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Why is it so hard to find a vet that isn't a total shit show of an operation. Why can't I talk to the person actually examining my cat, why can't I be there to explain her whole deal for her on account of her being unable to speak English. Maybe I have context you may need for a diagnosis?? I'm about to scream

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Fucking getting a phone call about Doodle's exam ending with "oh, right, I almost forgot! she may need dental surgery because of those lesions she has, that's also a possibility for why she won't eat"

Bitch??? What do you mean you almost forgot?? Why didn't you start with that instead of telling me I may want to try anti-nausea medication when she's giving no sign of being nauseated??? Which I would have told you if you had let me be there while you checked on my cat.

She hasn't eaten for three days and you're telling me "idk lol maybe you'll want to schedule surgery in the next few months? In the meantime we have her some fluids"

I will fling you into lake Michigan

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Exclusive Doodle picture as a thanks for reading my vent about the vet

Turns out she loves the carrier as soon as we get to the vet, could not pay her to get out of it

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gave her an appetite stimulant and she's eating soft food now :eggbug-sob:

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stu
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it really feels like pre-pandemic the advice was always "cats hide their symptoms very well so a caretaker's observations are critical" and post-pandemic that's gone

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It feels like post-pandemic a lot of healthcare (human and non-human) has completely forgotten the most basic shit. Like we're going backwards on the simplest things and everyone has worse outcomes and we don't care

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wolf-and-ghostling
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wishing Doodle comfort and no pain.

my Wolfie also couldn't eat very well and he had bad breath. he has a history of being a little brat and magically being perfectly fine once we've gone to the vet, but i always take any possible problem seriously, and i managed to get him an appointment a couple weeks after his food issues started. vet thought he's probably just picky and maybe i should brush his teeth more. i had to directly ask her to look in his mouth. her response was 'oh yeah, his teeth are too far gone for brushing to help, they need to be removed' in the most casual and 'duh' tone ever.

what do you mean ????? i pay you a fortune for his twice-yearly checkups and not once has anyone ever checked his mouth to be able to tell he needs dental work ????? and then all the vets and nurses who spoke to me about this emphasised how cats need yearly dental cleaning and how this is a super common problem. so why... in years of bringing him to you... has no one ever told me or looked that his teeth are okay ... ?

i felt so terrible and negligent and guilty because Wolfie was clearly in pain. i spent the next month cooking him soft foods and feeding him off the pad of my finger little by little, five times a day, but he still lost a lot of weight.

surgery cost a heart shattering sum as you can imagine, and Wolfie now has less than half of his teeth. this includes two of his big ones and basically all of his little ones in the front, so it is really hard for him to grab food and will always have some trouble with eating. he doesn't understand, but i will always feel so guilty that maybe things would've been easier if the problem had been seen to sooner :(

(edit: i am in the UK)

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NoelBWrites
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wishing Doodle comfort and no pain.

Thank you.

God that is a nightmare. And I get the guilt but how could you know?? It's not like you went to school to get training specifically in medical care for animals, they should have checked! They should have told you!

I'm sorry about Wolfie's teeth and I'm glad you did catch the problem. It may be harder for him to eat but he's not in pain anymore.

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We're trying, unfortunately I'm limited by not having a car, so it has to be within a reasonable distance. The closest clinic is not currently accepting new patients because they're full. This is the third vet clinic we've tried, they've all been ran like this

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fauxtrot
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That's weird, I've always been able to be in the room while they were examining my cats, aside from a brief period at the start of the pandemic where they had everyone wait in their cars. I guess some places never stopped doing that?

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NoelBWrites
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I suspect is a way to have a single vet on site rushing through all physical exams without wasting time with silly inefficiencies like "answering questions" or "explaining things." Actual vets are more expensive than techs after all

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