You are correct Margo. No vet would consider experimenting if he thought his client might blame him later for things going wrong. But again, that presumes that a whole lot of people seriously misunderstand the realities of litigation and have bought the insurance companies' spin that there are all these crazy people who will sue at the drop of a hat. Sadly, that is probably true.
Amani -----Original Message----- From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Margo Sent: October-05-16 6:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 30, Issue 10 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 _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
