Just klook at the ads on tv. every medication that comes on the market is now being sued. Someone asked me why? Lawyers who do these things smell a handsome profit and snese that there is abasis for these suits
---- Amani Oakley <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
