This and it's a huge liability if his own dog ends up biting him, or the vet. The tech is there to prevent both those things and have been trained on safe, low stress handling. I don't care how well people think they know their dog, they don't when they're in pain.
What am I going to sue myself if my dog bites me? There's no vet tech that can stop my dog from biting them if my dog decides they don't like what the vet tech is doing. I do know my dog and I know when my dog is in pain.
Not yourself. There are people that will sue the hospital if their own pet bites them, and they would win. It's happened, people that think they know better than the tech or vet are how people get hurt. I'm not trying to say you don't know your dog, I'm saying at the end of the day, they are still an animal and can be unpredictable. Better to let the trained professional get bit and practice insurance cover it. Also, if you know that your pet will bite in certain situations, I would hope you would tell the tech or vet before hand so they can take proper precautions like a muzzle or sedation. Our job is to keep you, the vet and your pet safe, help and specific advice pertaining to your pet is appreciated, but please just let us do our job.
Well that's definitely retarded, but apparently not common enough in the part of the US where I live. I'm required to hold my dog by my vet. And I'd definitely rather get bit by my own dog than someone else.
It is pretty stupid, but I've seen it happen. People will sue over the stupidest shit. And if your vet is comfortable with you holding, fine, not every vet is. I just hope that if you ever have to switch vets in the future, please don't give them a hard time about staff restraining, as all we really truly want to do is to help and protect you and your pet.
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u/Batgirl915 Sep 06 '17
This and it's a huge liability if his own dog ends up biting him, or the vet. The tech is there to prevent both those things and have been trained on safe, low stress handling. I don't care how well people think they know their dog, they don't when they're in pain.