Re: To Gia concerning finding a vet
I live on the east side of Houston and attempted to do that same thing. However, I did not meet with as much success as you did. Most of the clerical staff wasn't interested in even hearing why I was calling let alone taking a message and having the doctor call me back. I'm sure that there are vets here in Houston who are rescue and/or special needs friendly, but as yet I've not found one regardless of distance from the east side. I have several rescue and special needs friends in Dallas/Ft. Worth and they all have been pretty lucky in finding good vets. It would be really nice to find someone on the east side as the logistics of getting any where in Houston is stressful for both human and ill furchild. /mari On 11/18/05, wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gia,I live close to Dallas, and when Cricket got sickrecently, I was scared because I wasn't too confident with our run-of-the-mill vet around the corner fromour neighborhood.So what I did was call around tothe various vets in our town and actually spoke toeact VET, not the tech or other employees, and told them Cricket's situation and listened to what each vethad to say. -- /mari (SpiritCat)Until there are none, adopt one.SpiritCat and the Mooseheart Mumpkeesof southeastern Texas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To Gia concerning finding a vet
Gia, I live close to Dallas, and when Cricket got sick recently, I was scared because I wasn't too confident with our run-of-the-mill vet around the corner from our neighborhood. So what I did was call around to the various vets in our town and actually spoke to eact VET, not the tech or other employees, and told them Cricket's situation and listened to what each vet had to say. They were all fairly happy to speak with me before coming in to see them. This gave me a great (and inexpensive) feel for each vet and their knowledge of FeLV and bedside manner. That way I didn't have to physically visit each one to get this info.(not to mention pay for an office exam for each one). I was surprised that a simple phone conversation led me in a better direction for care for Cricket. Hope this helps, especially since you live in the boonies and vets are few and far between. Good luck in your search. :) Wendy --- David [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Kerry:: I really appreciate your response to my letter. I can already agree with you: Most supportive/generous/kind-hearted/informed... To the Nth degree! And thank you for your 'blessing'. I took it to heart. You know, I don't think I'm 'special' for taking in strays. Rather, I'm always astonished (but not surprised, anymore) that EVERYone DOESN'T. And to fully acquaint you with how convoluted MY thinking is, I always find OTHER 'animal people' to be unique, and am always grateful that they're out there. How's THAT for confusion? smile You are obviously one of 'us'; and, true to form, I am amazed and gratified to find another! (at least I'm CONSISTENTLY confused!) I appreciate your thoughtfulness in urging me to try to stop the 'blame game.' You're right, of course, but logic just ain't quite cuttin' it about now. Nevertheless, your advice encouraged me. Yes, I switched vets, but I'm not that enamored of the new one. The sad facts are that I live in the boonies, and the vets around here are geared toward large-animal medicine. And geography can also be blamed for the dearth of choices. I am looking into vets in 'the big city' (about 11/2-2 hrs away) and also at the OSU vets (about 3 hrs away). It would be hard NOT to find a better-informed vet, and I'd like to think I could find one that would also be more caring/concerned/sympathetic... I hear you, re: ...took...a while...to realize...naive belief...etc. Being a nurse, I of ALL people should know how UNinfallible medical personnel are, just like the rest of the human race. But I just...didn't. What reasoning!! RE: ...there may be no point in vaccinating. I understood your point about sufficiently strong immune systems, but wouldn't an inoculation boost such a system? Or, failing that, would it do any harm? And isn't there a possibility that even in my younger cats, some immune systems aren't all that they could/should be? I was amazed about your '6th'. And definitely took your meaning about the poinlessness, a/w/a/ the heartlessness in separation. And I can also completely understand your paranoia re: negative cats. Your excerpt from the book (which I intend to find) was also most enlightening, and lightening. Again, I am most grateful! It really helped! Take care, Gia __ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com
RE: To Gia concerning finding a vet
Wendy What simple, effective and $$$-saving advice--for boony or city dwellers like myself!-- Thanks!Kerry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wendy Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 11:53 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: To Gia concerning finding a vet Gia, I live close to Dallas, and when Cricket got sick recently, I was scared because I wasn't too confident with our run-of-the-mill vet around the corner from our neighborhood. So what I did was call around to the various vets in our town and actually spoke to eact VET, not the tech or other employees, and told them Cricket's situation and listened to what each vet had to say. They were all fairly happy to speak with me before coming in to see them. This gave me a great (and inexpensive) feel for each vet and their knowledge of FeLV and bedside manner. That way I didn't have to physically visit each one to get this info.(not to mention pay for an office exam for each one). I was surprised that a simple phone conversation led me in a better direction for care for Cricket. Hope this helps, especially since you live in the boonies and vets are few and far between. Good luck in your search. :) Wendy --- David [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Kerry:: I really appreciate your response to my letter. I can already agree with you: Most supportive/generous/kind-hearted/informed... To the Nth degree! And thank you for your 'blessing'. I took it to heart. You know, I don't think I'm 'special' for taking in strays. Rather, I'm always astonished (but not surprised, anymore) that EVERYone DOESN'T. And to fully acquaint you with how convoluted MY thinking is, I always find OTHER 'animal people' to be unique, and am always grateful that they're out there. How's THAT for confusion? smile You are obviously one of 'us'; and, true to form, I am amazed and gratified to find another! (at least I'm CONSISTENTLY confused!) I appreciate your thoughtfulness in urging me to try to stop the 'blame game.' You're right, of course, but logic just ain't quite cuttin' it about now. Nevertheless, your advice encouraged me. Yes, I switched vets, but I'm not that enamored of the new one. The sad facts are that I live in the boonies, and the vets around here are geared toward large-animal medicine. And geography can also be blamed for the dearth of choices. I am looking into vets in 'the big city' (about 11/2-2 hrs away) and also at the OSU vets (about 3 hrs away). It would be hard NOT to find a better-informed vet, and I'd like to think I could find one that would also be more caring/concerned/sympathetic... I hear you, re: ...took...a while...to realize...naive belief...etc. Being a nurse, I of ALL people should know how UNinfallible medical personnel are, just like the rest of the human race. But I just...didn't. What reasoning!! RE: ...there may be no point in vaccinating. I understood your point about sufficiently strong immune systems, but wouldn't an inoculation boost such a system? Or, failing that, would it do any harm? And isn't there a possibility that even in my younger cats, some immune systems aren't all that they could/should be? I was amazed about your '6th'. And definitely took your meaning about the poinlessness, a/w/a/ the heartlessness in separation. And I can also completely understand your paranoia re: negative cats. Your excerpt from the book (which I intend to find) was also most enlightening, and lightening. Again, I am most grateful! It really helped! Take care, Gia __ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com hr IRS CIRCULAR 230 NOTICE. Any advice expressed above as to tax matters was neither written nor intended by the sender or Mayer, Brown, Rowe Maw LLP to be used and cannot be used by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties that may be imposed under U.S. tax law. If any person uses or refers to any such tax advice in promoting, marketing or recommending a partnership or other entity, investment plan or arrangement to any taxpayer, then (i) the advice was written to support the promotion or marketing (by a person other than Mayer, Brown, Rowe Maw LLP) of that transaction or matter, and (ii) such taxpayer should seek advice based on the taxpayers particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor hr This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.