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Originally Posted by Jerry_c_62
I hoped more people would have responded by now
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I'm kind of glad they didn't.
It's irresponsible and dangerous to diagnose an animal or give medical advice to anyone without actually seeing the animal firsthand.
Most the people who might actually be qualified to do so- and there are veterinarians who use this site- won't do so because it's simply not the correct way to handle a medical problem. The highly subjective description of the person who's witnessing it, described in the adjective laden terms associated with their own worry over the health of the animal and filtered through their own perception and experiences... it's very nearly useless.
Any advice beyond basic care stuff and "take it to a vet" is inappropriate. Open wound? Keep it clean and take it to a vet. Funky respiration? Keep it in an appropriate enclosure, check for any contaminants that may have made their way in and take it to a vet. Motor problems? Observe and possibly record them and then take it to a vet.
Pretty much anything, the answer is always going to be to make sure there's nothing obviously dangerous, wrong or unhealthy and then take it to a vet. A vet who can personally and directly examine the animal and then apply their education and experience to diagnosing and addressing the problem.
Doesn't matter if there was no vet available at that hour, it would still have been grossly inappropriate and irresponsible for anyone to try to recommend a course of treatment based on a post on a message board.
So to anyone who read this and chose not to respond with advice, guesses about the nature of the problem, courses of treatment or a selection of medications... Good job and thank you for your restraint, as frustrating as it may be for the original poster, it was the responsible thing for you to do- and as much as the original poster may not want to hear this, the fact that they asked to begin with was irresponsible and out of line.
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