November 26, 2007
Interview on Conscious Animal Radio
The doctor spoke with Christine Agro, host of Conscious Animal Radio: "Dr.
James Busby, DVM is blowing the whistle on his own profession. Fed up with
bottom line mentality, Dr. Busby tells it like it is!"
Listen to the interview in MP3 format. (25:56)
November 14, 2007
Dr. Busby's Censureship by Vet Board
A nasty person, probably a vet from my area, made a comment about my
being censured by the state board on my YouTube page. The censuring was
about 5 years ago. My crime was successfully removing the infected uterus
from a client’s dog.
This client called and told of taking her dog to a rival clinic, where tests were
run. More tests were needed and she couldn't afford this. Her dog had a
condition I could diagnose over the phone. A 10-year-old, unspayed dog with a
month-long bloody vaginal discharge. This is a uterine infection, and spaying
is the solution.
I agreed to do surgery the next morning. The dog was a very obese (100 lb.
terrier that should have weighed only half that) and was extremely anemic from
the month of bleeding. I successfully got her through the anesthetic and
surgery. Because the blood was so compromised, I gave Vitamin K, which is
very effective in aiding clotting ability, and it probably saved the dog's life.
Eight hours later, the dog was stable and able to walk to the car when she
picked it up. She called shortly thereafter saying that the dog was bleeding.
This extremely obese animal had forced some blood that had pooled during
surgery through 3 layers of stitches. This was not fresh blood and was not a
sign of problems. My mistake was not returning the dog to the clinic and
keeping it over night. She then called my arch rival who I feel inflamed her
beyond reason.
They said:
They ran $1.00 worth of saline solution into the dog, went home and came
back 12 hours later to find the dog up and about and dispensed it. Charged
her 4 times as much for this “life saving effort” as I charged for the whole
surgery. She took me to court to retrieve this but the judge threw it out. He was
no dummy. This is on record at the Beltrami County courthouse.
Then they got her to complain to the state veterinary board. I was later told by
reliable sources that this vet had previously complained about my low prices,
my not insisting on expensive tests before surgery and my advertising prices.
I'm not a team player and the board didn’t like me. All kinds of charges were
leveled but were dropped at the hearing. Then I blew it! I didn’t join the state
association when they sent an application. And I wrote a letter to my lawyer
(whom I felt was absolutely worthless) giving my opinion on the board in
general and I’m absolutely certain she showed it to the board’s attorney, which
is a gross breach of client/attorney ethics. After that, I received this large
notice in the mail telling me that I had sinned and the punishment was
censuring. I have a spay survival record that is unbeatable. 10,000 surgeries
over 40 years without a fatality. This vindictive board ruled that I was not
qualified to operate on anything over 3 years of age. I was never to give
Vitamin K again without testing first to see if it was necessary. I was never to
use leftover anesthetic to euthanise small animals because it might be blood-
tinged. I was to use a commercial product that was un-sterile (bacterial
contamination is OK). You don’t want to know my opinion of the board. But if
this hadn’t all transpired, I would never have written the book. Board members
are practicing veterinarians, probably doing many of the despicable things I
expose in my book. They should be ashamed of themselves. I was even told by
reliable sources that the dog’s owner didn’t write the letter but merely signed
her name. You need tough skin to do what I do.
- Dr. James L Busby
November 5, 2007
Here is the latest way to separate pet owners (this time, grieving ones) from
their ever-shrinking finances. When someone finally decides it is time to send
an old and suffering animal on to a better place, and they take it to their
veterinarian for euthanasia, it’s common now for the doctor to state that tests
have to be run first. This will cost you extra, and unless you are willing to
pursue expensive and involved treatment on the animal, providing the tests
reveal some condition that may be reversed, you are simply padding the
clinic's pocket with this worthless (and painful to the animal) procedure. It’s
your decision, not the vet's, but you are the one who will pay for it.
Interview on Conscious Animal Radio
The doctor spoke with Christine Agro, host of Conscious Animal Radio: "Dr.
James Busby, DVM is blowing the whistle on his own profession. Fed up with
bottom line mentality, Dr. Busby tells it like it is!"
Listen to the interview in MP3 format. (25:56)
November 14, 2007
Dr. Busby's Censureship by Vet Board
A nasty person, probably a vet from my area, made a comment about my
being censured by the state board on my YouTube page. The censuring was
about 5 years ago. My crime was successfully removing the infected uterus
from a client’s dog.
This client called and told of taking her dog to a rival clinic, where tests were
run. More tests were needed and she couldn't afford this. Her dog had a
condition I could diagnose over the phone. A 10-year-old, unspayed dog with a
month-long bloody vaginal discharge. This is a uterine infection, and spaying
is the solution.
I agreed to do surgery the next morning. The dog was a very obese (100 lb.
terrier that should have weighed only half that) and was extremely anemic from
the month of bleeding. I successfully got her through the anesthetic and
surgery. Because the blood was so compromised, I gave Vitamin K, which is
very effective in aiding clotting ability, and it probably saved the dog's life.
Eight hours later, the dog was stable and able to walk to the car when she
picked it up. She called shortly thereafter saying that the dog was bleeding.
This extremely obese animal had forced some blood that had pooled during
surgery through 3 layers of stitches. This was not fresh blood and was not a
sign of problems. My mistake was not returning the dog to the clinic and
keeping it over night. She then called my arch rival who I feel inflamed her
beyond reason.
They said:
- The anesthetic was overdosed – I have never lost a spay from
anesthetic complications. - It was stitched wrong. Stitched the same way I've done 10,000 others.
- It was hypothermic. 98 degrees is the temperature many dogs wake up
to every morning. - Dog was in shock. I have never in 40 years seen an elective surgery
case in shock.
They ran $1.00 worth of saline solution into the dog, went home and came
back 12 hours later to find the dog up and about and dispensed it. Charged
her 4 times as much for this “life saving effort” as I charged for the whole
surgery. She took me to court to retrieve this but the judge threw it out. He was
no dummy. This is on record at the Beltrami County courthouse.
Then they got her to complain to the state veterinary board. I was later told by
reliable sources that this vet had previously complained about my low prices,
my not insisting on expensive tests before surgery and my advertising prices.
I'm not a team player and the board didn’t like me. All kinds of charges were
leveled but were dropped at the hearing. Then I blew it! I didn’t join the state
association when they sent an application. And I wrote a letter to my lawyer
(whom I felt was absolutely worthless) giving my opinion on the board in
general and I’m absolutely certain she showed it to the board’s attorney, which
is a gross breach of client/attorney ethics. After that, I received this large
notice in the mail telling me that I had sinned and the punishment was
censuring. I have a spay survival record that is unbeatable. 10,000 surgeries
over 40 years without a fatality. This vindictive board ruled that I was not
qualified to operate on anything over 3 years of age. I was never to give
Vitamin K again without testing first to see if it was necessary. I was never to
use leftover anesthetic to euthanise small animals because it might be blood-
tinged. I was to use a commercial product that was un-sterile (bacterial
contamination is OK). You don’t want to know my opinion of the board. But if
this hadn’t all transpired, I would never have written the book. Board members
are practicing veterinarians, probably doing many of the despicable things I
expose in my book. They should be ashamed of themselves. I was even told by
reliable sources that the dog’s owner didn’t write the letter but merely signed
her name. You need tough skin to do what I do.
- Dr. James L Busby
November 5, 2007
Here is the latest way to separate pet owners (this time, grieving ones) from
their ever-shrinking finances. When someone finally decides it is time to send
an old and suffering animal on to a better place, and they take it to their
veterinarian for euthanasia, it’s common now for the doctor to state that tests
have to be run first. This will cost you extra, and unless you are willing to
pursue expensive and involved treatment on the animal, providing the tests
reveal some condition that may be reversed, you are simply padding the
clinic's pocket with this worthless (and painful to the animal) procedure. It’s
your decision, not the vet's, but you are the one who will pay for it.
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