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I have been both extremely lucky and extremely unlucky over the years. I guess one thing that bugged me about the Vet in the thread yesterday was his not even considering a certain diagnosis simply because he had never seen it before. My reasoning for that? I once took my cat, who I was pretty sure had distemper, to the only Vet around. He told me "cats don't get distemper. He has hairballs" and sent me on my way with a tube of Petromalt. Days later as my cat lay howling in agony in my laundry room, I scooped him up and took him miles away to another vet who told me he had distemper. He died within an hour.
Years later I worked at an Emergency Animal Hospital with two Veterinarians and a great staff so my kitty at the time got pretty good care until one of the Dr's started drinking heavily. That was a bit of a nightmare and a whole other story.
When my 16 year old Himilayan stopped eating, I took her to a clinic that had been recommended by the local shelter. Long story short, the Vet there saved her life because he was so open to 'what ifs', very much on the ball and refused to give up without trying every option he could think of. His bedside manner was a bit stiff and clinical but, he was the most amazing Veterinarian I have ever known.
Vets and clinics are similar to finding a people Dr. It is usually trial and error and a whole lot of luck.
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