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Old January 12th 05, 06:19 AM
Mike
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A few months ago my cat was referred to a specialist for liver/stomach
problems. The specialist works in an office with other veterinarians
but I don't think he's in charge. When I was in his office I noticed
certificates and such things on the wall but I didn't closely examine
them. I know one was something from another state but I can't remember
the others. After I got home I went to the state medical board website
to look up his license and there's no record of him having one in this
state. I also just recently checked again and he still doesn't have
one. I checked the other state that he's from and he did have one
there but it expired. The other doctors in the practice do have their
license but not this one doctor. At this point I don't know what to do
with this information. All doctors are required by law to have a valid
state license to practice in this state. I don't know if I should
report this doctor or not. I don't know if I should call the office
and ask about it or not. I'm afraid that if I get this doctor in
trouble that I won't be able to trust him to take care of my cat. I'm
afraid he might do something to my cat out of spite. My cat's previous
veterinarian lied about my cat's health and has caused harm to other
people's pets as well. Since I had a bad experience with one vet I'm
afraid that others will be like that as well which is why I'm worried
about reporting the specialist. Also, before I found out about the
license, I felt that this doctor was incompetent. I just got one of
those funny feelings from him. I've done tons of research on my cat's
condition and what he's saying doesn't exactly make sense. If I knew
this doctor was a good doctor and trustworthy then I wouldn't even be
considering reporting him. What would you all do? Would you report him
or not? I just can't figure out why he wouldn't have a license. He has
to know that it's required by law and that he could get in big trouble
for not having one. So that just doesn't make sense unless he's got
something to hide. I don't know. I'm just throwing out ideas. But
opinions on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
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Old January 12th 05, 06:48 AM
Monique Y. Mudama
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On 2005-01-12, Mike penned:
A few months ago my cat was referred to a specialist for liver/stomach
problems. The specialist works in an office with other veterinarians but I
don't think he's in charge. When I was in his office I noticed certificates
and such things on the wall but I didn't closely examine them. I know one
was something from another state but I can't remember the others. After I
got home I went to the state medical board website to look up his license
and there's no record of him having one in this state. I also just recently
checked again and he still doesn't have one. I checked the other state that
he's from and he did have one there but it expired. The other doctors in the
practice do have their license but not this one doctor. At this point I
don't know what to do with this information. All doctors are required by law
to have a valid state license to practice in this state. I don't know if I
should report this doctor or not. I don't know if I should call the office
and ask about it or not. I'm afraid that if I get this doctor in trouble
that I won't be able to trust him to take care of my cat. I'm afraid he
might do something to my cat out of spite. My cat's previous veterinarian
lied about my cat's health and has caused harm to other people's pets as
well. Since I had a bad experience with one vet I'm afraid that others will
be like that as well which is why I'm worried about reporting the
specialist. Also, before I found out about the license, I felt that this
doctor was incompetent. I just got one of those funny feelings from him.
I've done tons of research on my cat's condition and what he's saying
doesn't exactly make sense. If I knew this doctor was a good doctor and
trustworthy then I wouldn't even be considering reporting him. What would
you all do? Would you report him or not? I just can't figure out why he
wouldn't have a license. He has to know that it's required by law and that
he could get in big trouble for not having one. So that just doesn't make
sense unless he's got something to hide. I don't know. I'm just throwing out
ideas. But opinions on this matter would be greatly appreciated.


A few linebreaks here and there would make this easier reading =)

There's only one sentence that stands out here. You feel the vet is
incompetent. Why are you even letting him continue to see your cat?

As for the other stuff: once you take your cat to another vet who doesn't make
you uncomfortable, you can decide what to do. A lot of organizational
websites aren't the greatest at updating their records, so you may find, if
you call, that he's actually licensed and they just haven't had time to put
him on the site, or to mail him his documents. Or you could simply ask him
why he doesn't have a state license on his wall.

--
monique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!*
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Old January 12th 05, 01:06 PM
-L.
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Mike wrote:
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What would you all do? Would you report him
or not?


snip

Call you local veterinary licensing board and ask if they have a
license for Dr. XYZ who is practicing at the PDQ animal clinic in
Yourtown, USA. You ned not give your name or anything else. They
should know his status - it may be that he's applied for renewal or
that he has a license that is reciprocal from another state.

If you don't like his bedside manner or treatment of your cat, find
another vet. There are plenty of competent specialists out there. You
can also request another vet in the same practice - people do it *all
the time* - most vets do not take it personally.

good luck,

-L.

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Old January 12th 05, 11:00 PM
Steve Crane
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There is a possibility that her/his license is valid in some other
state. Several states have "reciprocation" rules which permit a vet
licensed in one state to practice in another for some period of time -
usually a year. There are also special clauses for veterinary
specialists.

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Old January 12th 05, 11:00 PM
Steve Crane
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There is a possibility that her/his license is valid in some other
state. Several states have "reciprocation" rules which permit a vet
licensed in one state to practice in another for some period of time -
usually a year. There are also special clauses for veterinary
specialists.

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Old January 13th 05, 01:14 AM
raenee
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I'd nail him to the wall. I wouldn't want an unliscensed doctor working
on me or my family, and I don't want one working on my cat.

 




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