Originally Posted by anothersta

You think being septic DOESN'T require hospital care??

I'd put my dog in the hospital for that. YOU could've told the doc the tests have already been done if you didn't want them done again.

I've worked in the medical field, I KNOW medical equipment and how operator technique is everything.

Retesting is a safety issue and a 'making sure the last test was correct' issue. Everything doesn't necessarily show up on the FIRST test and sometimes the SECOND. DH had to have THREE Lyme disease tests before it started showing up.

My shepherd had 2 blood tests for his kidneys when he was younger to verify the first one was correct. Many of the dogs have multiple mange scrapes when they first get here to verify boo boos aren't mange.

And lucky for me, my veterinarian has agreed to be my primary care physician if the universal health care goes through, so I'LL still have good healthcare.