http://karenshanley.com/blog/2010/01/they-still-exist/ One Writer Mom. One Teen Kid. One Brilliant Australian Shepherd. One Comical Border Collie Mix. One Dog in a Maine Coon Cat's Body. And Latest to the Party -- One Cuddly Cavalier. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:12:48 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://karenshanley.com/blog/2010/01/they-still-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-135648 Karen Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:37:19 +0000 http://karenshanley.com/blog/?p=2723#comment-135648 Cindy, I'll keep my fingers crossed for both of us. Cindy, I’ll keep my fingers crossed for both of us.

]]> http://karenshanley.com/blog/2010/01/they-still-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-135643 Cindy Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:17:57 +0000 http://karenshanley.com/blog/?p=2723#comment-135643 Well Karen, I'm in the same boat you are, looking for a few good men (or one great woman) who will have compassion, sense, reasonable prices and be available! I recently dropped our vet because he upped his prices ridiculously and then lowered his ability to actually discuss any concerns I had. Jeesh! I have hope though, I'm banking on synchronicity taking over here and matching me up with just the right person. Hope the same happens for you too! Well Karen, I’m in the same boat you are, looking for a few good men (or one great woman) who will have compassion, sense, reasonable prices and be available! I recently dropped our vet because he upped his prices ridiculously and then lowered his ability to actually discuss any concerns I had. Jeesh! I have hope though, I’m banking on synchronicity taking over here and matching me up with just the right person. Hope the same happens for you too!

]]> http://karenshanley.com/blog/2010/01/they-still-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-135636 Karen Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:44:10 +0000 http://karenshanley.com/blog/?p=2723#comment-135636 Holly, sounds like you found exactly what I'm looking for. I've begun interviewing, but haven't found both pieces of compassion and knowledge in one package yet. Holly, sounds like you found exactly what I’m looking for. I’ve begun interviewing, but haven’t found both pieces of compassion and knowledge in one package yet.

]]> http://karenshanley.com/blog/2010/01/they-still-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-135635 Holly Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:17:29 +0000 http://karenshanley.com/blog/?p=2723#comment-135635 My current vet was new in town and I wanted to give him a chance. I first took a dog to him for a wellness check and annual vaxx. I talked to him, told him what my plans were and he spent a fair amount of time discussing them with me. I liked that. He was close & his prices were reasonable. I continued to take my pets there, then I had a crisis. He called me right back and we discussed what to do. I ended up at the E-clinic but was referred back to him the next day. It was a sad occasion and his compassion and kindness were evident the moment I walked through that door the next morning. He's remained my vet ever since. I need both a good clinician and a compassionate doctor in both my vets and my personal physician. They .must. impress me with their knowledge (after all that is what I go to them for) and they must really listen to me. The straw that broke the camel's back with the previous vet was during that same crisis when she would not offer any help, coupled with higher prices and dismissing my thoughts on a subject I had researched. I left her practice. My current vet was new in town and I wanted to give him a chance. I first took a dog to him for a wellness check and annual vaxx. I talked to him, told him what my plans were and he spent a fair amount of time discussing them with me. I liked that. He was close & his prices were reasonable. I continued to take my pets there, then I had a crisis. He called me right back and we discussed what to do. I ended up at the E-clinic but was referred back to him the next day. It was a sad occasion and his compassion and kindness were evident the moment I walked through that door the next morning. He’s remained my vet ever since. I need both a good clinician and a compassionate doctor in both my vets and my personal physician. They .must. impress me with their knowledge (after all that is what I go to them for) and they must really listen to me. The straw that broke the camel’s back with the previous vet was during that same crisis when she would not offer any help, coupled with higher prices and dismissing my thoughts on a subject I had researched. I left her practice.

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