I can safely say I will never have this vet out to see my horses Ever again. I have never been talked to, or condescended to like that, ever. Fortunately it was just for a vaccination, and I tagged onto someone else?s appointment so we could share the call out.The vaccination was no problem, but just afterwards I asked her not to give Tartine a treat, and the vet said ?oh, one thing you know as a vet, after a vaccination, you must give a treat otherwise the next time the horse doesn?t want to know you?. Which is fair enough, but it irked me that she persisted in giving T something when I had asked her not to. The vet asked why I didn?t want T to get treats, and I explained that she had PSSM, at which point the vet took the p out of my French/accent and then things went downhill from there...She asked why T was wearing two rugs, I said because she was really feeling the cold at the moment; then I went on to get a lecture about a horses core comfort level being completely different to a human, if she was feeling cold why was she clipped (because she sweats to an uncomfortable level when worked if left au natural), you do know she is fat, yes... oh sorry, we can?t say that to owners now, we have to say something like, she?s too short for her weight (yes, she is a bit fat at the moment, she gains weight very easily when on a hay only diet, but I?m aware of it and keeping an eye on it).She said that if I stick my hand under the rugs, just how warm would it be, I should take one off, and she would work harder to keep warm and lose weight (yes, in principle I would agree, but T has myopathy/is metabolic, and if she gets cold her muscles lock up and she can?t walk; I only put the second rug on today as she has been showing increased discomfort - and here I indicated her nose), the vet said ?of course she is showing discomfort, I?ve just stuck a needle in her chest?.I stated that T is currently worked twice a day, to help both with the weightloss and with the muscle myopathy, which is 30 mins trot and canter on the lunge. The vet said, ?oh, movement therapy, I don?t consider it work until they enter their fourth hour?At which point I had to walk away before I said something very impolite...Now, nothing which the vet said was untrue, but I was made to feel about 2ins tall; something I could really, really do without at the moment, as T has been really struggling for the past couple of weeks, and has gone down hill significantly in the past 3 days. It is mainly cold related, combined with having to stand in more than usual.Given how ?concerned? the vet was T was wearing two rugs, she didn?t actually do even a cursory inspection or ask how T was, never mind doing heart and lungs, before jabbing her.As I said, thankfully it was only for vaccinations, and thank goodness I won?t have to see her Ever again!/rant over!
02-22-2018, 07:12 PM
Ever get a vet you just don’t click with?
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