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What Makes Your Vet Great....Or Not?
We brought Murphy to his second vet visit this week (more shots), and I was thinking about how lucky we are to have her. So, here's my list of what makes my vet great. It would be interesting for others to add to this list. When complete, I think it might help others who are in the process of selecting a new vet.
-It is clear from the way that our vet interacts with Guinness and Murphy that she truly LOVES dogs. She is excited every time she sees them. She spends the first five minutes kissing and hugging them and telling them how awesome they are. They love her too! She is a big believer in building trust. She has always asked me to bring them in (even when they don't have an appointment) so they can learn that her office is a fun place. They get treats every time and get to play with the Vet Techs (and her when she's running room to room). Guinness loves going there!
-She is a great communicator. She spends whatever time necessary to be sure I understand and that I have no questions. When we were talking this week, I mentioned that I was nervous about Murphy's neutering. Guinness was neutered before we got him, and I just couldn't remember the experience with our other dogs (too long ago). She sat me down and went through the procedure with me. She told me that they had "state of the art" surgical monitoring equipment, and that his incision would be very small. She assured me that they would be sure he was totally comfortable post surgery. I felt so much better.
-The office staff is amazingly helpful. When I call with any question, they will get the answer and get back to me within the hour. Sometimes she calls herself.
-She is very open to new ideas...my home cooking is a great example of that. She's extremely interested in the Labradoodle "breed". She has a few others in her practice, but always asks me questions to further her knowledge about breed specific characteristics. She's blown away by their temperament.
-She is very into preventative care, e.g. weight/body mass management, oral/dental care, exercise. Always asks about this.
-She stays current. She was telling me this week that her background focus was on parasitology research, and that there continues to be new data being developed all the time on this. That tells me that she is continuing to educate herself.
Having the right Vet is so important...so please add to this list.
-It is clear from the way that our vet interacts with Guinness and Murphy that she truly LOVES dogs. She is excited every time she sees them. She spends the first five minutes kissing and hugging them and telling them how awesome they are. They love her too! She is a big believer in building trust. She has always asked me to bring them in (even when they don't have an appointment) so they can learn that her office is a fun place. They get treats every time and get to play with the Vet Techs (and her when she's running room to room). Guinness loves going there!
-She is a great communicator. She spends whatever time necessary to be sure I understand and that I have no questions. When we were talking this week, I mentioned that I was nervous about Murphy's neutering. Guinness was neutered before we got him, and I just couldn't remember the experience with our other dogs (too long ago). She sat me down and went through the procedure with me. She told me that they had "state of the art" surgical monitoring equipment, and that his incision would be very small. She assured me that they would be sure he was totally comfortable post surgery. I felt so much better.
-The office staff is amazingly helpful. When I call with any question, they will get the answer and get back to me within the hour. Sometimes she calls herself.
-She is very open to new ideas...my home cooking is a great example of that. She's extremely interested in the Labradoodle "breed". She has a few others in her practice, but always asks me questions to further her knowledge about breed specific characteristics. She's blown away by their temperament.
-She is very into preventative care, e.g. weight/body mass management, oral/dental care, exercise. Always asks about this.
-She stays current. She was telling me this week that her background focus was on parasitology research, and that there continues to be new data being developed all the time on this. That tells me that she is continuing to educate herself.
Having the right Vet is so important...so please add to this list.
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Permalink Reply by Eva (Lilo and Rocky) on
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My vet gave me his cell phone # and said I could call anytime, night or day. Haven't done that yet, but I have his number on my fridge, just in case!!
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Permalink Reply by HANNAH 8/2/07 & HONEY 7/2/08 on
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Two things I love about the Vets I use and my brother uses.
1). When my brothers dog needed a 3rd surgery after spending 8,000.00 already in Vet bills over the 1st. year and 1/2 of their dogs short life, their Vet donated all the time and his staff to try and save his first dogs. His staff volunteered to stay with Taco day and night to keep an eye on him, without being paid from a Friday night to a Monday morning when staff was not normally there. On the third day when he didn't make it, they took his paw prints and made up a card with everyone who took care of Taco and sent their condolences to my brother and his family. I honestly feel this Vet and his staff went above and beyond their normal standard of care.
2.) I love the fact that when I go into the office I never know what is going to come greet us, they are very much into rescue and adoption of animals. He mostly has cats around his office, but they deserve a 2nd chance and forever homes also. I also keep 2 Vets on call for my animals, I have used my 1st Vet for over 20 some years now, and if he is very busy in an emergency or the ride is to long, we have a back up Vet. They also keep in touch with each other and sometimes might have a difference of opinions which is great to hear, because I can decide what I feel is right for my pets.
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Permalink Reply by Mustard Seed Ranch on
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What a great thread! I LOVE my vet and tell everyone that if they dont feel comfortable with their vet-find a new one. It is so important to fell good about them BEFORE you really need them as then you are counting on them to help you make the right decisions. I read all the posts above and would swear you are talking about my vet. I will add also, and I think someone else mentioned it, mine will dive into research if we are up against something he has not really encountered before. He will welcome any research I bring to the table as well. Its a great thing!!
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Just a thought...Could we have a Recommended Vets Group like we have the recommended breeders????
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Permalink Reply by Jane, Guinness and Murphy on
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Interesting idea....Adina what do you think?
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Permalink Reply by Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle on
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We do have recommended vets discussions in some of the regional groups. That makes more sense than just having one big one, because there's no way to organize people's responses by area, and it would be pretty hard to wade through everyone's response to find a vet in your area.
I suggest that anyone who belongs to a regional group start a recommended vets discussions there, if you don't already have one.
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I agree, that makes much more sense to me too.
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