vets - ask them a direct question and you get a direct answer

clancysunny2

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after loads of upset, guilt and confusion, i finally plucked up the courage to ask my vet whether it would be in my horses interst to have him pts sooner rather than later, and he immediately said "yes - in your horses case i would recommend it".
trust your instincts!
 
poor you, sorry to hear that
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but at least the vet isnt leading you into false circumstances and further heartbreak.
 
I'm sorry to hear that but I am surprised your vet didn't mention that option in the first place so you could make a informed decision. Is this what you are going to do then? Big hugs x
 
I'm so sorry for you, and horrible that you had to ask the vet about it first without it being raised by them as an option. Sometimes vets seem blinded by the medical / surgical options available and don't think about the overall wellbeing of the horse. Just my opinion.
 
A vet will not know the horse as well as its owner. You know when your horses time has come, just like you'll know exactly where his itchy spot is.
Vets these days tend to lack common sense in some areas, the vet who came to do Gems melanoma biopsy and he told me he knew best despite my efforts to stop him getting kicked etc!

(((Big hugs))) to both of you
 
Not nice too hear, but think of it like. This vet would have more to gain out of you finicially if he said NO, so perhaps it's could be the right solution for welfare of your horse???

I would be very unset, BUT you did ask for professional opionion, and if me, i would have to think long and hard about it.

So sorry for you tho
 
Sorry for your situation. IME however I have had the same experience as you, my mare colicked so badly that I could only see being PTS as an option but the vet did not even raise it until I asked her to put my mare down as I thought she was suffering enough. I was told that vets are not really meant to tell you to put an animal down unless you ask first. And from what I have seen in my work, vets are a bit like dentists (human ones and removing teeth).
 
Yep, they need to know what you want to hear, and what "level of truth" you can cope with. I know its horrid to hear, but I am the sort who HAS to know the bottom line in order to make the right decision, so i think you did the right thing in asking this stark question.
 
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