You’ve probably seen the TV ad where the doctor rushes across the ball field trying to make a catch. “You wouldn’t want your doctor doing your job, so why try to do his?” It’s about folks trying to diagnose themselves and treat with over-the-counter remedies. Some do this because they want to save money (and who […]
Category Archives: Bad Veterinary Care
I got excited this week. I got excited because I got the opportunity to fix something that really needed fixing. You might think that happens all the time, but you don't always see such a great opportunity to handle a painful situation in such a rapid fashion. This is Dawson. When his loving owner "inherited" […]
In one way, these two cases seem similar: very young puppies who were doing lousy, and now they are on the mend (though hardly up to their potential — they could, and will, be so much better). In other ways they seem totally different, yet they still share one underlying factor: they waited WAY too […]
A while back, I posted some thoughts on getting a second opinion, and today I follow up with some more. The bottom line is (if you don’t believe it, scroll down to the bottom): If you want a second opinion, let me help you get the most out of it. Yesterday I examined a little […]
Old Yeller Alert "Doctor, doctor, my feet hurt all the time." "You’re too fat. Lose weight." "You quack, I want a second opinion." "You’re ugly, too." Nothing like starting a post with an old vaudeville joke, is there? But, seriously, folks… If we are given a diagnosis that we don’t like, or don’t agree with, […]
You’re familiar with the phrase, "a double-edged sword", as in something that cuts both ways. That sounds like a good thing, but is usually used to indicate something whose desirable effects may be offset by other effects you don’t want. Somehow "double-edged sword" has edged out "back-firing blunderbuss" (which I believe more accurately conveys the […]