Hi, Nina! Thanks for that suggestion! I did not think about that! I will try to remember that! That is a wonderful suggestion!
Precious Pets --- Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Karen, > Ask your vet for a referral to a board certified > Internist. All vets > have specialty clinics that they send their patients > to when there's a > condition that GP medicine can't deal with. There > is a much better > chance that an Internist will be better educated on > felv. The Internist > might be able to recommend a GP vet for you too. > Precious Pets is > right, receptionists sometimes spout info when they > should be keeping > their mouths shut. Make sure you speak directly to > a vet and educate > them and the staff about felv whenever possible. I > know a lot of folks > on the list have been happy with an ignorant vet > that was compassionate, > willing to learn and willing to listen. I'm still > looking for a GP vet > that I can trust and count on so I understand your > frustration. > Nina > > kandbz_ mom wrote: > > > As some of you know, I have been looking for a > "good, knowledgeable" > > vet for Angel, who tested positive for Felv. > Anyway, my sister had to > > take her dog to a vet today (not her usual vet, > but they agreed to get > > her dog in pretty quickly). My sister called me > after they got home > > and said she was talking to the receptionist about > me looking for a > > vet to treat my felv pos. kitten. Right away, the > lady told my sister > > that I need to be careful because the disease is > so contagious that my > > other two cats can get it just from being in the > same room as Angel. > > My sister explained to her that I feed and water > them all in separate > > dishes and they don't play together or groom each > other or anything. > > The receptionist said still, just them all being > in the same room > > together can spread it. > > > > How frustrating...I am starting to think that I > may have to take Angel > > to another state to get her a vet who knows > something about this > > disease. LOL!!!!!! > > > > Just had to share with you all...Have a great day! > > > > Karen > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. > Check it out. > > > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42974/*http://www.yahoo.com/preview> > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
