20/05/2026
No exam, no prescriptions, worth the read!
๐๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐:
We had never met you before, as you were not a client of our practice. You told us your Dachshund had injured its back the night before. You did not want a veterinary consultation because, according to you, you already knew what the problem was. You simply wanted painkillers.
What you may not understand is that veterinary medication dosages are carefully calculated according to lean body weight. An adult Dachshund can weigh anywhere from under 5 kg (miniature) to nearly 15 kg (standard). Veterinarians must also consider the patientโs age, medical history, and overall health before prescribing any medication.
Back problems in Dachshunds are especially common โ and potentially very serious. Administering medication without proper examination and assessment may allow the dog to worsen the injury, potentially resulting in permanent paralysis.
It is also important to understand that veterinary professionals are legally and ethically prohibited from dispensing prescription medication without an appropriate veterinary-patient relationship. Even if you are an existing client, medication cannot be dispensed if your pet has not been examined recently, or if there is no current active prescription and treatment plan in place.
So when you direct your frustration at the receptionist โ someone who cannot and must not dispense medication without veterinary approval โ and storm out saying, โIโll find another vet,โ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ.
๐๐ค๐ช ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ฟ๐ช๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ก๐ก๐ ๐ผ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก.
