/b/veterinary-news/posts/vets-urged-to-take-part-in-landmark-study-to-identify-factors-influencing-their-clinical-advice A new study, which has just been approved by the RCVS Ethics Review Panel, aims to reveal the impact of outside influences on the clinical advice given by veterinary surgeons to their clients. For the research, being conducted by David Mills MRCVSen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/b/veterinary-news/posts/vets-urged-to-take-part-in-landmark-study-to-identify-factors-influencing-their-clinical-adviceThu, 21 Nov 2024 15:47:07 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:d58f7fd0-0608-49fe-af47-9e4daf31519bPaul Cooper1<p>A useful survey, but I feel the questions are somewhat black and white extremes, and using the word &#39;cheapest&#39; in relation to treatment options is possibly not an appriopriate word. I will usually try the most &#39;cost effective&#39; treatment if the presenting symptoms/ clinical examination are such that there is a high probability of a correct presumptive diagnosis, but I don&#39;t consider it the &#39;cheapest&#39; option. The &#39;cheapest&#39; option for a lot of our clients would be to advise them over the phone to starve their pet for 24 hours/ use an effective parasitacide/ rest the pet for a few days depending on the complaint - this will probably lose us 50% of our income though!</p><img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/aggbug?PostID=143103&AppID=5&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">