here is a sentance posted in the parvo discussion which

[davet]

could lead to ramifications or questions.

"That is a bit of a dilemma if you did want to change Vets so maybe you do just need to talk to your Vet and discuss the vaccination protocols with him"

lots of answers to lots of questions are given as "it is time to change vets"...this is probably true but i think if a person is satified with there vet in all manors except one, it would be foolish to change for that...talk, talk, talk is better than chang,change, change.

most vets will try to keep the client happy and the pet well but if there is a discrepancey or problem it should be discussed..the so called new vet will wonder ,and afraid to ask, what is the problem here...is it the vet or the client...i have had clients want to leave me and i usually got that impression on the first visit..they wer glad to get rid of me and i was very glad to get rid of them...but when an old client wanted to leave, we usually had a discussion and if it were an insurmountablle problem, then i would hlelp them find a vet who thought the way they did..referral to specialist was another thing...as like patients from other vet that we got while on emergency were instructed to go back to their original vet..this sometimes was a problem because either they liked me better or my clients liked the ER vet better...that was a dilemma that was usually discussed between myself and the referring or referred vet.
some conflits cannot be overcomem but the majority can be setteled with a little discussion--and obvioulsy i have not corrected spelling, grammer, or diction in this post..

[Traci]

I agree, communication has to be there, if it isn't, it's not the vet's fault for not knowing what is on the client's mind.

[Rachel]

I agree, there may simply be a misunderstanding sometimes, which can happen between any two people (not just Vet and Client). It is important to talk things over before jumping to the conclusion that a change is in order.

[Marty]

without talking with him. I have just been trying to find out why she, and my other dogs, get parvo shots so often....it is possible that because we have used him for 20 years, he still goes by that protcol, because he thinks we can't adapt. The computer changes things...that's how I became aware of this to start with. He is my Vet, and I trusted him to give us the best, the most up-to-date care. This seems to be very out dated, though, and I want to find out the reason, and not feel like we have been taken. My gut instinct is that there is a reason..

[TheSkeptic]

is that they are not convinced that titers tell the whole story of the immune system response.

Until such time as they feel confident with the titer data, they will continue to treat in the standard fashion, unless the owner requests a different treatment.

[DeVon]

I agree, communication has to be there, if it isn't, it's not the vet's fault for not knowing what is on the client's mind.

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i can recall at least two former clients of the vet i used to work for that had left him without explanation...each had told me on different occasions later on why they had left, but had never bothered to discuss anything with him...

i've long since learned it's okay to question what my vet does, and we've had disagreements more than once...he's always willing to listen to what i have to say, may not agree, but he listens