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Vet duty of care

  • 07-03-2020 11:16am
    #1
    nicnac
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  • #2
    cocker5
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    nicnac wrote: »
    If a dog is presented at a vets with incontinence issues, drinking more and having accidents... the vet should do a blood test at the very least...right?

    It depends some vets try antibiotics etc first then testing depends on health / age of the dog .. slow onset or sudden etc..

    BUT as the owner I’d insist on bloods / urine testing straight off but I’m a little OTT when it comes to my dogs health


  • #3
    tk123
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    I think it depends on the owner, the vet and their relationship. I've taken samples to the vet and asked for bloods when I thought something was wrong in the past. On the other hand I'd be fairly certain that other people wouldn't think of taking a sample along. I have a good relationship with everyone at our vets as we're there every week so they trust my judgement and I trust theirs so they know if I'm worried it's for good reason!


  • #4
    Duvetdays
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    Our now past 15year old westie was at the vet fairly frequently for age related issues. She started drinking a huge amount and had the odd accident. Luckily our vet took it seriously and started a series of tests to find the cause. She had urine and blood samples to rule out a list of causes diabetes being one of them. In the end she was diagnosed with Cushings disease. It’s really not a nice disease to see your beloved pet get and unfortunately for us she was put to sleep not even a month after diagnosis.

    Hopefully it isn’t anything serious but I would be pressing the vet to carry out tests to get to the bottom of what’s causing it.


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