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Defensive Medicine
Dr
Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow), MRCVS
11 December, 2010 |
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Vomiting and diarrhoea in dogs may not be a one or
two-day cure. Prevention of dehydration using IV saline and treatment
with IV antibiotics and drugs are the ideal way to treat such cases.
Blood tests were taken in this case. The dog was hospitalised for 3
days. My associate sent the dog home as he had recovered. The next day
the distressed owner came back to say that the dog was vomiting. The
stools were soft and had white specks (medicine tablets probably). A
few spots of blood. So, I got the dog hospitalised and x-rayed. X-ray
revealed no big foreign bodies. "Better to hospitalise more than 2
days," I advised my associate vet. "I will bear the
responsibility of complaints if the dog dies."
Defensive medicine is sometimes necessary.
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X-ray would have to be taken if the dog continues vomiting after 2
days.
If the dog dies and x-rays were not taken, there
may be a case of negligence or incompetence. We try to save money for
the young lady who was cost-conscious, but sometimes, vomiting can be
longer than 3 days and sending the dog home to save on costs may be of
good intentions. But in a complaint or litigation, it counts for
nothing if the dog has had died and no x-rays had been taken. Blood
test did reveal a low platelet count and this could be toxaemia. |
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