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Irish_Dem

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6. Yes think of all the calls they get.

Reply to MIButterfly (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 11:00 AM

8 hrs ago

From ill informed people where a lot of meds are in play.

In human medical offices you get people calling in and saying things
like "grandma needs her nerve medicine, her pee medicine, her head medicine."

So the office should say: please go get the empty bottle in question, please read to me
the exact name and dosage, and name of pharmacy.

So we don't overdose grandma and give her the wrong pills.

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I got a call from the vet's office a few minutes ago. [View all] MIButterfly 9 hrs ago OP

Maybe their system was down? Catlady123 9 hrs ago #1

Maybe the person you spoke to hadn't accessed the record. Raven123 9 hrs ago #2

They did the right thing. Irish_Dem 9 hrs ago #3

That's a good point. I never thought of it that way. MIButterfly 9 hrs ago #4

Yes think of all the calls they get. Irish_Dem 8 hrs ago #6

You make a very valid point about ill-informed patients or family members. 3catwoman3 7 hrs ago #7

I agree with Irish Dem. Perhaps it was a new front office person. Polly Hennessey 9 hrs ago #5

are they a private equity vet ? Nigrum Cattus 7 hrs ago #8

No, thankfully they are independently owned. MIButterfly 3 hrs ago #9