We've got a new puppy. He's been having , um , i'll be sensitive since this isn't the gross out thread.... um , irregular bowel issues. This happened about an hour after I put flea spray on him. I didn't at first put the two together. but after reading the back of the bottle I thought maybe it was. then again.... I thought it was maybe worms. All puppies have them. Hmmmm. I waited til the vet office opened on Monday. I called. The vet tech said to bring him in , we'll weigh him and give him worming meds.
I show up. We weigh the puppy. All of eight pounds. lol I tell her about my connection of flea spray and loose bowels. She says "that's not possible". With finality. Like my question was stupid. She turned away from me. I told her what I'd read on the back of the bottle. She asked what brand it was and where I got it. I said hartz and kmart. She said 'yeah we don't recommend it because of that". Okay , so my question was valid. Being the irritating person I felt like yesterday I pointed that out. She rolled her eyes. She then says "it's worms". um. okay. Even tho she's been bratty to me I figure she sees enough of this...blah blah blah.
She hands me a puppy packet with a pill in it. Pronounces it a free pill. Take it home , read the directions and the packet , give it to him. This will not take care of the worms puppies have when they are born. (tape worms). um. okay. I get home , read the packet and it says "DO NOT ADMINISTER IF DOG HAS NOT HAD HEART WORM TESTING" . I called the vet's office. The same vet tech answered. She said "nah ignore that. give it to him". Then she said "i've got another call" and hung up . hmmmmm me no like that. I haven't given the puppy the pill. I will call when I know she's not there. Who the heck was she and where is my normal vet tech ?
Also while we were there I told her I had to make an appt for my cat to be spayed. She asked if the cat had ever had a litter. I said yes , just about ten weeks ago. She asked about the kittens. I said all but one had found homes. She asked when mama cat quit nursing. I said , " well the kitten is on solid food and drinking water and has been for a couple of weeks , but mama still nurses him whenever he wants. His main nutrition source is food though. " She exploded out of her seat leaned across the counter and said "nursing past THREE weeks is bad for the mother cat". I actually laughed out loud. "Where did you learn that ?" She said "it's best to put them on formula. nursing mothers need protien. it's just like human babies. nursing is good for a couple of weeks then it's bad for the mother. You need to seperate them. like you would a baby in daycare"
What ? At this point I've decided the vet tech is an idiot. I told her she needed to go back to school. Read some books. I pointed out even the VET says extended nursing of animals is excellent. Oh talk about mad. Talk about uninformed.
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I'll call the vet personally when I've calmed down enough not to yell at him about his lousy new help.
I show up. We weigh the puppy. All of eight pounds. lol I tell her about my connection of flea spray and loose bowels. She says "that's not possible". With finality. Like my question was stupid. She turned away from me. I told her what I'd read on the back of the bottle. She asked what brand it was and where I got it. I said hartz and kmart. She said 'yeah we don't recommend it because of that". Okay , so my question was valid. Being the irritating person I felt like yesterday I pointed that out. She rolled her eyes. She then says "it's worms". um. okay. Even tho she's been bratty to me I figure she sees enough of this...blah blah blah.
She hands me a puppy packet with a pill in it. Pronounces it a free pill. Take it home , read the directions and the packet , give it to him. This will not take care of the worms puppies have when they are born. (tape worms). um. okay. I get home , read the packet and it says "DO NOT ADMINISTER IF DOG HAS NOT HAD HEART WORM TESTING" . I called the vet's office. The same vet tech answered. She said "nah ignore that. give it to him". Then she said "i've got another call" and hung up . hmmmmm me no like that. I haven't given the puppy the pill. I will call when I know she's not there. Who the heck was she and where is my normal vet tech ?
Also while we were there I told her I had to make an appt for my cat to be spayed. She asked if the cat had ever had a litter. I said yes , just about ten weeks ago. She asked about the kittens. I said all but one had found homes. She asked when mama cat quit nursing. I said , " well the kitten is on solid food and drinking water and has been for a couple of weeks , but mama still nurses him whenever he wants. His main nutrition source is food though. " She exploded out of her seat leaned across the counter and said "nursing past THREE weeks is bad for the mother cat". I actually laughed out loud. "Where did you learn that ?" She said "it's best to put them on formula. nursing mothers need protien. it's just like human babies. nursing is good for a couple of weeks then it's bad for the mother. You need to seperate them. like you would a baby in daycare"
What ? At this point I've decided the vet tech is an idiot. I told her she needed to go back to school. Read some books. I pointed out even the VET says extended nursing of animals is excellent. Oh talk about mad. Talk about uninformed.
I'll call the vet personally when I've calmed down enough not to yell at him about his lousy new help.
