Funny, my thought was that a Vet would be LESS likely to try anything even slightly out of the norm with a potentially litigious client. That they would go strictly "by the book" in order to be able to defend what they did, should here be a problem.
But then, there are Vets and there are VETS. "My" Vet has her last day at the practice Friday for maternity leave, and won't be back until January. I have no idea what I'll do. She says she'll be available by phone and email, but I have my doubts. Although I DO think she'll be bored ;) Margo -----Original Message----- >From: ROBERT CHAPEL <[email protected]> >Sent: Oct 4, 2016 9:03 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 30, Issue 10 > >Amani... >I don't know how things work in Canada but I KNOW that were I a lawyer I >would get more cooperation from my vet.... As Vets begin to charge more >and more and large corporations begin to buy up small practices here in >the states the model is now moving toward the downside of human >medicine.... discrete scheduling time periods to maximize profits... >little time to " discuss" options and an aversion to moving on to topics >that could cause spending extra time..... As prices rise so do owner >resentments at not being " cared about" or listened to just as in human >medicine..... and that( at least in the US) is when lawsuits are most >likely to be filed.... Most of us can forgive a vet making a mistake >when we feel he/she has put real thought and concern into a Tx plan but >putting our pets at risk because an alteration in plan causes him to >have to step outside his comfort zone( and spend some extra time >thinking) or simply doesn't appear to care.. That doesn't fly when we >are paying Hundreds of dollars to save our precious pets.. >Malpractice lawyer pet owners ( or patients in human medicine) are >likely surreptitiously treated with great care when moving through >waters fraught with potential for terminal errors..... and likely get a >bit more cooperation from their vets... I am glad for your cats that >you ARE in the profession that you now are... >So... it is , in my opinion, both good fortune and a dose of deferential >caution that gets you the kind of cooperation you get from your >vet???? Yeah.... I'm pretty jaded at this point : ) That is why I >HAD to retire a bit early.... > > . _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
