Lack of continence (occasional) and cancer in mouth
Multiple dogs new vets ruling
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SikaSeeker
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Ah right, I can’t help you out so. I had a spaniel with urinary incontinence after a c-section, it’s a disaster between the smell and her back leg’s being wet all the time. She was decent, so she lived out her life with me.
Thanks for this. Am I right I thinking that flea / Tick treatments only kill the offending "biters" after they have fed (24hrs or longer?) As a human, if you have had a tick bite and removed the tick within 12hrs you could still contract lyme's.
Ticks have to bite to be killed, but they die within hours so any disease risk is minimal. Some flea products kill by contact
I had a dog with a very large tick bite on his ear flap, within a few weeks he was like a hundred years old riding a zimmer frame, you couldn't touch him without he whimpered, had to put him down ........... I always suspected this was a result of the tick bite.
It is worth remembering that you get healthcare without the big bill at the point of care...but the vast majority of us pay rather a significant amount of money in income tax and national insurance which goes to fund the NHS amongst other public services. The concept that NHS treatment is free is a complete fallacy where most of us are concerned.Yes and we all go to the NHS when in a bad way...it might be a bit of a wait in A&E but you get seen with out a big bill
It is worth remembering that a large amount of people who don't earn enough money to pay large tax/ni will be sitting in the chair next to yourself at A&E
My late Mother worked as a dinner lady all her life so never earnt a great wage but when she had a couple of long stays in Broomfield Hospital they looked after her very well despite on a low wage. RIP Mum
Please do not misconstrue my comment, access to the NHS is and should be universal. Anyone, and I mean ANYONE who takes on an active role in society should have access the same level of attention and care. I have zero issue with paying more in than someone earning less than me, none of us could live our lives without those who perform so called "lower level jobs" and I say that with the greatest respect as I happen to believe that the people who currently enjoy the higher status in out country, celebrities, sports personalities, musicians etc, are actually the least essential.
Even take myself for example, I am currently working as a companion animal vet. Do people need me to live life at it's basic level? No, no they don't. I am useful when peoples pets, which are essentially a luxury (I am not talking about true working dogs) get sick, but those people can live their personal lives completely without my input. However, we cant manage without teachers, nurses, care workers, bin men, delivery men, tradesmen etc.
I am fortunate to earn a decent wage that allows me more than the bare essentials in life. Yes I have worked hard to get where I am and continue to do so, but I am only able to work as I do, and earn as I do because there are others who facilitate the society I live and work in. Without them, there wouldn't be a functioning society for people to exist/work in.
The gentleman who delivers the medicines I use to treat patients on a daily basis is every bit as important to the functioning of the practice I work in as I am. Without him I could not do my job, ergo, he is just as important!
The only issue I ever have is with those who contribute nothing, BY CHOICE. Those individuals I do have an issue with.
Anyway, forgive the rambling off topic post. I just wished to set the record straight in case my post carried the wrong implication.
Also, for the record, like the other vets who frequent this forum I am more than happy to offer whatever advice I can.
The point you wanted to make is in bold,
Speaking on behalf to what other people might or might no do is not correct.
It is worth remembering that you get healthcare without the big bill at the point of care...but the vast majority of us pay rather a significant amount of money in income tax and national insurance which goes to fund the NHS amongst other public services. The concept that NHS treatment is free is a complete fallacy where most of us are concerned.
A fair point, and my apologies for any offence caused, it was not my intent.
