Well said, Michelle. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nancy Schneider Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 10:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OT: Why is this list so nice?
You are so right. I can testify as to the quality of the vets I have consulted. They charge me at least $200 to $300 every visit and tell me erroneous info. One of my dogs had a benign cyst. I took her down to the vet. He extracted the cyst, but when they shaved her tummy they nicked her with the razor. When the bandage was removed I couldn't understand what had caused the wound. The vet either knowingly or unknowingly said it was another growth. He charged me another $200 for antibiotic and the office visit. I later asked a friend what they thought it was. When he said it was a nick from the razor, everything fell into place. I have since then learned not to trust vets, but to be skeptical about what they say. >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/26/06 6:48 PM >>> I think that the reason this list is different is that it takes a different sort of person to want to and be willing to care for cats with FeLV. It takes a lot of compassion, and also a lot of willingness to face hard things, and also a willingness to have an open mind and do some research. All of this makes the list self-selecting, I think, to people who are more generally compassionate and less combative than on other lists. And people withh FeLV positive cats also have to deal with the fact that most vets are just abysmal and clueless on this subject, which makes us really need to depend on each other to learn the information that we all need to take care of our cats. Which, I think, also makes us nicer and less combative than people on other lists, because we really NEED to be here for very practical reasons, and we really need, and recognize that we need, each other's advice and information. With FeLV we do not have the luxury of alienating each other in order to have a petty argument. I am not sure that people on other lists feel so dependent on each other. In fact, on one of the IBD lists a woman really, really tore into me for questioning something that another member had been told by a vet. She wrote that it was completely inappropriate for me to do that because I do not have a veterinary degree. It was one of the reasons I left that list. I can not imagine anyone on this list writing that. We have all had such bad experiences with vets, so we don't put them on a pedestal. Which does make us need each other more. Just my thoughts. I have spent some time thinking about the subject, because this list really is so amazing, and so much better than all the others. Michelle Nancy Schneider Management Analyst Dept of Transportation 12544 Saticoy St N Hollywood 91605 Voice(818) 756-9558 Fax (818) 756-9245 IRS CIRCULAR 230 NOTICE. Any advice expressed above as to tax matters was neither written nor intended by the sender or Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP to be used and cannot be used by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties that may be imposed under U.S. tax law. If any person uses or refers to any such tax advice in promoting, marketing or recommending a partnership or other entity, investment plan or arrangement to any taxpayer, then (i) the advice was written to support the promotion or marketing (by a person other than Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP) of that transaction or matter, and (ii) such taxpayers should seek advice based on the taxpayers particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor. This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
