I am not disputing any content on this post or on skeptvet.com at all. I would like to mention something this makes me think of that happened to me just to add to this discussion. I have been very disappointed in the human medical community’s lack of knowledge of the human species as a whole “being” and not just something that you prescribe meds to and get them in and out the door as quickly as possible. I have just recently seen this same trend in veterinarian practices and that has caused me to educate myself more and seek other alternative methods. Until I can find an equivalent for my animals that I found in a Functional Medicine Doctor (MD, not Naturopath) in an Integrative Therapy Practice that takes a Holistic approach to treatment, I will have to continue to question, poke, prod and research anything a Veterinarian tells me. This practice saved my life with my own medical doctor, no exaggerations here, depending on traditional medicine was killing me. I am afraid that depending on traditional veterinarians may kill my animals.
For my animals, I have had 3 cases now where I took what a vet told me at face value and my three DIFFERENT animals with DIFFERENT conditions paid the price for that bad medical advice. I will not again assume that vets know everything. Yes, we have to do the best we can as lay-people. Unfortunately, that sometimes means we also make mistakes. I say all of this to say don’t try everything you read, but don’t stop reading and researching. Be well informed. Ask questions. If a vet shuts you down on your questions, maybe move on to a more open vet…….if a vet just wants to prescribe antibiotics and “see what happens”, maybe that isn’t the best “diagnostic tool” (smh) for your pet…….if a vet doesn’t even ask you what your pet is eating or what their activities include in a day, does that make you wonder what the heck they are even basing their decisions on?
