I don't know where to post this because it has to do with me, not my cats.
Background:
Tom died last december. He was first misdiagnosed by a vet, when I changed vets they found what the problem was [diabetis].
I had lots of arguments with the new vets because of the way they handled tom, I thought they were to tough with him. He was a big cat and he was very strong, the vets had alot of trouble handling him but I still hated the way they grabbed him.
The new vets also made a mistake with tom which made him had convulsions, etc.. so there goes another big mistake from a vet.
I switched to another one, he treated Tom really well but he was also fairly new and had more experience with dogs, not cats. He never made a mistake but a part of it was because I had studied so much about feline diabetis that I corrected him a few times when he was adjusting the amount of insulin tom should have. I was very happy to find a vet that was willing to listen to me [before then all the other vets got upset whenever I asked to many questions or if I showed them how much I knew about feline diabetis. They seemed to want me to take there word without hesitation.]
anyway.. tom was put to sleep for other reasons [he developed a back problem that was irreversible, I could only stop it from getting worse.] At this point, tom went downhill extremely fast, he could barely walk and he started showing the beginning of some neurological problems.
I decided it was time for him to rest.
Here's my problem,
I have 4 cats. I've become incredibly scared of vets.
The experience I went through with tom made me lose trust in vets, I don't want to see any of my other kitties go through something similar.
I've also started worrying that if I take any of my cats to a vet they'll be diagnosed with something fatal and they'll die. Not misdiagnosed [but I'm also scared about that too], its also about being afraid a vet may find a problem with my cats that I'm not aware of and they'll die.
cats obviously need to go to the vet for check ups, etc.
I can't avoid vets, its impossible and I'ld never not take a sick kitty to the vet just because of my fear.
I would continue with my last vet, he was wonderful, but he transfered to another city.
I was wondering if anyone could relate to my problem or if someone has gone through this and has been able to overcome it.
the thought of taking any of my cats to a vet makes me extremely anxious.
any advice on how I can stop being so afraid of vets?
Background:
Tom died last december. He was first misdiagnosed by a vet, when I changed vets they found what the problem was [diabetis].
I had lots of arguments with the new vets because of the way they handled tom, I thought they were to tough with him. He was a big cat and he was very strong, the vets had alot of trouble handling him but I still hated the way they grabbed him.
The new vets also made a mistake with tom which made him had convulsions, etc.. so there goes another big mistake from a vet.
I switched to another one, he treated Tom really well but he was also fairly new and had more experience with dogs, not cats. He never made a mistake but a part of it was because I had studied so much about feline diabetis that I corrected him a few times when he was adjusting the amount of insulin tom should have. I was very happy to find a vet that was willing to listen to me [before then all the other vets got upset whenever I asked to many questions or if I showed them how much I knew about feline diabetis. They seemed to want me to take there word without hesitation.]
anyway.. tom was put to sleep for other reasons [he developed a back problem that was irreversible, I could only stop it from getting worse.] At this point, tom went downhill extremely fast, he could barely walk and he started showing the beginning of some neurological problems.
I decided it was time for him to rest.
Here's my problem,
I have 4 cats. I've become incredibly scared of vets.
The experience I went through with tom made me lose trust in vets, I don't want to see any of my other kitties go through something similar.
I've also started worrying that if I take any of my cats to a vet they'll be diagnosed with something fatal and they'll die. Not misdiagnosed [but I'm also scared about that too], its also about being afraid a vet may find a problem with my cats that I'm not aware of and they'll die.
cats obviously need to go to the vet for check ups, etc.
I can't avoid vets, its impossible and I'ld never not take a sick kitty to the vet just because of my fear.
I would continue with my last vet, he was wonderful, but he transfered to another city.
I was wondering if anyone could relate to my problem or if someone has gone through this and has been able to overcome it.
the thought of taking any of my cats to a vet makes me extremely anxious.
any advice on how I can stop being so afraid of vets?