tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post5615999363878064023..comments2024-03-28T03:09:22.986-04:00Comments on Dawg Business: It's Your Dog's Health!: On Vets, Competence, Attention, Trust and Misdiagnoses: Cookie's Lumpectomy - The Unpublished BitDawgBloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-47020698389349068452016-08-31T10:32:19.632-04:002016-08-31T10:32:19.632-04:00One has to keep looking over their shoulder.One has to keep looking over their shoulder.DawgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-86462007067067269782016-08-31T10:31:56.022-04:002016-08-31T10:31:56.022-04:00Cookie is doing fine and the ordeal didn't rea...Cookie is doing fine and the ordeal didn't really affect her. But it surely did affect us.DawgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-31336591281069131172016-08-30T22:46:06.584-04:002016-08-30T22:46:06.584-04:00Oh my dog! So hard to trust vets these daysOh my dog! So hard to trust vets these daysAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754769598598752012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-28405177426646240102016-08-30T22:05:09.889-04:002016-08-30T22:05:09.889-04:00Wow, that sounds stressful, but glad Cookie is doi...Wow, that sounds stressful, but glad Cookie is doing better. Lindsay Pevnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346572768202508275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-8100487401883545802016-08-30T09:37:46.684-04:002016-08-30T09:37:46.684-04:00Yes, even benign bumps can hide naughty things und...Yes, even benign bumps can hide naughty things underneath.DawgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-50592134068082283492016-08-30T09:37:02.282-04:002016-08-30T09:37:02.282-04:00I think the number of wild experiences with vets d...I think the number of wild experiences with vets depends on how many and how complex issues is one dealing with. I think it's a question of percentages and sooner or later you ought to run into problems.DawgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-89580145116185203752016-08-30T09:36:12.186-04:002016-08-30T09:36:12.186-04:00The whole thing didn't really affect Cookie ot...The whole thing didn't really affect Cookie other than the lack of pain management post-op which we resolved.DawgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-56257512552372142452016-08-30T09:35:42.540-04:002016-08-30T09:35:42.540-04:00Well, even the best vet can screw up. Either way, ...Well, even the best vet can screw up. Either way, fortunately it was a temporary location so it doesn't affect anything long term.DawgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-66442513357837216472016-08-29T20:30:29.564-04:002016-08-29T20:30:29.564-04:00SO happy to hear Cookie's surgery went well, b...SO happy to hear Cookie's surgery went well, but...wow! Talk about a fast descent into having no confidence in the vet! I know these little lumps well...and it's good it is gone. My boy Wolf had one about that size and it grew and "cauliflowered" to twice that size. Went in for surgery and sneakily growing beneath was something my seasoned had never seen in his 30 years of FiveSibesMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936603879635898217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-40232616286771881582016-08-29T20:20:10.173-04:002016-08-29T20:20:10.173-04:00Oh wow...that's cray! I'm glad everything...Oh wow...that's cray! I'm glad everything worked out just fine though. I haven't had a bad experience with the vet yet, but definitely have had one with a doctor and I switched ASAP.Kiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053004707102055753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-19164566531607629682016-08-29T19:30:31.223-04:002016-08-29T19:30:31.223-04:00Poor Cookie. We hope future vet visits go much be...Poor Cookie. We hope future vet visits go much better. Lola The Rescued Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16469508026355552617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-82562276029190903362016-08-29T17:03:21.452-04:002016-08-29T17:03:21.452-04:00I do believe I would switch vets. I had to switch ...I do believe I would switch vets. I had to switch vets after 15 or more years at the same way. A misdiagnosis like that is a no go. I hope all improves and it sounds like you are on top of things!FidoseofRealityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14411371128158560753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-45710831726352016082016-08-29T15:03:42.517-04:002016-08-29T15:03:42.517-04:00Makes you think back to X-Files - TRUST NO ONEMakes you think back to X-Files - TRUST NO ONEDawgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-56563591174603433092016-08-29T15:03:11.749-04:002016-08-29T15:03:11.749-04:00Apparently there are still enough vets out there w...Apparently there are still enough vets out there who underappreciate the importance of pain management.DawgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-7918340138896652612016-08-29T14:34:49.900-04:002016-08-29T14:34:49.900-04:00Gosh, how concerning for you. Just goes to show we...Gosh, how concerning for you. Just goes to show we need to be as present as much as we can when our pets are at the vet.WherePetsAreFoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09680704604828243267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-75451358823698913332016-08-29T13:29:27.747-04:002016-08-29T13:29:27.747-04:00It is always unnerving when you have to deal with ...It is always unnerving when you have to deal with a medical expert who seems less than the best. I'm glad that lumpectomy went well and that you were able to give Cookie some relief for her pain. I feel sorry for the other dogs who receive the same surgery and have less knowledgeable humans to help them with the pain. Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15205686314550519586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-23577817560289688092016-08-29T10:21:00.784-04:002016-08-29T10:21:00.784-04:00All is well what ends well. But damn.All is well what ends well. But damn.DawgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-54038088310628567842016-08-29T10:20:18.701-04:002016-08-29T10:20:18.701-04:00Since this was a temporary location, the odds we&#...Since this was a temporary location, the odds we'd have to use them again are very low.DawgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-1697133784089282652016-08-29T10:12:29.423-04:002016-08-29T10:12:29.423-04:00You almost always want a second opinion with cance...You almost always want a second opinion with cancer. This was just question of finding the damn thing. Ugh.DawgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-22047146607591530492016-08-29T10:11:40.013-04:002016-08-29T10:11:40.013-04:00Yeah, I love web-based records; Jasmine's vet ...Yeah, I love web-based records; Jasmine's vet uses them. Unfortunately he's too far now. Though we still drove down to see him for Cookie's knee assessment and PRP treatment.DawgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-9418937379494472562016-08-29T10:10:45.674-04:002016-08-29T10:10:45.674-04:00I'm hoping too. We knew off her before and she...I'm hoping too. We knew off her before and she seems to have a good head on her shoulders ... perhaps she left it home that day.DawgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-51321591684996310302016-08-29T10:10:03.510-04:002016-08-29T10:10:03.510-04:00Even the greatest vet can make a mistake but this ...Even the greatest vet can make a mistake but this one made too many - three mistakes over one little lump ...? Too much.DawgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-43534313632378043042016-08-29T10:09:16.270-04:002016-08-29T10:09:16.270-04:00Thank you, I don't know where her head was at ...Thank you, I don't know where her head was at to miss the thing TWICE while trying to removing something that belonged.DawgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-75223378988100838492016-08-29T09:29:57.772-04:002016-08-29T09:29:57.772-04:00Oh, my gosh! Sorry you went through that traumatic...Oh, my gosh! Sorry you went through that traumatic experience. It is very scary that we depend so much on these 'experts.' Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11108553445838698988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030368038490158017.post-32667285916427073652016-08-29T02:32:47.330-04:002016-08-29T02:32:47.330-04:00We had a bad experience at the vet recently (but m...We had a bad experience at the vet recently (but more with the techs) and I ended up writing an email. They apologized and sent a gift certificate. Tenacious Little Terrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02357242770204603366noreply@blogger.com