An easy answer for Trust Issues
by Kathryn Primm DVM on 08/08/13
As you probably know, I have a presence on social media, for both my practice and my book, Tennessee Tails. There is always a flurry of activity regarding medical recommendations and controversy over what to feed or when to vaccinate. These flurries will always be with us, as people seem to enjoy controversy and seem to like to find ways to prove the "establishment" wrong. This web site says "Don't believe what your vet says." That article says that we have been doing things wrong for centuries.
But there is an EASY answer. Find a veterinarian that YOU trust. Ask the right questions (or any question that you have). Get to know this person. Find someone that you believe in your heart has the best interest of your pet first in his or her mind. Build a relationship with this vet and let the vet build a relationship with you. Then follow their recommendations. A relationship based on trust and concern and built out of people of good character is worth 1000 suggestions on a random web page or even a peer-reviewed article in a trustworthy media source.
I care about my pets and their people. I worry about them all the time. I read and study and review each medical recommendation that I make. I do not want to let anyone down by being out of date. There is no substitute for a relationship and there is no shortcut.
Go and build relationships. At some point you might find that you want to write a book about it!
