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Originally Posted by mummummum
I think the list would be too cumbersome. Members are from all over Canada and the US and we have the odd international visitor/member. I am also very cautious about giving ANY emergency intervention advice for liability reasons as the US (sorry folks, calls it as I sees it) and Canada to some extent, is becoming increasingly and ridiculously litigious. It might be worthwhile to consider a sticky which has a "Checklist for the New Animal Owner" to includes things like " Make a list of Important and Emergency Numbers and keep it in a highly visible location. NUmbers to include would be...".
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Not suggesting we tell people to do certain things, but just provide them a list of what clinics they can phone. Then they can phone the place, say "this is what's happening and how do I get them there safely" and have qualified people tell them to feed them this or wrap them this way, or just "bring them here ASAP!!!" These boards are a source of information, not a veterinary diagnosis, and if we can provide information that could get animals to the help they need in emergency situations, why aren't we doing that?
Yes, a list would be long, but it wouldn't need to be a big deal for mod's. People could just PM them the info, and they cut & paste into a thread for that city. Not all cities in North America are represented here, nor are there emergency clinics in all places that *are* represented here.
But in the end, it's not up to me. It's up to the mods. If they don't think it's worthwhile doing, or is too much effort, takes up too much space on a forum, or whatever, then it won't happen. I just thought it was a good idea after what I had to do yesterday to find out where to take my cat.
Melissa