Egan's first vet appt.

[darci]

We have a new vet that has been added to our local vet office that we've used for more than 15 yrs. I was very pleased with him, he asked me alot of questions regarding food, flea and tick, potty training and playtime with other dogs and people meeting. Warned me to stay away from dog parks and petco etc. until all shots completed.

I was impressed with all his questions and subjects covered, the other vets there are not as thorough as he was....

Egan weighed in at 8.5 lbs (10 weeks).

[Michael Romanos]

When you can get a vet who is enthusiastic, knowledgeable, ask lots of questions, shows genuine concern and interest and does things in a thorough manner and makes you and your Corgi the centre of attention - as though you are his/her only clients for the day - then you've got a god-sent vet who is not money hungry and perhaps won't mind giving out some free advice by telephone on occasions.

And it is nice to know that this vet agrees with us in telling you to wait until Egan's shots are completed before introducing him fully to the world.

[corgimom]

Michael,

I have a vet (like you talked about above), genuinely sincere, willing to
give out advice over the phone, lots of times; won't charge me for some things when I come in and also gave me his cell phone number when my Betsy and my past cat were ill(and he was on vacation in Colorado), with instructions to call him - even if he would be skiing on the slopes in Colorado. He called me at home 4 days after he had to put my cat to sleep, and after Betsy passed away, to check on my family and to see how we were coming along. He is just a wonderful vet, and is the same way with interacting with his own wife and young children. Great, knowledgeable guy.

They just built a new clinic only 1 mile from my home(so nice) and they actually have a special room now(equipped with sofas and lounge chairs for clients who are there to "put down" their pets. They are immediately put into this room with their pets, so you no longer have to sit in the waiting room with the rest of the clients who are just there for appointments. They also have a seperate exit now for those finishing up with their appointments, so the animals going out and the animals coming in are now not being forced to meet up with each other like before, but have their own entrance and exit, which is sort of nice and gets rid of the congestion at the counter upon check in.

Linda

[darci]

wow Linda sounds like a great vet you are very lucky.

[corgimom]

I know Cindy, our vet is really a great guy, they also have 2 other male vets
there and 2 females, but I just like my vet's outgoing, optimistic personality,
and he always seems to go the extra mile for his clients. It's nice, because
at times when I am there to see him with one of my animals, I may be the last
customer of the day, but he always treats me as if I am his first, always trying to be cheerful and interested in any questions I may have.

He is a very compassionate guy, it was so very hard for him to have to put
my cat Sam to sleep as well as Betsy, my last Pem. He just treats each and
every pet with a lot of dignity right to the very end. And he is the type
of guy that will lay your options on the line, but will tell me that he will never judge me by the decisions I make for my pets in the end.

Linda

[Michael Romanos]

Stick with him Linda.
With vets it pays to shop around. Where I live there are tons of options. One vet clinic is a 10 minute walk but I only go there to buy pigs ears and a few other items and they will advertise the intention for Taylor and Zara to have pups - free of charge of course. But I go elsewhere for any actual consultation on behalf of Taylor. He has only been to a vet four times in the three years I have had him - three for vaccinations and one for an allergy he had - and though the latter was on going for a time, I only ever paid for the actual first visit. Vets here seldom charge for any follow up of any certain condition following an initial visit. Great idea having a special mourning/private room at the vets.

[corgimom]

Michael,


Yes, I like the private mourning room also. I am glad they did that.

There is a vet in our town that does house calls only - I would think that is
a rare thing nowdays, but he is the only one that does this so far that I know
of. I would think that dogs that have very high anxiety about going to the
vet, or older people who cannot get out much on their own, would very much
appreciate a vet that does this.

Linda

[Michael Romanos]

House calls are only good up to a point. At the vet clinics there are the proper inspection tables and lightling, and in case anything else crops up, there are the drugs etc whereas a vet can't carry everything with him/her on house calls. A house call would be handy for breeders to have their newly or near new born pups to be checked over. And of course for people without means of transport, a calling vet come in handy. But they would charge heaps.

[corgimom]

I would also think a vet that makes house calls would cost a lot, but I am
assuming he would have many of the prescription pills on hand that a vet
would normally prescribe if one were to take them to an office. I have
no idea how this vet works, in regards to surgical procedures, etc.

I would assume that he would come and pick up the animal from their house
and take them to his office place to do the procedure and then deliver the
animals back to the home?? Really not sure. This vet probably has a
mini motor home type vehicle with much of the same amenities that a vets
office would have, but I don't know that for sure.

Linda