Fluffybunny54
Mama Doe
Is it just me or are vets getting younger? When I visit our vets now unless I have a complicated problem or what I believe to be a very serious one, I will opt for one of the new ones. They are mostly very keen and bouncing with enthusiasm but they tend to look between 12 and 14 years old. Our surgery has got so busy so much so that 15 odd years ago there were only three vets and generally two on duty and one visiting the outreach clinics, once a day. Now we have nine vets. We have a choice of open surgeries or appointments or emergencies that are 24 hours a day. It's great but sometimes you have to wonder how much they actually know. The receptionists are good and tend to match a vet on duty to what type of animal you have. I have been lucky so far as I have exotics. ie parrots, tortoise and rabbits. Our surgery tends to have post grads who are taking other disciplines and the 'small animal clinics' are very busy. Many more rabbits now actually being taken to the vet. That's good, isn't it? When I have a particularly worrying problem I try to get one of our more mature vets but am happy for the younger ones to see my buns if it's not so serious. I have been quite taken with the way some of the younger ones are actually handling my buns and they seem quite compassionate. Surprisingly, two years ago it was a very young girl who diagnosed my Ginny's stroke. I just thought she'd hurt her leg or back as she was limping and a bit disorientated. Has anyone else anything to add about young vets?