Vets Q Professional Ethics

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Wonder if anyone can help with a question?

I use a vets practice specialising in equines and have built up an excellent relationship with one of the vets, with whom I'm very happy.

I had cause to call the vets for what I thought to be a virus (performance dropping off) and my usual vet was on holiday for couple of weeks. Not really wanting to wait so long for blood tests and a check up I agreed for another vet to attend. This vet quite rightly examined and carried out trot ups and flexion tests and thought more likely to be back probs.

What I'm asking is whether it is professionally acceptable to ask the practice to send my preferred vet to complete the diognostics.

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What I'm asking is whether it is professionally acceptable to ask the practice to send my preferred vet to complete the diognostics.
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No problem at all. I've done this, and know others who have too.
 
Thanks Amymay, guess I dont want to appear rude by saying I dont want vet A to see my horse they're not good enough please send vet Z!!
 
Quite acceptable IMO.
I only use/trust 1 vet from my practice for anything serious. Obviously happy to use the other vets for routine bits.
 
It's not really an ethics question, btw. If your practice has a policy of sending whomever is available then that could be a sticking point but most don't.

Ethics would only come in to it if one vet in a practice encouraged you to use them over another vet or spoke ill of them. Even so, that would be their problem, not yours.
 
amymay said:
Ah, but you don't say you don't want vet A. You just say make the appt with vet Z only please.
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Exactly this. I had to get Vet B out as my usual Vet A was on holiday. I was extremely unhappy with Vet B's diagnosis and rudeness and insisted Vet A came out. I was charged for a 2nd opinion and a special call out for Vet B to come (this just appeared on my bill). Was really annoyed as Vet B had a long history with my horse and as his condition was serious and he was the senior vet, I thought it was an acceptable request. Apparently not.
 
Persepolis said:
Exactly this. I had to get Vet B out as my usual Vet A was on holiday. I was extremely unhappy with Vet B's diagnosis and rudeness and insisted Vet A came out. I was charged for a 2nd opinion and a special call out for Vet B to come (this just appeared on my bill). Was really annoyed as Vet B had a long history with my horse and as his condition was serious and he was the senior vet, I thought it was an acceptable request. Apparently not.
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Sorry got my Vet A's and B's mixed up. Post should read as follows:

Exactly this. I had to get Vet B out as my usual Vet A was on holiday. I was extremely unhappy with Vet B's diagnosis and rudeness and insisted Vet A came out. I was charged for a 2nd opinion and a special call out for Vet A to come (this just appeared on my bill). Was really annoyed as Vet A had a long history with my horse and as his condition was serious and he was the senior vet, I thought it was an acceptable request. Apparently not.
 
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