Being A Veterinarian 50 Years Ago vs Today
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- Опубликовано: 23 май 2024
- I think we’ve gotten better in some aspects, and worse in others! 😂 This video is all in good fun so we as vets can laugh at ourselves!
For those inquiring minds: yes, back in the day before specialists, vets did complicated surgeries with the book open, and a tech turning the pages. Vets were real cowboys back in the day!
And before everyone races to the comments section to say things like, “yeah, and it was cheaper back then too.” Tap the brakes a second. Everything was cheaper 50 years ago. Veterinary medicine is not immune to economic changes like everyone wants it to be. We get it’s expensive, but most vets have zero control over that.
Vets have a high suicide rate. The ER vet who took care of my cat said that two of his classmates had already taken their own lives. Be nice to your vet because they have very stressful jobs.
i love my vet. he is very professional and is a very good doctor to my dog. i don't expect him to be my buddy----its not that kind of thing. i am paying for his knowledge and expertise. i listen carefully, following his instructions exactly and have taken notes when it gets complicated to make sure i understand everything he says.
@@melblacke5726 One has nothing to do with the other. It’s the stress of dealing with people who have lost their pets and mean people. I had just told him to take good care of himself and he said that no one else had ever said that to him before. I mentioned that I had read about the suicide rates and he said that to me. We can’t forget that vets are service providers and above all, human beings with feelings.
In that case what it must be like for doctors 😮
@@saranyachaudhuri9838 Vets are doctors.
@@saranyachaudhuri9838 They also have a high suicide rate.
Vets are under appreciated. Thank you for helping our favorite family members.
They most definitely are. Our vet is the most wonderful person I know. She takes excellent care of both her two-legged and four-legged clients. We've been with her for well over 25 years now and she has shared our joys, our heartbreaks, and laughter, and our tears. She's given us good news, she's given bad news. She's always given us wonderful advice; she's never steered us wrong. She's worth all the gold in Fort Knox.
NO. Absolutely, NOT. Only the good vets are under appreciated...
@@janhankins911 We had one like that. We were with her for 15 years, before she retired. 😭😭😭
@@ukoutlaw5238 I hope I'm long gone before our Dr. K retires. She's simply the best.
Alright, this is funny, but I gotta say that our old vet, that had probably been practicing for 50 years before he retired, was fantastic. He did what he needed to and didn't charge obscene rates, got us in quickly when we needed it, and shared lots of treatments we could do at home without even coming to the vet. He wasn't perfect, but he had good intuition and took good care of our pets for many years.
Seriously. I knew my old vet my entire life, actually since before I was born since he was the family vet and my mother had been taking her animals to him since the late 70s. He was absolutely wonderful. He retired a few years ago and the people he sold his practice to have been awful and a revolving door. Such a shame.
Because of the very real risk of law suits, social media slandering, and general abuse from clients, vets are no longer able to practice "intuitive" medicine. Everything has to meet a certain minimum standard of care. Better for the pet, but also more expensive.
And they listened to good pet owners that didn’t project stuff on their pets. 😂 Now they group all pet owners into the idiot group and pander to them for even more money. Nowadays it’s about the owner more than the pet.
I love that we can do so much better for animals now.
Can, but many still DO NOT.
X ray for the cat? That’s just the beginning- we’re going to refer you to a veterinary cardiologist for an electrocardiogram, and an echocardiogram-our cats get better care than humans did 50 years ago. Seriously, I’m grateful to my vet for catching my cat’s HCM early. Early medication=longer life and better outcome.
Same my pup’s DCM. Able to get her in to a cardiologist in three weeks, she’s doing better than ever.
On a sadder note, I took my late pup who had liver cancer, unfortunately it’s basically palliative care. She did more and told me more in his last visit than his previous vet ever did. The whole clinic is great. I full heartedly trust her, she’s an amazing person. So glad I was finally able get in there.
Love the RinTinTin to Zenitsu shift in pet names 😆
This reminds me of reading my James Herriot books. They were written in the 1930's before the days of penicillin!
I was going to recommend Dr. B. read those!! I think he'd enjoy not only the stories, but also a look at veterinary medicine back then. I think "All Creatures Great and Small" is still my favorite book.
Omg! I've read some of the books like em 4 times. And now there's a new tv show about them. I've heard it's great!
@@mellie4174 The BBC adaptation is a lot of fun; in some of the episodes, my parents watched before I did and had me play guess the diagnosis of the pet. Plus, I think it was the swan song performance from the lady who brought Olenna "Queen of Thorns" Tyrell to the screen as the mom of the most spoiled pupper.
@@B2WM Did this pupper tend to get "flop-butt"?
@@SiiriCressey Don't remember the term Mom used, but the vets diagnosed it with "too many cookies, not enough walks" syndrome.
What’s funny is both kinds of vets still exist! I have the first kind as my primary for exotics and cats, and the second as the primary for our dog. It’s so nice to get balanced decisions where they discuss and solve the problem together.
LOLOL Getting ready to get screamed at and told everything is my fault. Every day…. Every day… 😂😂
Ah, old Doc Benson, back in 1968 when I was 16... My lab got in a tussle with another dog who chomped down on her ear and then pulled. The ear was bleeding profusely and would only slow if I could keep her lying down. But she would shake her head whenever she stood back up, and it would start again. When I called Doc Benson, he told me not to worry. Eventually, she would get tired from all the blood loss and quiet down. He was right, but I appreciate the options we have now. ❤
Of course an anxious dog is named Zenitsu.
Oh gosh, one of our family's first Veterinarians was an "Old School" doc but he probably extended our dogs' lives for years (turns out they were having severe reactions to the kibble we were giving them because of the corn and sugar content- he also recommended an AMAZING mobile veterinarian who had lots of experience in nutrition and acupuncture and the dogs were less stressed about going in for regular checkups!) Vets are incredible, and I still feel bad every time my dog decides to pee on the waiting room floor instead of getting on the scale.
On one hand, vets (and it feels like everyone else) seem understaffed compared to the bad ol' days, but just because we have so much more knowledge of what we can do when we work together. The Splendid Vet mentioned in the 101 Dalmatians book written in the 50s was the only one there on Christmas Eve; now there are entire hospitals when needed and you're all Splendid.
Vet med is understaffed because the pay is shite, we are constantly abused by clients, there is no work/life balance, and we get literally 0 respect for what we do. I graduated with my CVT in a good urban center in 2012. Max starting pay was $12.75. Night stock at my local grocery store was $16.
People don't realize how physically, emotionally, and interpersonally challenging the job is. Average lifespan of a tech is 5 years. Front desk - 2 years.
@kellyu3702 THIS. I did about a semester of online tech school while working at a GP clinic during covid. After realizing that spending 2 years to get licensed would only bring my wage up by a few dollars compared to being unlicensed, I gave up. I got so burned out after 5 years that I left the field entirely. People complain about clinics having high turnover rates but don't realize that staff are constantly abused by clients, there is often a toxic work environment in the back, and the pay is shit for the amount of work we're expected to do. The human body can only filter out so much bullshit before we HAVE to quit. When I left, I hated going to work so much that I would sometimes visualize getting hurt in some way just so I could take some time off without having to feel bad about it.
@@DeathoftheEndless7 yeah, before I became permanently disabled, I was actually fired because I had to go to the hospital so I didn't do anything permanent to myself. I was "a liability". Instead of addressing their core of mean girls who constantly drove away anyone they didn't consider "worthy" of their clinic
I remember seeing old surgery check in sheets listing pain management as optional 😳😳 let alone previsit traz or gaba
Just graduated vet school this year and I have to say this is too true! Especially that "good enough" when getting dressed in the morning lmao
Thank you for entering this noble profession. I hope you have many moments which make it all worthwhile. ❤
I love that there are so many specialty vets now and many places have a dedicated ER center. We make full use of the veterinary specialists in our area (with our "regular" vet's blessing--she often refers us). We're lucky enough to live in the Knoxville, TN area and have the University of Tennessee Veterinary Teaching Hospital in our back yard, so we make full use of their specialists, too. Our ER rocks. On Christmas day of this year, one of our little dogs went outside first thing in the morning, came back in and 15 minutes later collapsed and was totally non-responsive. We rushed him into the ER (in our pajamas) and he was taken right in. The vet there figured out what had happened (despite our tearful explanations that I'm not sure made a lot of sense) and saved Riley's life. He had gone into anaphylactic shock. We still don't know what caused it, but it hasn't happened since (but he has his own doggy epi-pen now that we keep just in case). By the way, we weren't the only people in the ER on Christmas morning in our PJ's. I think the only ones "dressed" were the people working in the ER! I remember a time when there wasn't a dedicated ER. Vets would take "turns" working the ER and you'd call and they'd tell you which clinic to go to. You never knew who you'd get (good or bad).
1:36 All Creatures Great and Small taught me that vets have always been misblamed and under appreciated. 😢
Books or (either) TV show?
@katherinepurvin7802
'70's tv show. The farmers were constantly blaming James for bot doing anything when they usually called him in too late or decided that they didn't want treatment because it was too expensive. Although, the pet owners who brought in their cats and dogs usually were more compassionate toward the vets, which was interesting because the two older ones weren't as skilled in caring for small animals. ( I think Tristan had more knowledge of care in that area, but it has been a long time and I gave up because Sebastian reminded me too much of someone I know in real life.) 🥴
@@cookingwithtabitha I'm more familiar with the recent remake. My grandfather had a box set of the original (he's the one who gifted me my well-loved set of Herriots), but it went missing during the managing of estate. I'm still hoping it turns up safe, though it's been some time.
The anxious animal being called Zenitsu is hilarious 😂
I cracked up at "Zenitsu's anxiety." A man of culture, I see. XD
As my mon is almost 30 year in veterinary, and resources improve significantly.
My mom ultimate objective is always help the animals, but before she was playing a guessing game of probability, and now she have tools, exams and a bunch of things besides observation to help a animal, and that's so very reliving and wonderful.
Except whem the owner says " I dont have the money for exams, but cure my dog anyway " 😭
Just to be clear we live in a "third world country"
I kinda miss that my old vet used to just look at my pet and know what was wrong and fix it. I also kinda miss being able to get in to the vet the same day and not have to pay an emergency fee.
I miss being able to get in to see the vet the same day, too! Now I get an e-mail 3 months in advance to book an appointment for things like yearly check-ups! And if we need a medication refill, you've got to give them at least 24 hours notice. I remember being able to walk in, say "I need a refill of X for Fluffy", you chat with the receptionist, say "hi" to the doctor when she came up front, and 5 minutes later, you're on your way with your refill.
@@janhankins911 man, your vet sucks. I usually am able to get an appointment next day for most things, and my vet will usually squeeze me in same day if it’s something I’m particularly worried about. And our prescription refill is a drive through.
@@janhankins911 You might see if they'll write you a prescription. Some human pharmacies will fill vet orders too, besides the whole online pharmacy thing. My vet noped out of Chewy, but they have their own online sources where I can preorder meds. (I'd be cynical, but the price is about the same.)
they probably guessed back then and treated the symptoms. it is better to first understand what's causing the symptoms through testing, but i can understand that that's confusing for owners, because back in the day the vet "just fixed it without all those expensive tests". but it is better for your pet to do it like it's done these days. Higher demand sadly means longer wait times and emergency fees are necessary because vets are available day and night every day of the week and on national holidays.
and sorry for my english, i hope you could understand what i'm trying to say.
@@Yuki9933 No need to apologize for your English. You write very well and your comment was very understandable.
OMG you just brought up so many memories of taking my childhood animals to the local vet, you are right on point! No it wasn’t 50 years ago but totally the same vibe 😂 Thanks for the blast from the past and to all old school vets who diagnosed and treated animals without the modern imaging/diagnostic testing you were AMAZING!
As client service at a vet's office, we're usually the first in line to get screamed at for things that aren't our faults. 😁 But I try to counter that with "time to go to work and get screamed at... Oh and play with puppies! PUPPIES!!!" It works every time 😍
I had to wait slightly forever picking up my girl after her routine dental and one of the techs was like "So sorry, we had a c section with 12 puppies -- it was all hands on deck!" 😂 Everybody gets a puppy, lol 🐶🐶🐶
@@stellangios The other day we had 9 puppies come together from the same litter. They were newly rescued and the rescue group was bringing them in for exams. It was so much fun and so much chaos all at once! But it was the same end result: all hands on deck for the team, endless apologies to the clients for the ongoing wait time as the medical team wrangled puppies, ongoing apologies to the cat parents for the endless barking coming from the back, etc. Everyone was pretty understanding thankfully. And once the puppies started to come out to be taken back to the shelter all the clients were understandably obsessed with the mini puppy circus passing by 😁
If only all of our veterinarians were as amazing as you
Im dying 🤣! Yes both vets still exist and oooohh lord help me when I tried to change vets and got the “new” kind. My “old” vet is now so appreciated that we think of her as family. ❤
My grandfather was a pretty well-established vet back in his day and I never got to hear many stories from him (I was still a teenager when he died) but I do remember overhearing that family and friends often came into the vet office to get wounds stitched up ON THEMSELVES because it was cheaper and easier than going to a human doctor.
This is why whenever my vet is late I'm always chill about it, same if I've had a long wait for an emergency. People only think about themselves, they don't stop to wonder what else has the vet had to deal with before you etc. I think I've only been short once with an emergency vet, my dog's foot had been bleeding on and off for 20 minutes and this happened only a few days after my nanna died so remaining calm was beyond me. I still feel bad about that.
'50 years ago' isn't what it used to be (only takes us back to 1974 now, which feels like yesterday to me) - but I fully respect Dr.Bozelka knows what he's talking about.
I can count on one hand the number of "lunch breaks" I actually took on one hand. 99% were in the lab area reading fecals and doing blood smear counts.
Ok so to summarize, vet staff (good ones, at least) tend to do more and get treated worse for it than they did back then. Damn.
Sidenote: Any time I've taken my animals to the vet, be it to check on them and make sure they're doing ok or to deal with a dying pet, the good vet staff I've met made the ordeal so much easier to handle and I couldn't be more grateful, so shout out to all you vets and vet staff/associates, you guys are the real ones! 💖
80 or 90 years ago, the local vet was probably also the local dentist and grain merchant.
Depends on how country you go: NYC had specialists back then, modern rural has Texaco Mike.
@@B2WM 🤣🤣🤣
I love my vets! They go above and beyond to keep my pups healthy. ❤️❤️
Oh this really hits home for me, Grandpa was a rural vet. 😂
50 years ago we basically treated pets with anxiety how I get treated when I have anxiety.
👏👏 SO true! I’m 56 now and had anxiety as a child - it was basically put down to bad behaviour on my part, not the fact that things at home were very tense. 😂
Funny thing is, better training still works for dogs with anxiety. I doubt so many dogs had it as bad back before so much over breeding for the pet trade and so many owners acting like their dogs are their "babies" and they can't tell them anything. People *make* their dogs crazy now.
Zenitsu being an anxious cat is perfect
I live in a very rural area. The vets (whose clinic is 30 miles away) don't have the resources of big city vets. Still, I feel all vets, no matter where or when, care about animals. They sure don't do it for the money.
Not all care. I promise you that.
Not all care, i can promise you that. And those that own 4 large locations, do it for the money.
@@iand9431 Given the horrible debt to income ratio for entering the profession, the very low wages given the level of skill and education, the high level of depression and suicide, and the constant abuse from clients, anyone "in it for the money" is either really bad at math or amazingly stupid. No one, NO ONE enters this profession for money (because it's not there compared to the cost). It is only for those who care.
I’m 73. When I was 14 the vet who lived down the street let me come help him during the summer. My father referred to him as St Francis. How he stayed in business was a mystery because he turned no one away. He was a damn good vet but the difference in what a vet has today and the very little he had is a good change. He saved our cat, who had distemper, using fluids and constant overwatch. Sadly, the distemper damaged the cat’s brain and he became Cujo cat. That’s another story…I have still have scars. I learned emergency methods from him for injuries and illness that have allowed us to get our pets to our current vet alive. I’ve never forgotten him or his kindness to me and all the animals he treated. Btw he believed animals felt pain and had emotions.
Yes, they absolutely do! 🥰
Good veterinarians are the heros we do not deserve. Big appreciation to all you guys for what you do cause people really do not realize how much they have to handle and sacrifice for us and our fur babies ❤
My vet is, idk how to say this, a freak of nature. I can't explain him. It's been an interesting bunch of years trying to learn how to communicate back and forth and handle some of the weird stuff he says. But he knows his onions. He's that guy, the only one who can trim your parrot's beak, go right over to a cat or a tortoise afterwards, talks so fast even the staff doesn't know what he's saying half the time, but somehow is calm all the damn time. Calls eye markings "makeup" and can treat a good sized primate or a little snake. Has a disabled deer living in his back yard and used to bring his 200lb dog to work. Is he the old style? He keeps up with everything new, tries to fit you in, wants to see your senior pet twice a year. Idk. I suspect half the reason the "modern" version is struggling is corporate ownership of vet's offices and little else. And we don't have that at mine. I've literally been able to (not deliberately) end up with my item on the owners' meeting agenda. You get that small feeling with all the modern equipment and knowledge, and for a decent price. It's not all perfect sunshine and happy times, for SURE. But I wish it didn't seem so uncommon.
That Oreo technique was genius!
Wow the 1970s even sounds like a scary time for a pet. I am so glad that vet med has come so far since then😊 x rays do help a lot people that's how we found out our Burmese have and had asthma 😊 and it's great to know that sometimes that asthma is caused by allergies in cats. Thank god for zrytec😊 we get the vet dose on Amzon still pretty affordable and use fluticazone inhaler PRN. The allergy veterinarian specialists said that was okay.
The 70's? They still do this to this day!! It seems the younger generation is more eager to learn. The vets i saw for my sugar gliders, broke my heart and soul..
I absolutely love my vet. I’ve been going to him for 30 years. I still don’t assume I know near as much as he does. I’m a breeder that’s why that statement. I feel for vets who get blamed for stuff not their fault. Most of them are totally in debt from school and yet didn’t say screw this I’ll be a medical doctor and make some big bucks snd it will be so easy with just one specie to deal with. And if anyone is a vet and considering suicide. Please don’t. Someone how there will be so sad really I wish I had a better way to express this
I love your videos! Why you do not have 1 million subscribers I’ll never know.
I thought this would be more like vets going to the farms etc. 50 years ago vs. indoor jobs nowadays but this works too 😄
Of all the Demon Slayer references, Zenitsu makes a ton of sense for a dog with anxiety, lol
Hah, joke on you. 50 years ago in my country we used witch doctor. Hold on, we still using witch doctor, or in a newer term ; alternative healer.
My first dog lived to 13 with only a couple of vet visits (other than vaccinations). One was a cut paw, one for fleas and then just before he died. Total spent was less than $500. Fed him grocery store dog food like Kibbles & Bits. That was 30 years ago. Current dog gets fed high end dog food. Her vet bills have totaled over $20,000. Always in to see the vet for ear infections, cysts, UTIs, diarrhea, illness, and on and on. The farm dog from the 60s lived a full life eating Alpo and leftovers. I doubt he ever went to the vet.
If you are taking video requests, could you discuss how you approach the care of elderly animals and things pet parents should keep in mind when making care decisions for their elderly pets?
OH I know why my cat has anxiety, he tried playing with a balloon in the dark when it was bedtime and everybody else was upstairs. A nightlight solved that issue, and no more balloons (Yes I know about balloons and pets, it was a birthday , there was 1).
While I appreciate the need to run diagnostic and radiology tests to understand the cause of the problem, this means that pet parents often need to fork out thousands of dollars even before treatment starts. My Labrador Retriever was hospitalised earlier this year due to sudden immobility and after a series of expensive CT scans, the specialists determined that it was just arthritis. It's not that I don't appreciate the care and attention they gave my doggo - I certainly do - but man, it made me realise you definitely need to have deep pockets when your pet gets into an emergency situation. In total, my doggo spent abt 5 days in the emergency hospital and we paid abt $9,000.
Then get pet insurance? Or do not own a pet if you can not afford emergency care... generally speaking. Money means aboslutely nothing to me if it means saving my pets and not robbing me of the many years I should and would have left. A good vet is well worth the money spent as well. You would feel differently if you had to struggle to find one single vet willing to run
Diagnostics before your pets literally suffered and died.
@@iand9431 I think you've misunderstood my entire point. I'm not saying that I could not afford emergency care (otherwise my doggo wouldn't be around now). It's well and good that money means nothing to you and you've got tonnes of dough to spend on your pet. But blowing thousands of dollars on a single vet visit would be tough for some people, and the message I wanna send across is that veterinary care can be super expensive, so it's good to be prepared before owning a pet.
Having said that, we need to understand that people do fall on hard times, and that could be the reason why some end up surrendering their dogs to shelters or rehoming their pets. You think it's easy for them? But what's the alternative since vet expenses aren't going to magically come down and the pets need to be treated? I think we could all do with a bit more understanding and empathy instead of looking at everything in black and white.
Sounds like they should have done the basic x ray first. As a human, I've never had CT on my legs or hips, but I had a few x rays which were good enough. They saved the CT for where it was really needed.
@@user-ov4wr5yu4rYes, that was what I thought at first, but I went ahead with the specialists' recommendations anyway cos I was feeling too overwhelmed at that point. And my doggo's primary vet did suggest that he might have a neurological problem and that his case wasn't so straightforward, so I guess they wanted to get to the root cause of his sudden immobility.
Can we have some appreciation for instructors who have to deal with first year writing students too, please?? 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
This was so good! 😂❤
Love the dog tie ❤
You are so hilarious! 😂 You would be surprised at the vets I’ve seen recently that are still in that 50 years ago mode.
In the past year, I have taken my pets to the vet more times than I've gone to the doctor in the past twenty years. Deworming, three rounds of vaccines, bloodwork and neutering for my black domestic shorthair kitten; heart ultrasound, follow-up on new medication (Vetmedin), urgent care for screaming fit, second urgent care for same, this time with $800 of tests and a tentative diagnosis for syringomyelia, tooth check because I thought she was in pain (they said nothing was wrong), appointment to have an eye lump frozen off with a closer dental check under local anesthesia, full dental because the tooth was indeed badly damaged, follow-up for eye lump for my 13-year-old Cavalier. Total cost between the two: $4000. My veterinary office is really excellent, but I wish the receptionist hadn't said "See you soon" when I left last time.
Actually, that's the past 10 months, not the past year . . .
I should also mention that I think their prices are fair for the level of care they provide. My dog's dental was unusually pricey because she's in stage 2 mitral valve heart disease, and the protocol they used for her had more expensive meds. They didn't charge at all for two of the above visits.
I love ur video’s they Are so funny
I can definitely confirm that last one.
I'm surprised about the surgery thing. The 4 vets at my vet clinic all do surgery, but there are surgeries they refer elsewhere.
I'm a big fan of your work doc. But i have to say i don't think you went back far enough. 50 years ago was the 70s (even though in my brain and probably yours too the 70s were like 20 years ago).
You never say the S or Q words. If it's slow or quiet, you keep that to yourself
Our vets have tried a few meds in case it’s this or that, there’s a balance I guess. I know that’s just one example. Idk how strong those anxiety meds are compared to gabapentin but much of that makes my old girl wobble around, it helps before some appointments but I prefer music and pheromone plugins.
Just like humans, it can be a delicate balance to figure out what works best for an individual treatment plan. My vet wanted to avoid drugs as long as possible when I adopted a young foxhound with separation anxiety, but after she slipped her leash and cut her foot while trying behavior management alone, we got an emergency tramadol supply. Ninety percent of the time, we don't need meds; my hound is settling down as she realizes that there's a routine and she's lived with me for probably three times as long as she's been with any other home; she's not getting thrown out or given away again. (She was found as a stray half-grown puppy who already was spayed and potty trained; the foster family already had four and couldn't keep her and it took a month of house hunting before I could bring her home.) But she did manage to climb the kitchen counter while I was at work, open the cabinet door overhead, chew half of the pill organizer, and give herself the maximum recommended dose as the last time she had any, ignoring her toys and treats. Hopefully she learned when she played herself. She'd already chewed through a crate and childproof locks by then. I swear she's the smartest dumb dog or the dumbest smart dog I've ever had and boy can my anxious aspie brain relate.
You are hilarious!
Can’t tell which one I’m more afraid of lol
I'm just here for comments about Zenitsu
I don't think you're looking at 50 years ago for some of these, more like 70
dead on balls accurate
if you name your pet Zenitsu expect them to have anxiety lol oof
I thought that the vena cava couldn't squirt because the pressure is so low. Is my high school understanding of biology wrong?
And there must’ve been more large animal vets out on the farm. And I bet I couldn’t find a vet for my guinea pig then either.
The old school farm/large animal vets would probably be game to try, since the one who came to my step dad's farm treated everything from hogs to dogs to cats to chickens to mules to giant Flemish rabbits all in one trip, but see also doing surgery while rereading the textbook.
Never actually witnessed a single dog respond positively to trazadone, they may be drugged out, but they always seem nervous and uncomfortable. Like, it's good we're not using ace (going to the ace place) anymore but the -done zone- is no good. I wish Gabapentin worked on dogs the way it works on cats. :/
Miss Nessbit has a ton of problems.
We could afford a vet in the 50s. That is the difference. I would accept 1950s technology and medical procedures if it was only $20 for a hospital visit. 😊
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did they even have emergency vets 50 years ago?
Couldn't hear.
No shit! Vets today vs Vets 40 years ago....
I get it. Diagnostics are so much better than yesterday. But why not try the 3 treatments for a week/10 days for the possible differentials at 1:55 (letting the owner know to contact us if things don't improve)? Much cheaper for the client and a better chance of a returning patient if the treatments don't work. Sometimes I think we over think this and don't allow our experience guide us
Many times giving medications as a guessing game KILLS patients. I rather spend thousands for a definitive answer. The vets that still do this are unethical.
While there was a bit of hubris in some vet diagnoses 50 years ago, they seemed a hell of a lot better at making a diagnosis based on clinical observation than they are now. Just like human doctors. All these tests are a money racket and vet and med school training is poorer and reflects the expectation that lab work and scans will do most of the diagnostic work. Not impressed!
What bullshit. You obviously do not have a clue. Wow.
Actually you have a point. Blood tests are very good and very expensive. Using ears, eyes and hands are, with experience, not as bad as it sounds. Sometimes it’s obvious, but today they have to check with tests too, to be safe. Because animal owners today don’t trust a vet that’ll not make lots of testing. I think we need both and with that more trust in the vets!
@@xandraxandra1437 This is imo the big problem nowadays. When I was in vet school 30 years ago, in the teaching hospital for ruminants, there was written "Qui bene diagnostat, bene curat" in big letters on the wall. With all the technology available, a lot of people tend to forget that their five senses, their brain and experience is the most important diagnostic tool. Everything else is just to get a better diagnosis, for decision making in difficult cases or to avoid a lawsuit.
And for the in surgery textbook, I'd rather have a surgeon who says "that looks strange, can you please open the Fossum on page XXX for me?" and refreshes their memory than one who is to proud for this. Any professional, be it a vet, a human physician or else who says they never did that and never will is either lying or should be avoided at all costs.
How tf would YOU know what vets were like 50 years ago?
You're hostile & dismissive.