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RealityDreamer · Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 65

Am not sure if this is the right place to post this...Feel free to move it :)

When I take my dog to vet,I would like to know what kind of drugs are administered to my pet. Is that an offensive request? It is not that I don't trust the vet..(ok well,maybe if he was not my regular vet) but it is out of curiosity& just in case my dog might have some sort of reaction that the doc & I did not know abt. (perhaps he has an allergy to something & I did not mention it,thinking it has no relevance to the meds)
I once asked a vet for the name of the drug he was giving my dog. He replied very reluctantly.Another vet avoided my question altogether! Those were my first & last visits to the particular vets.

shyeow2 · Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 199 Location: Subang Jaya

hi cloe,
last time i worked part time in clinic, the doctor told us not to tell the patient the exact drugs name to avoid patient simply go pharmacy buy the drug themselve worry they just take the wrong medicine (not because worry no business).. not sure if it is the same reason.. :roll:

RealityDreamer · Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 65

shyeow2 wrote: hi cloe,
last time i worked part time in clinic, the doctor told us not to tell the patient the exact drugs name to avoid patient simply go pharmacy buy the drug themselve worry they just take the wrong medicine (not because worry no business).. not sure if it is the same reason.. :roll:

Heya, :)
Thanks for the speedy reply.
Well..I did mention to the vet that it was for me to read up on... :roll:

shyeow2 · Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 199 Location: Subang Jaya

ic.. probably they just need to be careful, there is a vet over here i wanted to buy just a ear cleaning jel form but still he advise me bring over the dog to him with no extra charge he just wan to make sure the correct to use.. :roll: but i m just too lazy to do that.. :lol:

horatio · Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 149 Location: KL but PJ soon

in my personal view, i think we as the customer has every right to ask the vet what kind of medicine to b given to our beloved pet. imagine a doctor ask u to take these tabs w/o telling u what is that n what for.

n a vet shud not b reluctant to tell if the customer ask. but then, some vet may choose not to tell if his/her customer did not ask n so dun blame the vet for not telling shud one did not ask in the 1st place.

Dr sharontay · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 75 Location: Ipoh, Perak

hello...
well, i don't see why can't the client know the name of the drug used on their pets.
i would tell the name of the drug if the client asks. u must understand some clients cant take all this scientific mumbo jumbo stuff, thus, we, as vets do not disclose it. all l in all, we have to see the client. usually, youngsters and those ppl who has many pets are very interested to know based on my experience in the clinic i work in Ipoh. hope that helps....

Dr. TanDY · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:21 pm Post subject:

Hi Dr Sharontay, nice to see you in the forum. It's great to have you here :-)

KittyPoo · Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Posts: 11

horatio wrote: in my personal view, i think we as the customer has every right to ask the vet what kind of medicine to b given to our beloved pet. imagine a doctor ask u to take these tabs w/o telling u what is that n what for.

n a vet shud not b reluctant to tell if the customer ask. but then, some vet may choose not to tell if his/her customer did not ask n so dun blame the vet for not telling shud one did not ask in the 1st place.

Hi H,

Absolutely agree with what u have to say here...
Recently went to a vet in PJ....an emergency....didnt realise till i got home.....though did asked the vet what was the tablets for.....but got home , realised there was nothing written on the medicine 'plastic'...worst thing.....there wasnt any of the vets name or logo there....Hmmm...was it bcoz there run out of their regular packets so have to make do with whats available.....or to cut cost or worse.....no one can accuse them for any major blunder?

horatio · Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 149 Location: KL but PJ soon

KittyPoo wrote: Hi H,

Absolutely agree with what u have to say here...
Recently went to a vet in PJ....an emergency....didnt realise till i got home.....though did asked the vet what was the tablets for.....but got home , realised there was nothing written on the medicine 'plastic'...worst thing.....there wasnt any of the vets name or logo there....Hmmm...was it bcoz there run out of their regular packets so have to make do with whats available.....or to cut cost or worse.....no one can accuse them for any major blunder?
Hi KP,
well, maybe they wanna save cost lah but still ok. it is always a good practise to ask the vet b4 u left his/her clinic what is the medication n u can ask him/her to write it down on the plastic.

Dr Nat · Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 1834 Location: Klang Valley

Quote: the doctor told us not to tell the patient the exact drugs name to avoid patient simply go pharmacy buy the drug themselve worry they just take the wrong medicine (not because worry no business)..

Most of the medications are prescription only. That means the pharmacist SHOULD NOT be allowed to sell you those drugs over the counter. Moreover, you or the pharmacist might not know the right dosage of the drugs

sueyee83 · Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 36 Location: PJ

Ya, I feel that it's important for the vet to explain the facts and queries posed by the owners. and a vet is not just about healing, they are the educators to the commoners who do not know what is wrong with their animals. even when we go to a hospital, we have every right to know what is wrong with us before we take any medication. but unfortunately, some vets just pop some pills, give some injection and tell you "EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT..." and then your pet died the next day.

That was the exact thing that happen to my poor rabbit, he just had some fungal probs and then in came some Ivermectin, and the next day, he died from internal bleeding and I watch him die while driving, rushing him to another vet on a Sunday.

My mom and I cried while we burried him later in that day. My first pet, he lived with me for 6 years and in the hands of some impatient vet who thought that a rabbit's life is not worth it, he died.

Maybe it's not the vet's fault, who knows? but it's too late, because he is gone.

I hope that all vets reading this will reflect on themselves, are u rushing on your daily job/routine so tat u can take on more customers, go for an earlier lunch, go home and miss the jam? if you are, think, is another life worth it?

varanus · Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 469

Dear Sue yee,

I presume you are a vet student. Hopefully you will a responsible vet like the vet you are expecting to be. Do not judge and question a vet ability and integrity before you are even one. Cheers....

Dr Nat · Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 1834 Location: Klang Valley

I believe that if the vet has once been on the side of the patient or client, then he/she will be a better vet. Rather than a vet who do not keep pets, and yet deal with other pet owners.

Dr Chong · Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 666 Location: KL

varanus wrote: I presume you are a vet student. Hopefully you will a responsible vet like the vet you are expecting to be. Do not judge and question a vet ability and integrity before you are even one.

Agreed. However, owners can always ask vet to explain their queries and doubts.

Dr Nat wrote: I believe that if the vet has once been on the side of the patient or client, then he/she will be a better vet. Rather than a vet who do not keep pets, and yet deal with other pet owners.

Very agree. :D

Dr Dunker · Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 464 Location: Puchong,Selangor

just a comment,

if u visit a vet when ur pet is not well, pls make sure that u know a few things when u get out. first what are the medications for. if u know what they are even better, but u must know why the vet gave the drugs in the first place. then u should know what your vet have suspected at that point in time. it is indeed rare in medicine, both animal and human, for a dr to diagnose a problem outright. a process of ruleing out is a common way of geting a diagnosis. hence i did not use the word 'diagnose' but 'suspected' insted.
always remember that it is in the best interest of vets to c your pet healthy. the passing on of a loved pet does not in anyway benifit any vet.

vets are above all, humans, ppl who are trained to heal animals. they are inperfect. there is no perfect beings as far as i know, just perfect intentions.

hope this helps...cowabanga.