My cat miscarried I think; advice needed

[Catlady711]

Don't you just love new users who's first post is about some problem that should be addressed to their local vet instead of the internet?

[aTailOf2Kitties]

^^Not everybody knows as much about animals as you do and a lot of people can't just load up their furkids and haul 'em to the vet without being sure that it is actually a problem. So don't be so condescending. At least they asked for some advice and didn't just ignore the whole situation.

Fingers crossed there were more (live) kittens to follow Hopefully we can have an update eventually.

[Catlady711]

^^Not everybody knows as much about animals as you do and a lot of people can't just load up their furkids and haul 'em to the vet without being sure that it is actually a problem. So don't be so condescending. At least they asked for some advice and didn't just ignore the whole situation.

So what's wrong with using a phone and calling a licenced vet for advice first?

I deal with this all the time at work (more so since the economy got bad), by the time they finally get around to calling a vet the poor critter has been suffering anywhere from a week to a month, and sometimes there's nothing we can do to save the pet at that point. What might have been affordable to treat/cure for less than $100 is now untreatable or unaffordable at several hundred dollars. In my mind that's nearly as bad as outright ignoring the problem.

I'm not being condecending I'm being realistic. We're talking about someone who is considering picking up a medication they 'heard about' to treat something they have not had properly diagnosed in the first place. We're talking about someone who if they had Googled feline miscarriage they would have found advice to consult a veterinarian already.

Long before I worked at a vet hospital I had pets. If I had a problem or concern I always called the vet's office for advice. I didn't ask my neighbors, family, or friends for advice first, and I didn't pour through books at the library first. I called the one who had the answers I needed. To me that's simple logic.