I will first off admit I have not read through the entire thread since I stopped when the posts got not only out of hand but off-topic, but I do have a few comments if you don't mind:

#1. I hope Rockee is feeling better and gets the medicine/treatment he needs

#2. Not all vets are out for money. Notice I say "not all", because I obviously can't speak for them all. Heck I'm only going to school become a vet tech and already a week into classes... if you don't really care about animals, you won't put up with half the stuff we have to learn.. it's long, it's hard, it's expensive, and more importantly... I'm not even studying to become a vet!! Just a tech! Even then vets don't even make that much... I guess unless you owned your own practice, maybe, but working for a clinic... I know starting out I'll only be making about $30k/year. That isn't much AT ALL.

Even if money was of no factor for them, let's say they were in it to "make money", the schooling would immediately turn you off. It's HARD. It isn't easy. Especially for how much I'll be making after I graduate... $30/year... that's what I PAID for schooling! And reminding again, this is just for a TECH, not a full-fledged vet even!

But I Can't speak for everyone obviously, just from my own experiences I can say that if you honestly do not love and care for animals, there is NO WAY anyone would force themselves to learn the material and go to classes. Anyone who didn't have that passion would quit early on, and this is from my experiences after only a week of classes!

I WILL say, however, that some vets are friendlier than others. I've been to vets that were so impersonal they will just walk into the exam room, feel up the dog, fill syringes with Lord knows what, pull liquids out of random places, run random tests, and give random shots, all without ever having said a word to me, explaining what the heck they were doing, OR even asking if it was ok to do those things. Not to mention they never even introduced themselves! But I have also have vets that were so friendly and loving and went above and beyond to make not only myself feel at ease but my dogs, too, and you know it's a hit or miss but I do honestly believe even the "impersonal" vets are still there for the love of the animals, or they would have never completed school much less still be in the business, because no amount of money is worth some of the BS I'm sure they have to deal with on a daily basis.

Also please forgive me for this winded novel, I'm not disagreeing with anyone, I am not trying to cause trouble, I am just trying to give an alternative view point to this to maybe help others understand the other perspective.

And also I took benedryl an hour ago and it's starting to hit me so if some of this rambles or makes no sense... I apologize lol.