Am I getting thumbs down because I'm a vet?

But your not a vet being in your final year does not make you a vet and any one can say anything one here ,its the internet and you could be any one .

Edit..Many people claim to be vets on here and give dangerous advice ,so look at it from our point of view you could be any one .I only know of one vet that is a knowledge partner on here and has his own practice as he resides in my country

But TDs do come with the territory on here no matter who you are or say you are.

Edit..As i said TDs come with the territory i get a lot of TDs and just move on but any one with a genuine problem should call there vet the one they know and trust .

You need to understand you sit behind a computer screen any one can say there a vet or anything come to think of it .We don't know you ,You could be any one do you get it now .

Edit..We don't need proof any one with a genuine problem needs to call a vet they use,I also don't understand why a supposed professional would go to the extreme's of trying to prove who they are either .

It makes no sense to me me .

Heck i am a qualified professional in my field of expertise but i just answer questions on here i don't need people to know who i am or what i do .Or also post anything other than an answer.

As the first person said…

Welcome to the internet.

People can say what they like, when they like.

Their answers could be shrouded in truth… or lies.

If see the words “I am a vet” I automatically roll my eyes and think, here we go…

But if you give a great answer that I agree with, and you sound professional and articulate, you would still get a TU from me.

However, most people who claim they are vets on this site, seem to have trouble even spelling the word veterinarian!

It is amazing to read the hair raising replies all too often given by the so called “experts”, such as:

“Vetrinariens” (yes I have seen it spelt like that by a “self-proclaimed” vet).

Animal Behaviourists that don’t know the difference between resource guarding and protecting.

Professional dog trainers that can only quote TV trainers.

Professional dog breeders that “bread German Shepards” (yep apparently many cant spell their own breed… or the WORD breed).

The lists are endless and tiring, and most people know that someone who does not have the basic grasp of grammar or spelling is likely NOT a real vet…

Even if they claim they are.

Give clear correct answers, and hopefully people will listen.

I was a vet nurse – But tend to only sign that at the bottom if it is very relevant to what I wrote.

9 times out of 10 – I don’t need to mention it.

As someone else said - drop the "I am a vet" at the end.

Problem solved.

the reality is most people on yahoo answers who claim to be a vet are not ... and sometimes when trolls use the words "i'm a vet" and then answer something idiotic, i will thumb's down ... what vet has time to kill on yahoo answers ??? i can remember many times where someone answering claimed to be a vet and answered the most idiotic things, things a real vet would just not say ... and especially when a real vet could go to any other proper vet site and get paid for their knowledge if they wanted to share their knowledge ... those sites require proof that a person is a vet and charge people to provide advice ... it is just not logical for a true vet to be on yahoo answers ... i don't know about you personally, never heard of you before, but the thumb's down could be a combination of people doubting you are a vet and the answers you are providing ... so why even put that you are a vet ??? saying you are one will make people skip over your answer as people will assume you are just a kid trying to get their answer noticed ... if you provide a good answer and can back it up with something other than "i'm a vet" i think you would not get thumbs downed ... it has nothing to do with integrity, holy moly that is funny, and makes me question even more if you are a vet (and i really don't care if you are or not), yahoo answers is for entertainment purposes only, from little kids to senior citizens, just passing some time ...

Once you come to terms with the fact that this place is an unsalvageable clownshow of ignorance and depravity, it won't bother you so much that people; 1) don't believe you're a vet, 2) TD you for it either way, 3) pick insanely stupid answers over your answer for BA. That's how we roll here in the Y!A

I think it just comes with the territory of posting on here. Maybe they are TDing you because you put that you are a vet. Maybe they don't believe you're a vet. Maybe they simply disagree with your point of view. After all, just like human doctors, different vets can have different opinions and diagnoses.

I also haven't seen you before (at least not to my knowledge) so I don't get to see all the answers you're giving. If you're giving medical advice for people with sick animals on here, maybe you're getting TDs because you aren't actually examining the animal in question and people don't like it.

Not that I'm saying you're doing that at all, of course.

I once had one of my answers reported because I think whoever did it honestly just got butthurt over my answer. I may have been blunt, but I was never insulting or rude, and Y!A admins agreed with me, lol.

There are people on here that claim they are either vets or vet assistant. We have no way of knowing whether they are aren't and it stands to reason that most vets will not give out free advice. Yes welcome to the board. A lot of people also do not want to hear the truth so they would give thumbs down anyway.

I get thumbs down all the time and even get blocked because people just don't want to hear the truth and when they do they say we are rude, sarcastic, and numerous other not so nice names. Sorry but I speak my mind and if people don't like it, too bad.

Don't worry about it. I get TD'ed all the time because I'm a CVT and an old balanced trainer. I give information for free. What people do with it is their business. I do have to say that answering questions on this forum does remind me about the ignorance of many pet owners. If nothing else, I am better able to answer people's questions when at work.

Oh and let the TD's fly...

Dont care if youre an actual vet or not, i dont know you in person - I flat out REFUSE to accept any medical advice UNLESS it is from my TRUSTED vet whom I actually VISIT and TALK to when my animals are in need of medical help. Plus, if there is something medical related that I am either unsure of or need some guidance until able to get to the vet THEN I will CALL my veterinarian clinic and question them OR an emergency clinic

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Don;'t worry about it. I get thumbs down all the time for things that are absolutely true. If answers to you get nasty simply report them. Report them often enough and the nasties will have their accounts cancelled.

My husband is a Pharmacist and even he gets thumbs down when he answers medical questions.

It just shows the ignorance of some on here. Don't let it get to you. Whether or not you are a vet really doesn't matter if the information you give is correct.