Nc Veterinary Medical Board

I FILED A COMPLAINT IN REGARDS TO MY 34 YEAR OLD HORSE COLIC EMERGENCY...THE VET TOOK 5 HOURS TO ARRIVE TO MY FARM. THE VETERINARY BOARD STATED THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO CONCLUDE THAT MY HORSES COLIC WAS AN EMERGENCY. EVERY HORSE OWNER KNOWS THAT EVERY SINGLE COLIC IS AN EMERGENCY AND TIME IS CRUCIAL FOR RECEIVING TREATMENT. I ASKED THE BOARD TO ANSWER THE QUESTION OF WHEN IS COLIC NOT AN EMERGENCY AND THEY WROTE ME BACK STATING THAT MY CASE WAS CLOSED. WHEN I SWITCHED VETERINARIANS THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES IN MY AREA. THE MAIN ISSUE I HAD IN MY COMPLAINT WAS THE 5 HOUR DELAY IN GETTING TO MY FARM AND THE PRACTICE OWNER STATED TO THE BOARD ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE CLIENTS IN MY COUNTY THEY CANNOT PROMISE THEY CAN PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES. THIS IS NOT WHAT I WAS TOLD AND I SIMPLY WANTED AN ANSWER OF WHEN THE POLICY CHANGED AND THEY REFUSE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. I WAS ALSO NOT OFFERED AN ULTRASOUND ON MY HORSE AND I ASKED WHY. THE VETERINARIAN TOLD THE BOARD THAT ULTRASOUNDS ARE NOT OFFERED OR PERFORMED IN THE FIELD. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS HAD NUMEROUS ULTRASOUNDS PERFORMED BY THIS VET AT HER FARM AND I WANTED AN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION OF WHEN DID THEY STOP PERFORMING ULTRASOUNDS IN THE FIELD AND THEY WILL NOT ANSWER THAT QUESTION AS WELL I HAD A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NC VETERINARY MEDICAL BOARD AND THEY INTERROGATED ME AS IF I WAS THE PERSON BEING ACCUSED OF WRONG DOING. I THOUGHT THE VETERINARY BOARD WOULD HELP ME IN THIS MATTER BUT THEY HAVE DISMISSED A SERIOUS COMPLAINT. IN A NEWS STORY ON WRAL ON MAY 1, TOD SCHADLER OF THE NCVMB STATED TO THE REPORTER THAT "THIS BOARD DOES NOT WORK TO PROTECT THE VETERINARY PROFESSION...OUR JOB IS FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE ANIMALS OF THIS STATE. THE PROFESSION DOESNT ENTER INTO IT". I FIND THIS VERY HARD TO BELIEVE AS THE WAY MY COMPLAINT WAS HANDLED AND DISMISSED.
1 8 years ago (21-06-2017)

Is there a link to verify Online Veterinarian's license?
2 12 years ago (18-02-2014)