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Is my vet taking the pee!
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<blockquote data-quote="Dry Rot" data-source="post: 8401409" data-attributes="member: 4505"><p>I don't really understand the need to rush to the vet for the slightest thing, which is what pet owners will usually do. I am as soft with my animals as anyone but time will cure a lot of problems and it's usually obvious to anyone used to stock whether they are improving or getting worse in a couple of days. </p><p></p><p>For open wounds I always kept some surgical needles and suture in the medicine cupboard. Vet advice was that saline solution or honey are excellent antibiotics. Working dogs are very tough and if they trust you, they will tolerate suturing without an anaesthetic. I've watched enough operations to make a good job of my needle work. A simple fracture is often easy enough to splint and you can buy plaster of Paris at the pharmacy. Though I suppose in this nanny state, you'd be prosecuted for "not seeking immediate veterinary attention", as if vets were the only people wth common sense and stockmanship.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dry Rot, post: 8401409, member: 4505"] I don't really understand the need to rush to the vet for the slightest thing, which is what pet owners will usually do. I am as soft with my animals as anyone but time will cure a lot of problems and it's usually obvious to anyone used to stock whether they are improving or getting worse in a couple of days. For open wounds I always kept some surgical needles and suture in the medicine cupboard. Vet advice was that saline solution or honey are excellent antibiotics. Working dogs are very tough and if they trust you, they will tolerate suturing without an anaesthetic. I've watched enough operations to make a good job of my needle work. A simple fracture is often easy enough to splint and you can buy plaster of Paris at the pharmacy. Though I suppose in this nanny state, you'd be prosecuted for "not seeking immediate veterinary attention", as if vets were the only people wth common sense and stockmanship. [/QUOTE]
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