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| I feel I owe this reply not only to Dr. Tierce but to the memory of my Dobie Marcus. About ten or more years ago I took Marcus to Dr. Tierce after a very well known and great Equine Vet, knowing that I could not find any help for my dog and was facing putting my young{4 yr old} to sleep, told me of Dr. Tierce. Dr. Tierce saved my dog and he lived until he was 12 years old and never had any more signs or problems. I had taken my dog to many vets, tests were done and spent thousands; no one gave me hope. When I went to Dr. Tierce there were dogs all over the clinic. Some were pulling their little wagons to help them get around due to spine and limb problems. When I was there, there were dogs that belonged to some of Ft. Worth's most rich and famous- names on buildings famous. The clinic is old and so is Dr. Tierce but I can only imagine how many dogs and cats lives were saved by this genius. Did he make mistakes and was he too focused on those that could be saved? I don't know,
but I know he loved deeply the animals I saw him with and HE SAVED MY DOG. How often do you think any blood was needed or how often was blood taken? If any of you have ever had an animal that you loved in a life or death situation wouldn't you appreciate the animal that saved your animals with only a small needle prick. | |
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| cstone - 2014-05-01 7:55 PM I feel I owe this reply not only to Dr. Tierce but to the memory of my Dobie Marcus. About ten or more years ago I took Marcus to Dr. Tierce after a very well known and great Equine Vet, knowing that I could not find any help for my dog and was facing putting my young{4 yr old} to sleep, told me of Dr. Tierce. Dr. Tierce saved my dog and he lived until he was 12 years old and never had any more signs or problems. I had taken my dog to many vets, tests were done and spent thousands; no one gave me hope. When I went to Dr. Tierce there were dogs all over the clinic. Some were pulling their little wagons to help them get around due to spine and limb problems. When I was there, there were dogs that belonged to some of Ft. Worth's most rich and famous- names on buildings famous. The clinic is old and so is Dr. Tierce but I can only imagine how many dogs and cats lives were saved by this genius. Did he make mistakes and was he too focused on those that could be saved? I don't know, but I know he loved deeply the animals I saw him with and HE SAVED MY DOG. How often do you think any blood was needed or how often was blood taken? If any of you have ever had an animal that you loved in a life or death situation wouldn't you appreciate the animal that saved your animals with only a small needle prick.
There has been lots of testimonials to the many great things this vet did, however it does not excuse keeping a dog in a cage 24 hours a day for the purpose of giving blood. No, I would not appreciate that he told a family their injured pet needed to be euthanized then keep the injured pet in a dirty cage 24 hours a day. That would make me sick to my stomach that a person could justify treating a pet that way. I have been to clinics where they have dogs and cats for the purpose of blood donations and these animals are the clinic pets, free to roam the clinic and loved on daily. That I can appreciate and understand. | |
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| The owner wanted the dog put to sleep. Anal glands do smell, but not a good reason that should result in death. What are the owner of the dog going to do with it now? I know Dr. Tierce could not tolerate owners that would not put forth the effort to care for their animals. I do not know these people, but I do know Dr. Tierce. Do you know him or these people or are you getting your information from the media? It seems a shame that after 40 + years of saving lives, a disgruntled employee, the media, and people who did not want their dog have went on a witch hunt. But it makes for a good news story. Keep watching and let the media decide what you are going to believe. | |
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| cstone - 2014-05-01 9:06 PM
The owner wanted the dog put to sleep. Anal glands do smell, but not a good reason that should result in death. What are the owner of the dog going to do with it now? I know Dr. Tierce could not tolerate owners that would not put forth the effort to care for their animals. I do not know these people, but I do know Dr. Tierce. Do you know him or these people or are you getting your information from the media? It seems a shame that after 40 + years of saving lives, a disgruntled employee, the media, and people who did not want their dog have went on a witch hunt. But it makes for a good news story. Keep watching and let the media decide what you are going to believe.
That is awesome the vet helped you, but however many rights don't make up for a wrong. If the people asked for their animal to be euthanized, the vet has two choices to refuse, or to euthanize. Any other option without consent of the owners is illegal.
For all of you who think this behaviour is okay, how would you like to pay the regular cost of injections, and 5 years later you are informed the vet was injecting only saline into the joint. By this time your horse is crippled and possibly euthanized or turned into a pasture pet because of behaviour and lameness issues. | |
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| cstone - 2014-05-01 9:06 PM
The owner wanted the dog put to sleep. Anal glands do smell, but not a good reason that should result in death. What are the owner of the dog going to do with it now? I know Dr. Tierce could not tolerate owners that would not put forth the effort to care for their animals. I do not know these people, but I do know Dr. Tierce. Do you know him or these people or are you getting your information from the media? It seems a shame that after 40 + years of saving lives, a disgruntled employee, the media, and people who did not want their dog have went on a witch hunt. But it makes for a good news story. Keep watching and let the media decide what you are going to believe.
The owners of the dog did not want him put to sleep because of anal glad problems. They left the dog there for treatment, the dog lost the use of his rear legs. The owners were told he had a spinal condition and needed to be euthanized. Google the story and watch the interview with the owners, it is not the media. | |
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| "Google the story and watch the interview with the owners, it is not the media."
Lol ....google, interview, not media   
Okay!! I understand now. | |
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The owners gave an on camera interview, no media interpretation, the owners words themselves. Now whether they are outright lying, I don't know. The media misinterprets and reports incorrect "facts" all the time in print.
Why do you believe that it was a disgruntled employee? Are you believing the media????
Edited by rodeomom3 2014-05-01 10:16 PM
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Location: TX | Someone needs to find the documents from the attorney on other accounts. One of my friends friend worked for this vet when she was younger, he was abusive to his employees as well.
http://media.nbcdfw.com/documents/The+Story+of+Sid.pdf
Edited by getacheck 2014-05-01 11:27 PM
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| This is local news for me so i have been seeing it daily. It seems there are others that have left their animals to be euthanized. That in itself is amazing that anybody could do, regardless of your reason. Unspeakable to me, to “leave your pet to be euthanized". And so many parts of this story are unbeleivable, like hitting an animal that didnt go under the antiseptic. Werent there other sane people in the room to complain? And then, there are so many of his clients on the news raving about his good work for them. And the tech that turned him in, while she may have been justified seems to have a hidden agenda. But will the whole story be told, nooo. | |
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