While I'm debating my next topic (looking like "what vets don't want us to know" or more specific on "what vets/docs don't know and certainly aren't telling us about heartworms"), I thought I'd post a little note.
While puttering around this weekend, I'm trying to help an internet friend win a little on-line contest. If you have a moment, please go to http://kuranda.com/blog/dog-of-the-week/september-2009/ and vote for "Away from the Kids" on the left side of the page about half way down. The lady in the top bunk is Scarlet and those are her beautiful pups in the lower bunk. The prize is a mere bed pad but this month's competition has been quite competitive. Usually the winner has about 200 votes and right now, with less than a day to go, the 2 front runners (Scarlet being one of them) are running neck and neck and nearing the mid 300 mark! (I'm thinking I may have to get one of those bunk beds as part of my apologies to Queen Sheba for this past week; so she can have her own royal spot by my bed should she so desire :)
Barbara, yes, of course, you may excerpt and link. Thanks for asking. May I do the same (once I figure out how :)? Don't all authors want these things so long as credit is duly given?
Along the same lines, I've started a page of links which will, of course, be a work in progress.
I think I'm going to republish that "Good Vet" post in a couple of weeks and make it a "work in progress" too; maybe it's own page. I like Barbara's suggested addition. Lawyers have a similar requirement not to take on cases they aren't qualified to handle unless and until they can associate qualified counsel or become qualified. It's inherent in most ethical standards but certainly warrants separate mention. I'm even thinking vets should disclose what areas they are competent to practice. Like lawyers, most are general practitioners and that doesn't tell a client very much! As I've noted, professionals have to learn somewhere/somehow but clients are entitled to know the level of "practice" v. "professional" services they are receiving.