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We're home from our vet visit this morning. I am so confused - and really livid. Let me preface this by saying that I made appointment for Bambi with a major veterinary clinic, in a large metropolitan city, rather than go to our one-vet semi-retired regular vet for Ginger. I thought this place and their doctors would have cutting edge information on bullies, food, allergies, health issues of the breed.
The vet was a young "kid" with a sharp, flippant attitude and no bedside manner. He said "when did she have puppies?" I said "around September" and explained that she has had three litters and just been spayed. He said, "is she housebroken?", to which I replied, "no." He said (I swear), "and you paid for her!?" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I said, "yes, and I would gladly have paid more."
(she was only $600; I would have paid three times that for her - or more!!!) He said, "I'm just surprised that they just didn't give her to you." What an a$$hole, I'm sorry.
I told him all the reasons I was there (wanted to put weight on Bambi - she is only 18 lbs.). Told him I was feeding her Fromm. He said he feeds his dogs Purina and so does everyone else at the place. "That is where the science is," (with the big food brands). He said Blue Buffalo was just found to be basically Purina with a different label, "so you're basically paying all this money for the same thing." (I thought Purina and those places used road kill and worse in their food. To put weight on her, he told me to just feed her more. I said, I've read bullies don't put weight on that way," ]and it sure as heck isn't working with Bambi trying to get her to gain weight so far]. Then, I said I also fed her Fromm to avoid any possible allergies. He said something like Frenchies don't have a "large prevalence of allergies in the breed"!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was gobsmacked. About her weight, he said she could gain 3-5 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!! (I think two pounds would be perfect but that she would be teetering on almost plump with that). 3-5 pounds is 16% - 27% of her total weight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sorry - she's thin but not emaciated!!!!!!!!!
He basically shot down Revolution and didn't think not vaccinating for distemper and parvo every year or whatever the cycle is was a good idea.
The only thing I was satisfied with was how he examined her hips and legs (I was concerned about spinal issues because she prefers to sit rather than stand and has never done the frog.). He said something about the tendon in her knees being off slightly on both sides [gave me a term for it] (one is a 1 and the other is a 2?), but that this is relatively common with small dogs. blushy, if you are reading this, please thank your lucky stars that you have a vet who actually know bullies.
$268 later and I came away with nothing except confusing and contradictory information, a heartworm test, poop sample, and some Revolution vials. I think this place sends a "survey." Believe me, I am going to say my piece. I will never go back to this doctor again. I mean, why enter the profession if you are that miserable.
The vet was a young "kid" with a sharp, flippant attitude and no bedside manner. He said "when did she have puppies?" I said "around September" and explained that she has had three litters and just been spayed. He said, "is she housebroken?", to which I replied, "no." He said (I swear), "and you paid for her!?" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I said, "yes, and I would gladly have paid more."
(she was only $600; I would have paid three times that for her - or more!!!) He said, "I'm just surprised that they just didn't give her to you." What an a$$hole, I'm sorry.I told him all the reasons I was there (wanted to put weight on Bambi - she is only 18 lbs.). Told him I was feeding her Fromm. He said he feeds his dogs Purina and so does everyone else at the place. "That is where the science is," (with the big food brands). He said Blue Buffalo was just found to be basically Purina with a different label, "so you're basically paying all this money for the same thing." (I thought Purina and those places used road kill and worse in their food. To put weight on her, he told me to just feed her more. I said, I've read bullies don't put weight on that way," ]and it sure as heck isn't working with Bambi trying to get her to gain weight so far]. Then, I said I also fed her Fromm to avoid any possible allergies. He said something like Frenchies don't have a "large prevalence of allergies in the breed"!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was gobsmacked. About her weight, he said she could gain 3-5 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!! (I think two pounds would be perfect but that she would be teetering on almost plump with that). 3-5 pounds is 16% - 27% of her total weight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sorry - she's thin but not emaciated!!!!!!!!!
He basically shot down Revolution and didn't think not vaccinating for distemper and parvo every year or whatever the cycle is was a good idea.
The only thing I was satisfied with was how he examined her hips and legs (I was concerned about spinal issues because she prefers to sit rather than stand and has never done the frog.). He said something about the tendon in her knees being off slightly on both sides [gave me a term for it] (one is a 1 and the other is a 2?), but that this is relatively common with small dogs. blushy, if you are reading this, please thank your lucky stars that you have a vet who actually know bullies.
$268 later and I came away with nothing except confusing and contradictory information, a heartworm test, poop sample, and some Revolution vials. I think this place sends a "survey." Believe me, I am going to say my piece. I will never go back to this doctor again. I mean, why enter the profession if you are that miserable.
I think a combo of that and low muscle tone would probably be her reason for not wanting to stand for long periods, and also not sitting frog dog.
). And about Purina.Well..lets say unfortunately I still hear it way too often. Do your research.Look whats in their food (wait,actually u cant because they make a big secret about where they source their ingredients.Very likely China, shelters etc). Those low quality kibbles are super-duper high carb diets,often filled with saw dust(literally). Argh I think everybody on here knows how I get regarding nutrition,but whenever I hear those P and M and R names it makes my stomach turn because I see dilemmas caused by all this on a daily basis and I know exactly whats causing it. But in the industry its all about money...
