Thoughts: vets who see more than one type of animal may be more open to
ideas.........."well, cats don't normally get this but dogs do and possibly
this cat picked it up in a 1 in 1000 chance"
Declawing is a volatile but personal issue and may not be a black and white
issue. Perhaps it is better to have a really good vet do it and a good follow
up than to have a vet who isn't so good totally screw it up.
I really have an issue with people who won't let me stay with my little friend.
Maybe you can explain this to the vet and work something out?
Frankly, if I had bad feelings about a vet and had an option I would take the
option. You may hate yourself if you don't.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of compassion
and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with their
fellow man.
St. Francis
----- Original Message -----
From: catatonya
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 4:22 AM
Subject: choosing a vet -OT
How important is it to you when looking for a vet that it be
1- a cat only clinic
2-doesn't declaw
3 doesn't take your cat 'to the back' to do everything?
That is what I had and lost. When Bob got sick last week I took off the
morning to call and get him in and there was no doctor coming in at all until
2:00. So I tried this highly recommended new vet I'm seeing and she seems
very knowledgeable and thorough, but doesn't meet any of those criteria. She
is far away, but they are open until 9:00 every night and Saturday and Sunday.
That would keep me out of the emergency vets whom I hate..........
I'm just at a loss as to what to do. I don't know of any other vets in my
area that don't declaw. The new vet at my old vet's office was required not to
do it as part of the sale of the practice. But she just does not seem good at
all, she does everything in the back as well....thus wondering if I should put
up with these things and use this new vet I feel is very knowledgeable or keep
looking. And I have been looking and looking. :(
tonya
