Originally Posted by
aTailOf2Kitties
are you sure? Have you ever sat in on a surgery?
He's not assisting with surgery. It's just prep. If your teenage kid puts gas in your car while you remain in the driver's seat, would you consider that as "assisting" your drive home?
Actually, yes, I have, several times. Well, not the entire surgery, my queasy stomach couldn't stand it all. My vet is a good friend of mine, and one of his vet techs is one of my oldest and dearest friends. So, yes, I am absolutely sure.
And can YOU be sure it's "just prep". The article said the kid has been assisting for four years - you SURE he's been content to do nothing but run the dust buster for four years?
He is thirteen NOW, so he started this when he was NINE, not a teenager. If my nine year old accidently put diesel in my car instead of gasoline, because he is a NINE year old CHILD ... I'd consider that my stupidity in trusting a child to do an adult's job, frankly.
Alysser, there is a BIG difference in a sixteen year old volunteering to walk dogs at a shelter and a nine year old prepping an animal for surgery, IMO. Completely apples and oranges. Should that not go without saying?
I'm just saying I wouldn't want a nine year old child prepping my mother or son for surgery. Would any of you? But it's ok for our pets?
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