at the hip and the Xray showed bone cancer. The vet recommended that he be put down and my friends were so upset they could only agree because the vet told them that the assumption was that the cancer had spread throughout JoeDog's body - but they didn't test to be sure!
I'm starting to worry about the safety of my own kitties, should, God forbid, something scary happen that requires an E-vet visit!
Please share your stories, and please, if there are any vet techs here on TCS that work in Emergency, please chime in on this topic!?