Vet won't give me cream!

longforgotten

Went to the vet to get some cream for the dog, says she needs to see the dog. The dog is licking her paw and the spot that is there is not healing.

Now I've read that you can get cream that will help the healing process and as it tastes yukky the dog will stop licking. What is the harm in giving out some cream to see if it helps the dog and if it fails then go to the vets.

I don't need to go to the doctors every time I need germoline for goodness sake !

I think the vet was just after the consultation fee !

speranza

No, the vet was probably just not wanting to get sued if it all went wrong. Would you go to your doctor with a self-diagnosis and ask for the medication of your choice? Just take your dog to the vet now, or put it off until it gets worse then take it and pay even more to get it fixed.

soolin

I agree with speranza, if this is something that cannot be bought over the counter then the vet must insist on seeing the dog. It is exactly like you going to your GP, he wouldn't give you prescription only items just on a phone call unless they were repeat prescriptions and even then sometimes not. Germolene is over the counter so a GP would not need to see you.

longforgotten

Thanks for your replies but are you saying the vets do not have any type of cream that is not prescription only. Surely the vet could have recommended something non-presciption. My doctor has told me what to ask for from the pharmacist rather than having to have a prescription.

I have bought some cream online and will see how it goes, then take the dog to the vets.

diesel9181

???? i would be happy to pay and just know that the problem has been sorted and my dog is happy!!! in this case its not about "saving money" its the animals welfare!!!

pulliptears

Try sudocrem or savlon, then put the dog a baby sock on. My dog does this sometimes and the sudocrem works wonderfully

Al_Mac

longforgotten wrote: »

Thanks for your replies but are you saying the vets do not have any type of cream that is not prescription only. Surely the vet could have recommended something non-presciption.

When they've seen the animal, quite possibly.

longforgotten wrote: »

My doctor has told me what to ask for from the pharmacist rather than having to have a prescription.

So has mine, after I've seen him.

longforgotten wrote: »

I have bought some cream online and will see how it goes, then take the dog to the vets.

Hopefully it will work and not cause a worse problem.

longforgotten

Do you apply the same principle then to human and animal welfare.

I must go and see the doctor so he can prescribe or advise me what to use ? Is going to see the pharmacist no longer a good idea ?

Must admit I'm intrigued by the some of the replies.

ben500

pulliptears wrote: »

Try sudocrem or savlon, then put the dog a baby sock on. My dog does this sometimes and the sudocrem works wonderfully

Yes but that is your dog and you may well be familiar with the ailments he has suffered before and knowledgeable on how to treat them based on experience and advice given by a vet I've no doubt.
My question to you would be: What vetinary qualifications do you have to provide medical advice for an animal you have never seen and have only the scantest of information on?

soolin

longforgotten wrote: »

Do you apply the same principle then to human and animal welfare.

I must go and see the doctor so he can prescribe or advise me what to use ? Is going to see the pharmacist no longer a good idea ?

Must admit I'm intrigued by the some of the replies.

I think you are missing the point. For human medicine prescription only items can only be prescribed by a GP on seeing a patient. Over the counter medicines can be purchased without seeing a GP. If you see a pharmacist, which is often a good idea for minor ailments, they can still only suggest over the counter items, as yet, apart from a couple of specific pilot items, they cannot prescribe.

With animal items you can either ask the advice of someone knowlegeable in a dedicated pet store who may be able to suggest something that they stock. Or you see a vet. Now that vet can either prescribe something, or can make a suggestion about something that is readily available from any pet store. However, just like a doctor he isn't going to recommend something unless he sees the dog first. This is for the protection of the vet, he may well in good faith prescribe an annointment and then later when somehting goes wrong realise that the infection was maybe a parasite rather than a simple wound, or an abcess rather than straight forward sore. Then in this day and age the dog owner is likely to get very angry that the wrong item was precribed.

I would also caution about buying online pharmaceuticals. There have been some very distressing cases of both animal and human medicines not being all they seem. Incidentally If you are unable to afford a vet then the PDSA have centres where medical advice can be sought.

pulliptears

ben500 wrote: »

Yes but that is your dog and you may well be familiar with the ailments he has suffered before and knowledgeable on how to treat them based on experience and advice given by a vet I've no doubt.
My question to you would be: What vetinary qualifications do you have to provide medical advice for an animal you have never seen and have only the scantest of information on?

Most human medicines and creams can be used on animals without a problem, in fact, its quite possible to take your vetinary prescription into a normal pharmacy because the treatments are almost always exactly the same.

If the dog is licking his paw its irritated. Nowhere did I say "DONT TAKE THE DOG TO A VET!!" I offered a simple, easy soloution to take an animal out of pain in the interim. If a child was scratching his hand you would put sudocrem/savlon on it to ease it until such a time you can take him to the Dr, its no different with an animal.