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cagney
Lv 6
cagney asked in PetsDogs · 1 decade ago

What is a Veterinarian?

I've heard of these creatures. But it seems they are like unicorns. Everyone dreams of them but actually never sees them. I hear they go to a school of some form like any medical doctor. And there they are taught to treat, diagnose, and yes even correctly prescribe medications that can make animals well.

my ?'s would be

didn't you know your pet could get sick when you choose to care for one?

why would you spend more money with home remedies, without any knowledge of what's really going on, instead of taking your pet to a Dr. that can correctly diagnose and treat your pet?

Chocolate, grapes, table scraps, bones, etc...you know they're bad for your pet. Why does it matter why? Don't feed them to it. Should it matter if Sally's dog next door does fine eating hershey bars? You understand it's bad, why argue?

Where do the vets work that are in it just for the money? I'd like to meet one. It seems so many think this, but have you seen the car your vet is driving?

Update:

chiq~ that's wonderful. now tell me what does your human dr drive? nice you choose to pick one point and not the main ones. it's not a rant i'm very serious. why won't people take their pets to the vet, but they will spend hundreds of dollars over time at petsmart on so called home remedies that the teenager behind the counter reccomended?

Update 2:

As for driving land rovers and hummers. well how much did they spend on medical school. It's not free. How much to you think they spend a year running their business? If they were in it for the money i'd think they'd go for the human side don't you? Where humans are more than happy to run to their dr everytime they stub their toe. their dog can be bleeding out sores for days and they'll come here to ask what to do.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Yep. A Land Rover that costs about 10 times my car.

    This isn't the place to have a rant dear.

    Edit:

    Get over yourselves. It is true. The guy drives a Land Rover, it is 10 times more expensive than my car and you aren't allowed to make a post simply for ranting.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    It extremely relies upon on the vet, the adventure and the prepare. i know my vet makes tremendously sturdy funds even though it took him awhile to get there. He pronounced the 1st 10-15 years have been extremely problematical b/c he cared so deeply bearing directly to the animals a million/2 the time if the owner could no longer locate the money for the maintenance or the bill he's take the animal off of the vendors hand rather in the event that they needed him to. i think of he pronounced while he first started on his very own he wound up with 12 horse 4 cows some goats and approximately 6 canine...... all b/c the orginal vendors might have extremely surrendered them than pay the expenses. i know one vet that still makes sturdy funds, yet he nevertheless takes in animals while human beings camn't affor dhis expenses. it is sturdy which you extremely prefer to do ti for the affection of the animals and not the money. basically be arranged to no longer make lots the 1st few years via paying pupil loans and the finished new vet component that seems to impression very almost all vets .... the animal for the bill lol

  • Jen
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    You find them through the gumdrop forrest, past the land of swirly, twirly, candy canes!!

    I don't know why people don't take their pets into a vet's office! The most common answer is, I dont have the money! Well WTF would you do if your car broke down, you broke your arm, your baby MIGHT have a fever??? You sure as heck wouldn't get on the computer and expect to come up with a home remedy! NO, you would make sure that you took your car to a shop, yourself or a child to a doctor even though it costs money, right? Exactly. I will never understand where the notion that pets are disposable came from.

    Pets are a luxury, not a right.

  • Buster
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Yes--yes--

    Okay now I always assumed they love the animals and of course they make money that's why we all work anyway. But they decided to take the risk of being bitten, growled at or all the other necessary risk (depending on the animal) because they love the animals.

    Never noticed what my vet drives usually he is in his office not in his car. Doesn't matter to me but hope he drives a really nice one by now he has helped so many animals he deserves it!

    As for why ppl don't take pets to the Vet --got me there just keep reminding them to do so and they will take payment plans at most vet's offices. Most visits aren't that much anyway as long as you provide at least yearly visit to your vet.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Totally agree with you on this one. Why ask my dog is sick and he's swollen and such, how long until I should take him to the vet? What should I do? This drives me crazy. If you are at all concerned, why get on here and expect us to know the answer? Why not call the local vet and see if they can answer the questions? Why get a pet in the first place if you can't even care for it medically? It's crazy.

  • 1 decade ago

    Oh goody your playing to!!!

    I know I know. They are pink elephants and purple tiggers, or maybe it is orange tiggers?

    No that is not right either.

    They are the ones in the office building that dont know how to treat animals and wont allow you to make payments when you dog gets bit by a big dog.

    They are mean cause they want you to get all those nasty shots, and they make you wait. they want you just to bring in your dog so they can charge you lots and make lots of money. My maltidoodleuggleman is important to me, but I cant afford all the medical bills and MY vet is so expensive.

    Wow.. he drives an old Pick up and his wife had a mini van. Why? Does that mean he has more money *batts eyes*.

    My dog has worms can I give her something over the counter? she has allergies and my vet doesn't want to see her cause I should get a home remedy.

    Oh Why is my dog lethargic. and she is having puppies and foaming at the mouth also... my vet is really busy and charges to much..

    oh my I am ranting...

    OK. Wow. that felt good. I love MY VET!

    I dont wait I take my dogs immediately! I dont do home remedies. I know my vet will help if I need it. make payments, I to am a head right now. I dont take chances with my dogs. They are my babies.

  • 1 decade ago

    ya some vets around here have hummers..

    dont do the home remedy crap..

    im sure they have to make some kind of profit or they would be out of business

    and there is such a thing as a student loan or grants..

    and i for one never go to the dr my dogs go more than i do but its usually just there shots or check up thank god none have ever really been sick..

    i say do like i do and when you have any extra pay the vet extra then you have credit when you need it ..we try to keep our dog vet 300 ahead and the horse vet 400 ahead ..plan ahead has worked best for me,,

  • 1 decade ago

    With you 100%. Does anyone realize what it costs to go to vet school and run a vet clinic? No sane person would go into the field for the money. You have to care about animals to do that much work for such little pay.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    My daughter-in-law is a vet. She spent about $100,000 for her schooling. She drives a Subaru and lives on 20 acres in a 50 year old house. Does she sound rich? I don't think so. She does it for the total love of animals.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I agree with you, have you seen some of these ridiculous questions? I cant believe people are this dumb, my favorite one was, my cat hasnt ate in a week, she just lays there, what wrong

    or I dont have money for a vet, what do I do? I say pawn your computer,

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Exactly. "The best doctor in the world is the veterinarian. He can't ask his patients what is wrong-he just has to know."-Roy Rogers

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