Living in the country is wonderful for both my family and my pets. My twelve year old spaniel is definitely not a city girl. When it comes to her health however, we don't have the luxury of shopping around for veterinarians as the city pet owners do. We have access to a few good vets however their specialty is really farm animals. Many times if they are not able to make a diagnosis for the dogs and cats it means a trip to the city which can be very expensive.
My senior spaniel does not class the vet as one of her favorite people. This dog is extremely difficult to handle, and a trip to the vet means 3 people holding her to get a muzzle on her, then at least 2 people holding her down while the vet examines her.
Recently on a weekend we had no access to a vet and the dog developed extremely bloody mucus filled stools. There had been some other subtle symptoms going on as well previous to this that I had been monitoring. I was absolutely horrified and knowing the dog is twelve was leading me to think the worst.
Our of desperation I ended up dealing with a online vet. At first I thought the only information I was going to get was to ….get her to the vet immediately. Yes, I did get that advice but I also got a lot more to go with it. The vet online and myself emailed back and forth several times as he asked for more details, and then when I needed further explanation of his instructions. He gave me his opinion of what might be going wrong with the dog, some suggestions for medication that I could get at the pharmacy and the type of diet I could feed her.
This particular online vet service immediately helped to calm my fear. My old girl is very sick and not likely to live much longer, but this online vet service made her a little more comfortable and me as well, when I had no other resources.
My senior spaniel does not class the vet as one of her favorite people. This dog is extremely difficult to handle, and a trip to the vet means 3 people holding her to get a muzzle on her, then at least 2 people holding her down while the vet examines her.
Recently on a weekend we had no access to a vet and the dog developed extremely bloody mucus filled stools. There had been some other subtle symptoms going on as well previous to this that I had been monitoring. I was absolutely horrified and knowing the dog is twelve was leading me to think the worst.
Our of desperation I ended up dealing with a online vet. At first I thought the only information I was going to get was to ….get her to the vet immediately. Yes, I did get that advice but I also got a lot more to go with it. The vet online and myself emailed back and forth several times as he asked for more details, and then when I needed further explanation of his instructions. He gave me his opinion of what might be going wrong with the dog, some suggestions for medication that I could get at the pharmacy and the type of diet I could feed her.
This particular online vet service immediately helped to calm my fear. My old girl is very sick and not likely to live much longer, but this online vet service made her a little more comfortable and me as well, when I had no other resources.
