bullfrog100000 said:
Wow ! The fecal was in fact done by a qualified vet. At his office , The results metered out by his nurse/vet tech. A bill paid! Which is how we know what the different organisms are. What my roomy was saying is that due to my experience of working w/ a vet who worked w/ herps for awhile, (also a friend. ) WAS --that she didn't feel the 'visual' check up of the animals 'outward' condition was crucial at this point w/ the vet ( for the beardy at least) Since physically they pass a visual inspection or they would not have been purchased to begin with. I have purchased, resqued many lizards over the years. We have only had them about a week at this point. She was not saying ,and did not lie about the fecal 's being examined by the vet office. No doubt and lets face it, the vet didn't do the actual exam himself anyway for that matter, probably somebody like my self , IE: 'an assistant ' did it as is generally case at a busy vet., office. And then... the 'assistant' called w/ the results. The vet himself has yet to be at all involved at this point anyway! Other then the use of his name! So as far as lying -she did not lie, that has never been a trait of either of ours and never will. I feel it would be pointless to ask people for help and give them wrong info. as then you would clearly run the risk of getting wrong answers! Much like going to therapist and lying about bad behavior and expecting them to be able to give you the right advice or guidance to change it!
We both have charactor thank you very much, Apparently your experience w/ others have not all been so. Neither have mine and I wouldn't appreciate a liar at all myself. That said I would certainly be sure/double check/ ask politely...that .. I totally understood what someone said before blatantly calling them a liar publicly. You might consider Pm-ing someone next time you get that urge. Gigi
First of all, Gigi - if you are going to post here, you should register/use your own account.
Now then - For the record, I didn't misunderstand as much as you seem to think. I know very well how things work in a vet's office, and who does what. Sometimes fecals will be done without an animal ever having been seen - this is most likely to be allowed if there is already a client relationship. In one rendition of my prior post, I speculated that it wasn't an official visit - more of a side door approach via somebody you knew - to get the fecal done. Even with that approach, though, it seems pretty strange that she would be walking away not knowing how to treat the problems...or that you would not already have a good idea, due to both your reptile and work experience. Maybe you did
My point really had nothing to do with whether a vet was actually involved. I fully agree that, except for the dr/pt requirement, there is not a real strong need for a vet to be involved with a fecal exam. It is s**t work, literally and figuratively...and routinely done by vet assistants. Sometimes a vet may actually inspect the slide, if there is something unusual or unidentified - but anyway...
My initial statement was "I'm guessing that it wasn't a vet that did the fecal tests, or you would already have those answers. Unless of course, you refused to follow up with treatment because you figured you could do it yourself for cheaper." The response "Actually, we did go through a vet", the implication seeming to be that the animals were seen by a vet. Then there was rationalization as to why that didn't occur. If I felt strongly that your roommate was lying with the intent to deceive/cause harm, I would have no problem saying so. In this case, again, subject to interpretation, I suppose, I felt that things were being slightly misrepresented. That was why I referenced her intention & used quotation marks when I mentioned the
extent of the "lie". Apparently this was one of those cases that I could have expressed myself differently. Either way, I still feel the way I do about what I perceived to be a misrepresentation, and you still feel the way you do about my characterization of it.
My comment in my second post remains unchanged and sincere - I'm glad it worked out for you. (both of you)
