my son girlfriend has a king charles,took to the vet last week the vet said it had a heart mumure, she 5 years old
plus one of her eye stick out more than the other  and looks in a different dirction to the other eye,
last night they thought she had a heart attack rush her to their nomal vet,was not helpfull just gave lot of tablets and send on their way,
both rang me in tears told them to get to my vet,

what a different both of them said so friendly explain the isituation that she got a grade 4 heart mumure,horn eye which is a nerve to the eyes that causeing that problem,had a good check up all over took of the tablets the other gave,put her on the right one for the condition for the heart,
and she didnt have a heart attack,
took her down at 8pm cost £65 which i didnt think that was bad at that time in the night.

who do you trust with this vets
like i stated i been going to mine over 30 years been very happy with all the vets i seen over to years,
shame it a bit like dr the good and the bad ones

My vets practice is large and has lots of different vets working various times.
My recent whelping experience took me to see 3 in emergency situations. Two of them i had no faith in what so ever. not because i didnt believe what they were saying but because they forgot me in the process. They made decisions without my input and i felt bullied into doing certain things.

After this experience i decided there was only 1 vet i wanted to see in the practice. We have good rapport, i have always understood or been explained well to with her. I now ask to see only her unless in an emergency she isnt there.

I think it is really important you, as the owner of the animal, feel involved in decisions and are fully aware of what is going on. It is an important part of the process - they are a family member and when and if things go wrong you are more forgiving.

So select your vet as a service provider, don't take what's given!

Glad teh KC is ok - it must have been a worrying time to be faced with a human being that doesnt know how to reassure and explain.

When I had to take one of mine for a 2nd opinion I was informed by the vet that they had to give the dog a thorough checkup, from head to tail. They also charged more ;-) However, we only go for a 2nd opinion if we are not happy with the opinion of the first vet, so should expect to pay for it :-) I'm glad I did as my dog was suffering from a severe infection that would have killed it if I had listened to the first vet. We owners always know better, we just don't have the training :-D

I am really trying to find another vets one which is nearer to home and which actually doesn't have a dislike for my breed or anything similar to it. Or in my mind the way its going pedigree dogs all together.
Constant digs about my breed, why would i want another one etc etc. There are only 2 of my breed at the practice and the other is 14yrs old and still going strongish!!!

My main thing is that they know my breed and they come recommended by others and that if i have to claim on the insurance they will claim direct from the insurance company rather than me paying up front. I can just imagine if something happens and an operation is needed and i have to pay out thousands up front.

I have been following my vet now I think for about 13 or so years- I have been to other vets but they seemed cold and I just never cared for them on how they treated my animals. This one I have been going to she is very helpful, explains things and takes the time so you understand- also takes the time to assure the animal that everything is ok so she builds their trust with her and she treats them like her kids- I just love my vet :-) I also recomend people to her and have had great revues from them on how much they liked her. I do trust what she says and have alot of faith in her- if she thinks something is not gonna work and the animal will be in more pain will tell you- she is def all for the animal then the money- a true animal lover and as a vet that is what you need... Wish she also practiced on humans lol cause we would be going to her :-)

Unfortunately just like GP's some aren't good at certain areas.  Can you imagine being a vet and having to know the precise problem with all the animals that come into a surgery?

Hope the dogs feeling much better and that the tablets etc. are working.

Know what you mean.

Our vets we have a very good reputation with but there are only two vets we will go and see when given a choice.   They have always been excellent except the first time Mum saw one of them, they got off on the wrong foot, I think because he was new to the practise and tarred everyone with the same brush! He soon learn't and now they get on like a house on fire!  They don't over charge either I don't think.  It cost £17 for a what ended up ebing a 20 min consultantion, viginal swaps and a lesson on what it is they look for with them.

I guess it helps when one nurse and one receptionist's also show/breed and at the moment one girl on work experiance once a week handles our dogs :-D

I quite agree wiltshireone. You must have confidence in your vet and it's quite in order to see a particular vet each time you go, after all, it's your fees which pay their salary. I am very lucky, my vet practice is absolutely fantastic. Each vet has a particular area in which they are most interested and, depending on the problem, I can elect to see any particular vet. They don't have probationaries coming and going all the time,and all the partners have been there for ages. They all know that I have been breeding and showing forever and don't try to patronise me or give uneccessary treatment and they all keep up to date with the latest treatments and developments. They always keep me fully involved when it comes to scans, x rays etc, they discuss hip and elbow ex rays with me before they are submitted to the BVA, we look at the x rays together and decide whether they are good enough or should we try for a better set. I really couldn't wish for better and I would never change. 

Agree Saxon, we visited the PAH store when it opened before we got our two pups, then when we did get Whistler visited and Finn checked him over ect. Ditto Jake 8 weeks later. we trusted his advice with Jake's OCD problem and he did the op. I like to ensure he is on for a routine visit. Last Friday pm Jake started to limp, I booked him in Saturday am, he kept him in xray, removed a long thorn from his pad and phoned me to collect him. Its a bit pricey £188!!!, I can get tablets and worming stuff elsewhere and I do, but, Im confident he knows his job and my dogs. Im willing to pay for that confidence, I can get the dogs into a vet quicker than I can get to see a Doctor.