5 Secrets Your Veterinarian Won't Tell You

We asked veterinarians and vet technicians to reveal pet tips and cautionary tales, which can save time, trouble, and trauma.

1. "The reason your pet is fat is because you are too. I would never say that to someone in an exam room, but the fact of the matter is, if you have an owner who overeats and is inactive, they are very likely to have an obese pet."-Oscar Chavez, DVM.

2. "Your vet may not have gotten into vet school! Vets who can't get into traditional U.S. veterinary programs due to bad grades and poor test scores often go to for-profit schools in the Caribbean, where, basically, if you can pay the tuition, you get in."-A vet in California.

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"I hate to break it to you, but your $2,000 designer dog is a mutt. Puppy stores and breeders have created these cute names like Morkipoos and Puggles, and now people are paying $2,000 for a dog they couldn't give away at the pound ten years ago. Whoever started the trend is a marketing genius."-Dennis Leon, DVM.

4. "Unfortunately, I've had to work in low-cost clinics, and many of them are cutting corners to make a profit. Some places give half doses of vaccines instead of full doses, which is totally illegal and ineffective."-A vet in California.

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5. "Don't ever share your medicines with your pets unless your vet says it's OK. One Tylenol will likely kill a cat." -Amber Andersen, DVM.

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-Michelle Crouch


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