Comments for speakingforspot.com http://speakingforspot.com/blog Be the Medical Advocate Your Dog Needs to Live a Happy, Healthy, Longer Life Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:26:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Is “The Incredible Dr. Pol” Truly Incredible? by Jill R http://speakingforspot.com/blog/2012/02/19/is-the-incredible-dr-pol-truly-incredible/comment-page-1/#comment-3734 Jill R Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:26:51 +0000 http://speakingforspot.com/blog/?p=3190#comment-3734 Dr. Pol must have forgotten the 1st rule of medicine; DO NO HARM". Dr. Pol can afford to do no harm, he can get pain meds donated to him, antibiotics, fluids, etc. Come on Dr. Pol, call Purina, they donate millions to needy animals of all kinds, rescue Org's donate money if you can not afford the gold standard. My Brother rescued a dog who ended up with a chronic eye condition, he called a poodle rescue org. who gladly help him with the gold standard Vet bills and medications. There is always help for those who look outside the box, shame on National Geographic, they know better. Do no harm means cure, relieve pain or stop the pain. If Dr. Pol can afford what he is doing now he can easily find a way to do it better for the animals. Dr. Pol must have forgotten the 1st rule of medicine; DO NO HARM”. Dr. Pol can afford to do no harm, he can get pain meds donated to him, antibiotics, fluids, etc.
Come on Dr. Pol, call Purina, they donate millions to needy animals of all kinds, rescue Org’s donate money if you can not afford the gold standard.
My Brother rescued a dog who ended up with a chronic eye condition, he called a poodle rescue org. who gladly help him with the gold standard Vet bills and medications.
There is always help for those who look outside the box, shame on National Geographic, they know better.
Do no harm means cure, relieve pain or stop the pain.
If Dr. Pol can afford what he is doing now he can easily find a way to do it better for the animals.

]]> Comment on Is “The Incredible Dr. Pol” Truly Incredible? by Michelle http://speakingforspot.com/blog/2012/02/19/is-the-incredible-dr-pol-truly-incredible/comment-page-1/#comment-3731 Michelle Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:30:47 +0000 http://speakingforspot.com/blog/?p=3190#comment-3731 I have watched Dr. Pol and I think what he is doing is great. He helps people with little or no money. He drives where ever he is needed. Being a rural Vet is a bit different than a vet who practices in the city with access to labs and all the medicines. Jeez louise people who are you to judge a fellow who helps his community in every way he can? Instead of complaining, maybe clean your own backyard and see who you have been helping lately. I have watched Dr. Pol and I think what he is doing is great. He helps people with little or no money. He drives where ever he is needed. Being a rural Vet is a bit different than a vet who practices in the city with access to labs and all the medicines. Jeez louise people who are you to judge a fellow who helps his community in every way he can?
Instead of complaining, maybe clean your own backyard and see who you have been helping lately.

]]> Comment on Is “The Incredible Dr. Pol” Truly Incredible? by Lin Eckland http://speakingforspot.com/blog/2012/02/19/is-the-incredible-dr-pol-truly-incredible/comment-page-1/#comment-3730 Lin Eckland Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:37:42 +0000 http://speakingforspot.com/blog/?p=3190#comment-3730 I watched one episode where a dog was severely injured by another dog. All Dr. Pol did was put him in a crate with a heating pad, said he was in shock. No fluids, I can't remember if he did give him a pain killer, but the dog died. I know there is a lot more that could have been done, the dog was conscious when he was brought in. That said, he does practice with a simple no nonsense approach. I watched one episode where a dog was severely injured by another dog. All Dr. Pol did was put him in a crate with a heating pad, said he was in shock. No fluids, I can’t remember if he did give him a pain killer, but the dog died. I know there is a lot more that could have been done, the dog was conscious when he was brought in.

That said, he does practice with a simple no nonsense approach.

]]> Comment on Is “The Incredible Dr. Pol” Truly Incredible? by Marlene http://speakingforspot.com/blog/2012/02/19/is-the-incredible-dr-pol-truly-incredible/comment-page-1/#comment-3729 Marlene Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:34:58 +0000 http://speakingforspot.com/blog/?p=3190#comment-3729 What I would like to add for the veterinarians who are critizicing Dr. Pol, give it a try and work for some time in a rural environment. Try to apply the same standard that is being practiced in many city vet clinics on pets to the farm and rural environment. It won't work. If a vet drives many miles often on dirt roads to a farm to treat an animal in distress, he can't be insisting to run some bloodwork before initiating treatment. He will do the best he can, often make an educated guess, as in giving a steroid shot and an antibiotic, that may be the best he can do, if the farmer hasn't already done that. Likewise if a rural pet owner drove an hour to take their pet into the vet, they may not have the luxury to say well, let's do some labwork first and then decide, with the gas prices and time constraints, one may decide on doing labwork but take an educated guess on what treatment may work and send the owner home with that. I take my pets mostly to my longtime "city vet", that's a 2 hour trip one way for me. He works with me knowing that we got to do sort of "one stop shopping" as I can't just come in on a whim. We communicate by e-mail or phone, and try to work around the problems with the long distance. I have my farm vet come out for other stuff, he is also the one who I call to give rabies shots when I have a bunch of my dogs due, instead of me having to shuttle one or two at a time to a vet office. He was speechless for a while when I called to inquire about him euthanizing one of my chickens, but heck, he came out and did it which spared the bird the stress of me having to bring her to a local vet office for it What I would like to add for the veterinarians who are critizicing Dr. Pol, give it a try and work for some time in a rural environment. Try to apply the same standard that is being practiced in many city vet clinics on pets to the farm and rural environment. It won’t work. If a vet drives many miles often on dirt roads to a farm to treat an animal in distress, he can’t be insisting to run some bloodwork before initiating treatment. He will do the best he can, often make an educated guess, as in giving a steroid shot and an antibiotic, that may be the best he can do, if the farmer hasn’t already done that. Likewise if a rural pet owner drove an hour to take their pet into the vet, they may not have the luxury to say well, let’s do some labwork first and then decide, with the gas prices and time constraints, one may decide on doing labwork but take an educated guess on what treatment may work and send the owner home with that. I take my pets mostly to my longtime “city vet”, that’s a 2 hour trip one way for me. He works with me knowing that we got to do sort of “one stop shopping” as I can’t just come in on a whim. We communicate by e-mail or phone, and try to work around the problems with the long distance. I have my farm vet come out for other stuff, he is also the one who I call to give rabies shots when I have a bunch of my dogs due, instead of me having to shuttle one or two at a time to a vet office. He was speechless for a while when I called to inquire about him euthanizing one of my chickens, but heck, he came out and did it which spared the bird the stress of me having to bring her to a local vet office for it

]]> Comment on Is “The Incredible Dr. Pol” Truly Incredible? by Lorena http://speakingforspot.com/blog/2012/02/19/is-the-incredible-dr-pol-truly-incredible/comment-page-1/#comment-3728 Lorena Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:19:19 +0000 http://speakingforspot.com/blog/?p=3190#comment-3728 It is a shame that NatGeo, once the gold standard for the exploration of nature, anthropology, animal science, and all things scientific, has dipped to representing mediocrity in more than one area. I had hoped that "The Dog Whisperer" was a one-time lack of judgement, but this now sets a precedent to a worrying pattern. It is a shame that NatGeo, once the gold standard for the exploration of nature, anthropology, animal science, and all things scientific, has dipped to representing mediocrity in more than one area. I had hoped that “The Dog Whisperer” was a one-time lack of judgement, but this now sets a precedent to a worrying pattern.

]]> Comment on Is “The Incredible Dr. Pol” Truly Incredible? by Carol Whitney http://speakingforspot.com/blog/2012/02/19/is-the-incredible-dr-pol-truly-incredible/comment-page-1/#comment-3727 Carol Whitney Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:16:58 +0000 http://speakingforspot.com/blog/?p=3190#comment-3727 Dr. Nancy - you've done it again - great writing job on this blog entry - issuing a kind of warning, but not in a bashing way - rather, in a way to get us to think and use our heads. Yesterday I notified a Yahoo Group I help to moderate, about diabetes in dogs (cats less), about your appearance to come on the DogRead Yahoo Group, where I see you'll be the guest from 1 - 15 March this year. with your new book. I asked people to join DogRead now, so as to be sure to get in during your guest-ship. The group I notified is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabeticritters/ I'm VERY swamped right now, with my Havanese rescue, Camellia Camelo, and her atopy- but MY vet is a board-certified specialist in Internal Medicine (Dr. Amanda Booth), Furthermore, my Trupanion insurance is coming through to help cover costs, after doing a thorough investigation (which showed this was a new, not a pre-existing) condition. I tell ya, Dr. Nancy, I'm SO GLAD I took out vet insurance on Camellia; she's my first dog to have it. That's not QUITE beside the point, as it means I can afford to have the very best vet (locally), and the two other vets that work with her are also top-notch - they all work as a team, and so do the techs and the rest of the staff. A vet practice where ALL employees are kept up-to-date and assist with the animals, is one super-duper practice! In my nearly four decades with dogs and cats as a adult, I have watched advances in veterinary practices, and I am SO GLAD you are doing the work you're doing and writing those books. That really, really helps. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:12:51 (PST) Camellia and Carol Dr. Nancy – you’ve done it again – great writing job on this blog entry – issuing a kind of warning, but not in a bashing way – rather, in a way to get us to think and use our heads.

Yesterday I notified a Yahoo Group I help to moderate, about diabetes in dogs (cats less), about your appearance to come on the DogRead Yahoo Group, where I see you’ll be the guest from 1 – 15 March this year. with your new book. I asked people to join DogRead now, so as to be sure to get in during your guest-ship.

The group I notified is:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabeticritters/

I’m VERY swamped right now, with my Havanese rescue, Camellia Camelo, and her atopy- but MY vet is a board-certified specialist in Internal Medicine (Dr. Amanda Booth), Furthermore, my Trupanion insurance is coming through to help cover costs, after doing a thorough investigation (which showed this was a new, not a pre-existing) condition.

I tell ya, Dr. Nancy, I’m SO GLAD I took out vet insurance on Camellia; she’s my first dog to have it.

That’s not QUITE beside the point, as it means I can afford to have the very best vet (locally), and the two other vets that work with her are also top-notch – they all work as a team, and so do the techs and the rest of the staff.

A vet practice where ALL employees are kept up-to-date and assist with the animals, is one super-duper practice!

In my nearly four decades with dogs and cats as a adult, I have watched advances in veterinary practices, and I am SO GLAD you are doing the work you’re doing and writing those books. That really, really helps.

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:12:51 (PST)
Camellia and Carol

]]> Comment on Is “The Incredible Dr. Pol” Truly Incredible? by Marlene http://speakingforspot.com/blog/2012/02/19/is-the-incredible-dr-pol-truly-incredible/comment-page-1/#comment-3726 Marlene Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:47:59 +0000 http://speakingforspot.com/blog/?p=3190#comment-3726 there are some video clips on youtube on Dr. Pol, so I watched a few of them. I couldn't help but smile at his no-nonsense approach and keeping things simple. Very impressive on how he untwisted a cow's stomach. It appears he is mostly a farm vet and what many people don't realize, is that in rural areas things are a bit different and when dealing with livestock one doesn't have the same options as somebody has who lives in a big city. I saw two clips of him treating dogs and I didn't see anything wrong with what he did, and my own veterinarians probably would have done the same things he did. I will have to see if I can get this program on TV, I don't normally watch TV, but this may be something worth making time for. there are some video clips on youtube on Dr. Pol, so I watched a few of them. I couldn’t help but smile at his no-nonsense approach and keeping things simple. Very impressive on how he untwisted a cow’s stomach. It appears he is mostly a farm vet and what many people don’t realize, is that in rural areas things are a bit different and when dealing with livestock one doesn’t have the same options as somebody has who lives in a big city. I saw two clips of him treating dogs and I didn’t see anything wrong with what he did, and my own veterinarians probably would have done the same things he did. I will have to see if I can get this program on TV, I don’t normally watch TV, but this may be something worth making time for.

]]> Comment on Is “The Incredible Dr. Pol” Truly Incredible? by Leslie R McGill http://speakingforspot.com/blog/2012/02/19/is-the-incredible-dr-pol-truly-incredible/comment-page-1/#comment-3724 Leslie R McGill Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:33:52 +0000 http://speakingforspot.com/blog/?p=3190#comment-3724 Too bad National Geographic only cares about ratings and not taking the time to research what they are putting out there for their veiwers. Too bad they are not taking the time to educate the public about what is the proper way to treat animals. I am a dog trainer and I can't tell you how many people say they want me to train their dog Cesar's way. I tell them Cesar's way is not nessisarily right way and they say, sure it is, he is on t.v. and not just any channel, but on National Geographic. Too bad National Geographic only cares about ratings and not taking the time to research what they are putting out there for their veiwers. Too bad they are not taking the time to educate the public about what is the proper way to treat animals. I am a dog trainer and I can’t tell you how many people say they want me to train their dog Cesar’s way. I tell them Cesar’s way is not nessisarily right way and they say, sure it is, he is on t.v. and not just any channel, but on National Geographic.

]]> Comment on Is “The Incredible Dr. Pol” Truly Incredible? by Claudia P http://speakingforspot.com/blog/2012/02/19/is-the-incredible-dr-pol-truly-incredible/comment-page-1/#comment-3723 Claudia P Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:06:50 +0000 http://speakingforspot.com/blog/?p=3190#comment-3723 I grew up in Kansas back in the 50's and he is the type of vet that was practicing then. They did everything because farms were where most of their business was, dogs and cats were just a sideline. Now we have specialist for everything. I think the people using him look to be farmers of an older generation as well as retired people that grew up like me and kept to that practice, I didn't. I have an excellent vet that will tell me when he doesn't have an answer but then goes about finding the answer. He utilizes specialist and even has them come to his clinic to perform ortho surgeries as well as unltrasounds. I don't think vets should think ill and say ill of Dr. Pol just understand he comes from a different time and his client base likes what he does. Would I go to him, no but those that do trust him and that is a big issue with people that care about their animals. I moved to a new area and had to interview 5 vets before I found the one I am currently with. Why, because money was the bottom line or the others weren't willing to include me in the treatment process. I want to be involved and have been a vet tech so understand what can be involved. One day Dr. Pol will either retire or die and then the controversy will end amongst us but his clients will be devastated and isn't that what every veterinarian would want from his clients, total trust? I grew up in Kansas back in the 50′s and he is the type of vet that was practicing then. They did everything because farms were where most of their business was, dogs and cats were just a sideline. Now we have specialist for everything.
I think the people using him look to be farmers of an older generation as well as retired people that grew up like me and kept to that practice, I didn’t. I have an excellent vet that will tell me when he doesn’t have an answer but then goes about finding the answer. He utilizes specialist and even has them come to his clinic to perform ortho surgeries as well as unltrasounds.
I don’t think vets should think ill and say ill of Dr. Pol just understand he comes from a different time and his client base likes what he does. Would I go to him, no but those that do trust him and that is a big issue with people that care about their animals. I moved to a new area and had to interview 5 vets before I found the one I am currently with. Why, because money was the bottom line or the others weren’t willing to include me in the treatment process. I want to be involved and have been a vet tech so understand what can be involved.
One day Dr. Pol will either retire or die and then the controversy will end amongst us but his clients will be devastated and isn’t that what every veterinarian would want from his clients, total trust?

]]> Comment on Is “The Incredible Dr. Pol” Truly Incredible? by Linda Brennen CPDT-KA http://speakingforspot.com/blog/2012/02/19/is-the-incredible-dr-pol-truly-incredible/comment-page-1/#comment-3718 Linda Brennen CPDT-KA Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:32:57 +0000 http://speakingforspot.com/blog/?p=3190#comment-3718 While I haven't seen the show myself, this article certainly supports my opinion that National Geographic is all about sensationalism and ratings. While I haven’t seen the show myself, this article certainly supports my opinion that National Geographic is all about sensationalism and ratings.

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