Your Pets, Your Vet, and the Truth
Your pets can’t talk. They can’t tell you or your veterinarian what hurts, or how they feel, or whether or not the treatments are helping. Pets depend on their owners to be detailed — and honest — when reporting symptoms and behavioral changes. Owners often have to serve as translators between the vet and the animal. The more detailed you can be when describing a problem, the more ammunition your vet has to fight what’s wrong. For example: I think my dog has a stomach ache. My dog vomited partially-digested food this morning after she ate. In the yard, she … Continue reading