Hi Jamie, I haven't posted much lately except for one or two private emails as I was taking the summer to get back on track. Glad your move went well! Also, would you recommend Dr. Messonnier's book as one I could add to my other books? Anne, Welcome to the list! I haven't read thru what everyone else has written but I know it to be valuable nonetheless! Regarding your unfortunate visit to Dr. Messonier: I had to go to several Vet's before I decided upon one that met the long list of what I was looking for in a Vet for my FeLV babies. The first time when I brought 2 FeLV kittens in for a check up last September, although he was pleasant enough with my kittens, his manner seemed disinterested and I felt that he didn't really go the extra mile when I asked him several questions about FeLV, but he was honest and admitted that he hadn't treated many. When I asked him where I could find information/studies on a couple of things he went and got a book, opened it and pointed to a few lines of text and said I could write down the Journal article numbers, authors' etc and go search on the net for the abstracts. Well, I didn't even know how to do that at that time, and just felt "OK, another one down the tubes." I had to rethink this however because he is a colleague of my Homeopathic Practitioner (colleagues in Homeopathic training - they were classmates during the 4 year diploma course available here for Homeopathy) and I needed a Vet who had the Conventional means (x-rays, Conventional drugs, equipment to check for corneal ulcers, ringworm etc) to complement my relationship with my Homeopath. So I kept up with the relationship and to make a long story short, as the relationship grew - at one appt. we were having quite a lengthy discussion which must have lasted about 15-20 minutes above and beyond the regular Vet visit. As I closed the carrier that one of my cats, Valcor, was in and started to leave the treatment room, he burst out laughing and said "Aren't you forgetting something?" and pointed towards Valcor happily trotting down the hallway to the back of their offices..... Still cracks me up. So, basically if it were me I would give Dr. Messonnier another try. If he still behaves the way he did on your first visit, then definitely drop him. Just my .02 cents. Glenda
