Comments on #19 Dealing With Vet Hazing - Vital Animal® § The Natural Path

Thank you so much, Dr Falconer for the invaluable information and support you offer. I feel like I’ve found a home!
We were seeing a conventional vet with my previous dog, a rescued Husky. He was well liked by most but I found him arrogant and soldiered on. I could never tell him that I fed raw because he was not on board and was sure to blame the food for any ailment (hardly any). The deal breaker came when Blaney dislocated his shoulder and was on prednisone. Dose was gradually reduced until it was time to stop & at that visit (it was 3 months since the event) the vet said he wanted to keep him on it for the rest of his life (8 at the time)!! He said the dose was so low it was piss water!!! I was gob smacked & speechless. I know how damaging steroids are & this was killing me. I found a PT who evaluated Blaney, no radial nerve damage, and said he can go and act like a normal health husky. The vet still wasn’t buying it. So I said bye-bye (really just never returned). Wish I had the courage to fire him and explain why.
Was so relieved with the new intergrative vet I actually welled up at the 1st visit. I finally felt heard & respected.
Thank you again !!
Sandy Grannis

I have had a vet tell me she won't give my senior 6lb dog any treatment until I have her up to date on shots... mainly the rabies. I told her my dog has had serious allergic reactions to the rabies both time she had it (the first time was a mild reaction, the second scared me (big swollen bump, itching, vomiting, and lethargy) and that I refuse her to go through that. The vet said it doesn't matter, no rabies no treatment... had to go to another vet that respected me and my dog and ignored her vaccination status. Which is great because now I am not afraid to take my dog in for her annual wellness exams due to fear of being harassed about vaccinating her.

Thank you for giving us the courage to stand up to our local vets who insist theirs is the only path. I have been searching for a homeopathic vet for a long time and your suggestions are great on how to do this in an area where none are to be found. We have fed a raw diet for 15 years and have had no vaccinations for at least that long except for the initial singles. I'm fighting the legal rabies vaccination issue in our area, but still can't bring myself to administer them. I learn so much with every issue. We appreciate you!

A few years ago, I had a local vet that I would take my Fox Terrier to, and she was great, never hassled me about vaccines, worked with my homeopathic vet. Then she got married, the practice she worked for was sold to her and her husband (also a vet), and her husband took over. I continued to take my dog there for diagnosis only until one day the vet tried pushing me into a drug therapy and I steadfastly refused. A few days later I got a letter in the mail telling me I needed to find another veterinarian because they wanted their clients to be "cooperative".

Outraged, I sent a reply to him saying, "I always thought 'cooperation' meant two minds working together. What you are talking about is dictatorial."

I then found a TCM vet that will work with me and a homeopath, should I pull one in.

Thanks Dr. Falconer for this very valuable podcast.

It's incredible to me how difficult it is to find homeopathic and even holistic vets, even in some larger metropolitan areas. It is often a tedious job for us to find someone sympathetic to our cause, so thank you for your great information.

For those of us who believe the way you do, it's also unbelievable how many of us have friends and family members who think we are at best crazy, or at worst abusive, when it comes to wanting our animals to be free of toxic medications/vaccinations/monthly preventitive treatments. The conventional medical system we have here in the US, both for humans and animals, really has everyone brainwashed into thinking people like us, who desire a more natural lifestyle, are wackos.

Thank you for all you do and for getting the message out to as many people as you do. You are very much appreciated. :- )

I have had to fire a few vets before I finally found the right one. I was bullied relentlessly by a previous office where I'd been a client for over 20 years when I made the decision not to continue to revaccinate my dogs every three years. I had one pompous vet tech even tell me that they could "force me" to vaccinate for rabies!! Absolutely unbelievable and they lost all my business. I view my vet as someone I've hired and am paying for the services that I CHOOSE and need, most of them don't view it that way at all. My current vet is a really great person. He knows where I stand on vaccinations and is fine with my decision. He is always ready to help with anything I need and doesn't try to push anything else. I totally agree with Kenzie's post about treating a first visit with a new vet as a job interview! I took my healthy senior dog to my new vet for a general check-up so I could see how he handled her, ran her labs, and we discussed what we would and would not be doing with my animals. He and his office passed with flying colors and I do feel very lucky to have him on board.

The Medical Police State is alive and well, and is trying very hard to gain total control. I'm so gratified that Dr. Will is calling attention to it from the lens of veterinary Pet parents everywhere; if you haven't already guessed (or experienced it first hand), medical bullying of human children...and increasingly of adults.....is an absolutely obscene reality that must be confronted and rejected collectively by all of us. This is the Pharmaceutical Religion, and its high priests are doctors, dentists and veterinarians....tirelessly pushing their faith on the masses. If you speak up, even dare to question the accepted dogma, they threaten to report you to child protective services or animal control. Taking back your power, refusing to give these people your money, is absolutely essential.
- I have found that farm vets seem to be typically more down-to-earth and much more "old school" than commercial vets who are so burdened by debt and overhead that they feel they have no choice other than to push and push the control narrative. You really have to look, and have tough conversations right up front with any vet or doctor that you're considering-- and walk away immediately if what you're hearing is not in alignment with your values. Immediately. This should be treated like a job interview -- and YOU own the business. You hire who you want. You. Are. Not. A. Victim.

Hi Dr. Falconer,
I would like to mention one other awful thing that many people are having a problem with. Vets are denying pet parents request for a vial of their dogs blood in order for them to send it out through "Protect the Pets" for a titer. As I'm sure you know, Dr. John Robb will assist anyone in getting a titer for rabies, Parvo, Distemper & Hep. In order to do so the dog parent has to obtain a spun vial of blood. This seems like a very easy task especially when a dog is at the Vets for a yearly checkup and full blood panel. There is always blood left over from a draw done on a yearly exam. I normally recommended titers through Protect the Pets and dog parents are coming back with tales of their vet refusing the request for a vial of blood. Other Vets say the titer has to be done by them, they cannot just give a vial of blood to the pet parent (titers through a Vet's office is an outrageous cost). A titer is important to anyone who has stopped allowing their dog to be vaccinated. People who board their dogs for any reason, people who take their dogs to training, take them to a doggy day care ect. These places will usually require proof of vaccination but will accept a titer showing immunity. So how do dog parents get around this new obstacle?

Thank you Dr. Falconer,
We went through that too.

Would you weigh in on Ivermectin for Covid? I've listed side effects, explained its an insecticide and stated the nutrients that are effective to treat it. I'm immune compromised, 60, and had it. Obviously, I recovered. People are so terrified they're grasping at poisons to treat something that is 99.95% recoverable from.