Vets errors - thank goodness i didnt listen

[Moomin1]

I think this thread is very unfair. These people give up 7 years of their life to be a qualified vet and this is how they are repaid.... We all mistakes in the workplace and I'm sure the burden of making the wrong decisions weighs heavy on their shoulders. The last thing I would do if something went wrong with my horse is point the finger at someone who has tried their best and obviously not purposely made a mistake.

Agree.

 

[Miss L Toe]

Not with a horse, but with my dear old cat. She collapsed in the garden, and then her behaviour seemed to indicate that a) she had had a stroke, and b) she had gone suddenly and totally blind. I rushed her to the vet and asked him to PTS straight away, she was in the most terrible distress, it was heartbreaking to see. The vet disagreed! Said he didn't think she had gone blind, despite her behaviour. I allowed him to persuade me to leave her there under observation overnight. In the morning he phoned and told me what I already knew - that my cat was blind and probably brain damaged. I shall always regret not listening to my own instincts, and thus allowing the poor creature to suffer for another 24 hours.

and then they send you a bill

 

[Miss L Toe]

I think this thread is very unfair. These people give up 7 years of their life to be a qualified vet and this is how they are repaid.... We all mistakes in the workplace and I'm sure the burden of making the wrong decisions weighs heavy on their shoulders. The last thing I would do if something went wrong with my horse is point the finger at someone who has tried their best and obviously not purposely made a mistake.

"Given up seven years" , don't be ridiculous, they are aware of the time needed before they start.
I was considered too stupid to attend univesity [times were different] [I now have post grad degree]
I am not qualified but I have enuff experience [6 months in a stud], to know if my foal is a day old or 3 days old, vet did not know, and advice given by her was wrong.
I had to phone my stud groom to confirm my opinion,, then phone the senior practice vet to tell him her advice was incorrect, she is still of the opinion that owners know nothing, and she will never ever touch my horse again.

 

[putasocinit]

Given up 7 years is their choice entirely and even more the reason why their mistakes should be few and far between, my boss is not a happy bunny if i make a mistake and i am not a vet and my mistakes do not cause suffering.