Actually, that is almost word for word what I imagined the
veterinarian saying!  Why?  Speaking as someone who works with
"professionals" all day, and being one (allegedly :-)), I know that
people with advanced (doctoral) degrees get very annoyed, even
threatened, when their knowledge (read as 'authority') is challenged
by someone without the "advanced training/education/knowledge" they
have.

Until medical schools start pounding it into their heads, and it
starts coming from the "top" down, sadly I don't see much changing.


Anne
Jessica - 8/28/78
William - 4/11/98
Tazi, Nika & Ryzhik - our canine kids
Shakespeare & Sonnet - our kitties

I am: Mom, Attorney, Professor, Childbirth Educator (in training)
Founder & Director - Western N.Y. Mother's Milk Drive (1978-1979)
My own favourite baby-related tips: http://www.dadsrights.org/annie/kidtips.html

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