I'd like to know what others think about this.
My furbabe Cora is 16, had had a liver and thyroid problem for about 15 months. She is difficult to handle, and can be quite nasty when she's in the vets, but she's a love at home.
We had to change vets in the middle of last year, for a number of reasons, but I don't think the new vet is paying attention to what's going on with Cora.
I've had occasions where I've taken her in early morning as she was throwing up and not eating and I had to get to work (time off for vets visits is a sensitive subjact with my boss), and they have kept her in, persuaded her to eat, then the vet has let her out next day without checking her over. Apparently, Cora doesn't like this particular vet.
>:(A few weeks ago, I asked for a referral to a specialist, which they did, but Cora became ill before the specialist appointment, and they said they'd
"treat her on this occasion," which involved giving her a low dose anti-inflammatory tablet and an antibiotic tablet. I went back a couple of days later, Cora hadn't eaten fpr 4 days although she was drinking, but the vet was very patronising, and tried to talk me put of going in because "Cora gets stressed travelling," and said they wouldn't want to put her on a drip because she's difficult, and they don't want the nurses getting scratched.
By the time we saw the specialist, Cora had to be hospitalised, and was on a drip for 48 hours.
Now we have the specialists report.
Cora has a digestive problem, is hyper-thyroid, and they've found a heart condition - early stages, but found just in time. I haven't seen the report, but the vet has told me that we need to reduce the dose of anti-inflammtory tablet, but left it to me how soon I do it, and has actually said to me that they don't want to give her the antibiotic jab the specialist has recommended, because Cora may develop a resistance to it (or the bacteria will), and the antibiotic itself is one they don't stock because it is so expensive. I've agreed because she has taken so much in the past 15 months, but I'm not so sure that I made the right decision, and now I'm questioning what else they might be leaving out.
It sounds to me like they just don't want to treat her, although they are insisting that they don't have any issues with treating her.