Dr. Pam
Well-Known Member
Lynn, I'm sorry. "They" brought up stuff about me in the past, and I totally backed off the medical part of my posting. OK, the advice part. I still present information that I feel may help, and offer suggestions for things to check.
I read just about everything, and many people will freely give inaccurate medical advice, or relate treatments that have no bearing. At least there is rarely dangerous treatment suggested (the Forum has improved dramatically in that respect in the last few years) About the time I feel like I need to wade in on something one of the awesome "smart-timers" will post and straighten things out.
The thing is, at this point the general population of this Forum understands that fellow members are NOT veterinarians, and filter advice accordingly. Sad to say, there are more than a few inept and or non responding veterinarians practicing out there, and in an emergency or when medical advice doesn't feel right, people come here and lives are saved. Plain and simple truth. You guys ROCK.
I can't treat, diagnose, or prescribe for any animal I haven't established a doctor/client relationship with, and I can't treat animals in states where I'm not licenced (anywhere outside of MI, IL, CA, IA, or TX). I have been accused of doing that in the past, and had the validity of my professional degree questioned (I am not a foreign grad as suggested--I graduated in 1983 from Michigan State University with honors).
OK, off my soapbox. Go get 'em, Lynn. I may not always agree with you but I love and respect you.
I read just about everything, and many people will freely give inaccurate medical advice, or relate treatments that have no bearing. At least there is rarely dangerous treatment suggested (the Forum has improved dramatically in that respect in the last few years) About the time I feel like I need to wade in on something one of the awesome "smart-timers" will post and straighten things out.
The thing is, at this point the general population of this Forum understands that fellow members are NOT veterinarians, and filter advice accordingly. Sad to say, there are more than a few inept and or non responding veterinarians practicing out there, and in an emergency or when medical advice doesn't feel right, people come here and lives are saved. Plain and simple truth. You guys ROCK.
I can't treat, diagnose, or prescribe for any animal I haven't established a doctor/client relationship with, and I can't treat animals in states where I'm not licenced (anywhere outside of MI, IL, CA, IA, or TX). I have been accused of doing that in the past, and had the validity of my professional degree questioned (I am not a foreign grad as suggested--I graduated in 1983 from Michigan State University with honors).
OK, off my soapbox. Go get 'em, Lynn. I may not always agree with you but I love and respect you.
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