Ebonstar
Tourist
The world needs more vets like this!When it happened to my friend, he lucked out. Veterinarian didn't care, knowing how much he cared for his dog. When it blopped out on the exam table, the vet had turned his eyes up, head still down, toward my friend. Asked, "You going to tell me this is what it looks like or do I have to put it under the microscope?"
Before friend could answer, the vet let him "off the hook," saying, "I'm not stupid. I know what goes on between some owners and their dogs. Some people, I'd had to report them, spare the dog. But I know how much you love your dogs. I know you would never do anything that could be considered abuse.
Pretty cool. But... scary close call! (And ... your mileage may certainly vary, if you know what I mean).
It's almost as if the zoo community needs some kind of directory of zoo-friendly vets so we can know where we have to take our animals, should the need arise. I'd drive a pretty long distance to go to a vet in an emergency situation if I knew that going to a normal vet would likely result in a prosecution.