[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Frustrated - Long
- From: bedkar@xxxxx
- To: fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:34:48 -0400 (EDT)
They're not nuts........THEY'RE RICH!
Kay
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From: "Terry Cochran" <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx>
To: DOGSRLUV@xxxxxxx, cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 3:07:04 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Frustrated - Long
The best way to deal with vets like this is to make their names location and
business address public so others in the area will know who the nuts are.
Terry
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From: "DOGSRLUV@xxxxxxx" <DOGSRLUV@xxxxxxx>
To: cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 2:52 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Frustrated - Long
OMG another vet that is an idiot. (thank god there are good vets out� but
this one sounds nutz.)� I hope these people start to realize this� before
they do any more damage to this pup.� Pulling baby teeth, huuuuu� what is
wrong with letting them teeth normally.... Sometime you do have to pull� fangs
but rarely.�
Unfortunately if they do not listen to you there is not much you can do but
make sure your offers are in writting...
We once had a dog we sold scheduled for a hip replacement and when I got in
the middle of it all and had him xrayed by a qualified vet he OFA'd good.�
The people still wanted to believe their vet but at least they did not
butcher� that poor dog.
Deb
In a message dated 10/18/2011 2:27:06 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,�
cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Kim and� I sold a 14 week old lovely puppy to an equally lovely family.� It
appeared to be a match made in heaven....� Stay at home mom. Dad has a�
stable, very high paying job.� Beautiful home. Fenced yard.� Prior� experience
owning GSD's.� Good references.
Fast forward 2� months...� We get a frantic call from the dad telling us
that he took the� pup to be neutered and the vet postponed the surgery because
she fears the pup� may have a serious liver or kidney problem.� The vet
told them this� probably runs in the lines.� Especially seeing how the puppy is
a� GSD.� Mom and Dad are freaking out.
We asked to see the� puppy's complete medical records, including all lab
tests and results.� Going over the test results, I noticed only *one*
abnormality...� The� puppy's BUN(Blood Urea Nitrogen) was *slightly* elevated.�
That's� it.� I told the dad that a high protein diet, mild dehydration or
stress� can cause a slight increase in the BUN.� What often happens to
pups/dogs�
at the vet's?� They become stressed and slightly dehydrated.� Plus� the pup
is on a high protein diet.
The dad did tell the vet what I� said.� The vet told the dad that the pup's
urine specific gravity was� low, meaning his urine is too dilute.� This can
be one of the first� indicators that all may not be well with the kidneys.�
When I went back� and looked at the pup's specific gravity value, I found
it to be in the� *normal* range.� His urine was not too dilute!
The vet asked the� owners to bring the pup back in a week and repeat *all*
the tests.� They� did this and the BUN was normal as were all the other
tests.� (Once� again.)� The pup was scheduled to be neutered in a week.�
However,� despite all the lab values being normal, the vet told the owners that
the
puppy, because he is a GSD, may still be developing kidney/liver problems
and� that he needed to be monitored.
Meanwhile, I studied the vet's notes� and discovered a couple unusual(to
me) things...� While the puppy was� anesthetized, the vet recommended pulling
the puppy's remaining baby teeth,� giving the puppy a Fluoride treatment and
x-raying his hips.� Kim and I� told the owners, in no uncertain terms, that
the puppy did not need his baby� teeth pulled and that he certainly did not
need a Fluoride treatment.� We� also expressed our concerns about the puppy
being under anesthesia so long in� order to do all these things.� BTW, the
puppy is a very athletic, doesn't� limp and has a very nice gait.� However,
the Vet felt that his hips� should be x-rayed ASAP, seeing how GSD's are
prone to hip� dysplasia.
The puppy was neutered, his baby teeth were pulled, the� fluoride treatment
given and his hips were x-rayed.� That night, Kim got� another frantic call
from the dad...� The vet told the owners that there� was a 6% chance that
the puppy was going to develop hip dysplasia and that� they really needed to
watch him.� How the vet came up with the 6% chance� of hip dysplasia beats
me!
Kim and I asked to see a digital image of� the hip x-ray.� We appalled when
we looked at it!� The positioning� was horrendous!� The OFA would have
rejected the film with only a� glance.
Anyhow, we're worried about the pup's future well being.� This vet has
made the owners extremely fearful that something awful is going� to befall this
puppy simply because he's a GSD.� Seeing how the owners� are now so worried
that the puppy is going to develop kidney/liver disease or� hip dysplasia,
we told them that we would like to take the puppy back and give� them a full
refund.� They don't want to return the puppy, so we gave them� the option
of going to a highly recommend vet, one who knows GSD's,� instead.� We're not
sure what's going to happen as the owners are� believing whatever their vet
tells them and that Kim and I, as breeders, are� just trying to cover our
butts.
Thanks for letting me� vent.
Paulette McGuirt, GSDCA Member
Wellborn-Allemande German� Shepherds
Qui Me Amat, Amat et Canem� Meam
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Daylight Time,�
cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Kim and� I sold a 14 week old lovely puppy to an equally lovely family.� It
appeared to be a match made in heaven....� Stay at home mom. Dad has a�
stable, very high paying job.� Beautiful home. Fenced yard.� Prior� experience
owning GSD's.� Good references.
Fast forward 2� months...� We get a frantic call from the dad telling us
that he took the� pup to be neutered and the vet postponed the surgery because
she fears the pup� may have a serious liver or kidney problem.� The vet
told them this� probably runs in the lines.� Especially seeing how the puppy is
a� GSD.� Mom and Dad are freaking out.
We asked to see the� puppy's complete medical records, including all lab
tests and results.� Going over the test results, I noticed only *one*
abnormality...� The� puppy's BUN(Blood Urea Nitrogen) was *slightly* elevated.�
That's� it.� I told the dad that a high protein diet, mild dehydration or
stress� can cause a slight increase in the BUN.� What often happens to
pups/dogs�
at the vet's?� They become stressed and slightly dehydrated.� Plus� the pup
is on a high protein diet.
The dad did tell the vet what I� said.� The vet told the dad that the pup's
urine specific gravity was� low, meaning his urine is too dilute.� This can
be one of the first� indicators that all may not be well with the kidneys.�
When I went back� and looked at the pup's specific gravity value, I found
it to be in the� *normal* range.� His urine was not too dilute!
The vet asked the� owners to bring the pup back in a week and repeat *all*
the tests.� They� did this and the BUN was normal as were all the other
tests.� (Once� again.)� The pup was scheduled to be neutered in a week.�
However,� despite all the lab values being normal, the vet told the owners that
the
puppy, because he is a GSD, may still be developing kidney/liver problems
and� that he needed to be monitored.
Meanwhile, I studied the vet's notes� and discovered a couple unusual(to
me) things...� While the puppy was� anesthetized, the vet recommended pulling
the puppy's remaining baby teeth,� giving the puppy a Fluoride treatment and
x-raying his hips.� Kim and I� told the owners, in no uncertain terms, that
the puppy did not need his baby� teeth pulled and that he certainly did not
need a Fluoride treatment.� We� also expressed our concerns about the puppy
being under anesthesia so long in� order to do all these things.� BTW, the
puppy is a very athletic, doesn't� limp and has a very nice gait.� However,
the Vet felt that his hips� should be x-rayed ASAP, seeing how GSD's are
prone to hip� dysplasia.
The puppy was neutered, his baby teeth were pulled, the� fluoride treatment
given and his hips were x-rayed.� That night, Kim got� another frantic call
from the dad...� The vet told the owners that there� was a 6% chance that
the puppy was going to develop hip dysplasia and that� they really needed to
watch him.� How the vet came up with the 6% chance� of hip dysplasia beats
me!
Kim and I asked to see a digital image of� the hip x-ray.� We appalled when
we looked at it!� The positioning� was horrendous!� The OFA would have
rejected the film with only a� glance.
Anyhow, we're worried about the pup's future well being.� This vet has
made the owners extremely fearful that something awful is going� to befall this
puppy simply because he's a GSD.� Seeing how the owners� are now so worried
that the puppy is going to develop kidney/liver disease or� hip dysplasia,
we told them that we would like to take the puppy back and give� them a full
refund.� They don't want to return the puppy, so we gave them� the option
of going to a highly recommend vet, one who knows GSD's,� instead.� We're not
sure what's going to happen as the owners are� believing whatever their vet
tells them and that Kim and I, as breeders, are� just trying to cover our
butts.
Thanks for letting me� vent.
Paulette McGuirt, GSDCA Member
Wellborn-Allemande German� Shepherds
Qui Me Amat, Amat et Canem� Meam
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