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Vets are important but theyre only as good as their knowledge and training in toy breed dogs.

I have had numerous problems getting the right and wrong advice from a vet, non response from a vet, wrong diagnoses from a vet, need I go on!

A great example is clavamox, Albon, Advantage, should not be giving to a pregnant bitch amoxicillian is the safest as to not jeapodize the health of the impending offspring, yet vets haphazadly perscribe these.

Another example, client took a pup in for their 72 hour vet check after placement. Vet came into the room with 7-1 shot rip roaring ready to go and inject the kid. My client called me on the cell and said he is trying to use lepto and he said he needed a shot...The Kid left with one shot and needed the next the following week at the soonest not on the vet check. She told the vet he was not there for shots but a well check, he promptly said he needs it NOW and lepto is fine, "we always have these problems with breeders" Thank god she took the dog and walked out of the clinic! Came back to me a week later for his second shot.

Final example, another well check....Kid has wet eyes and was sneezing (first two days in her house and he didnt leave with wet eyes) when she took him in for his check. My kids are raised in a very sterol environment The vet didnt once ask what changed in his environment??? automatically perscribed amoxicillian with out hesitation, just assumed he had a cold. Client called me we talked about his environment! The entire house is carpet (where she vacuums daily and uses carpet fresh on a regular basis) there is a cat and a hedgehog in the house, I told her to give baby bendryl twice a day for a week, hmmmm guess what he no longer has wet eyes she didnt use the amoxicillian!

Vets are great for important things and emergencies! I call this a love hate relationship! Or cant live with them and cant live without em!