Worst part of being a vet is the owners who come in demanding a pet be euthanized because it is “inconvenient”, or because of a fairly minor behavioral problem, and who aren’t willing to re-home said pet…
And then it becomes ethically murky, because yes, in some cases you can refuse, but then the dogshit owner can just “shop around” and find another vet who will do the deed…
I’m not talking “mercy kills” here, either - I’m talking selfish-ass pet owners who do this shit, all the damn time…
That, in fact, is pretty much why I decided not to be a vet.
So I agree, but it goes even beyond just that, into the territory of “Fuck, aren’t humans terrible?”
Yeah, agreed, that is some f*ed up stuff. I am 100% aware I could never be a vet.
We had to have an elderly and paralyzed dog put down a year or two ago. It was a hard decision as I had literally been carrying her inside and outside, upstairs and downstairs for about a year. She had a healthy appetite, but as her movement became more and more limited, she lost all quality of life, and was becoming a nervous wreck (constant barking, etc.).
They have euthanasia vets now who do housecalls, and that's what we did. This was news to me, maybe it's always been a thing.
The person who did it was very professional, but I remember thinking at the time, I couldn't understand the mentality to get into that line of work! Constantly going into people's homes and, ngl, I was sobbing my eyes out by the end.
The vet was so caring and good with our dog. I asked how she ended up in that line of work, and she said the pay was good, hours were very flexible, and she didn't have to have an office.
Worst part of being a vet is the owners who come in demanding a pet be euthanized because it is “inconvenient”, or because of a fairly minor behavioral problem, and who aren’t willing to re-home said pet…
I wonder what their stances on abortion are if this is how they treated their fur babies.
Worst part of being a vet is the owners who come in demanding a pet be euthanized because it is “inconvenient”, or because of a fairly minor behavioral problem, and who aren’t willing to re-home said pet…
And then it becomes ethically murky, because yes, in some cases you can refuse, but then the dogshit owner can just “shop around” and find another vet who will do the deed…
I’m not talking “mercy kills” here, either - I’m talking selfish-ass pet owners who do this shit, all the damn time…
That, in fact, is pretty much why I decided not to be a vet.
So I agree, but it goes even beyond just that, into the territory of “Fuck, aren’t humans terrible?”
Sadly…
Yeah, agreed, that is some f*ed up stuff. I am 100% aware I could never be a vet.
We had to have an elderly and paralyzed dog put down a year or two ago. It was a hard decision as I had literally been carrying her inside and outside, upstairs and downstairs for about a year. She had a healthy appetite, but as her movement became more and more limited, she lost all quality of life, and was becoming a nervous wreck (constant barking, etc.).
They have euthanasia vets now who do housecalls, and that's what we did. This was news to me, maybe it's always been a thing.
The person who did it was very professional, but I remember thinking at the time, I couldn't understand the mentality to get into that line of work! Constantly going into people's homes and, ngl, I was sobbing my eyes out by the end.
The vet was so caring and good with our dog. I asked how she ended up in that line of work, and she said the pay was good, hours were very flexible, and she didn't have to have an office.
I wonder what their stances on abortion are if this is how they treated their fur babies.