Possible long post but bear with me
For background. I am a DVM, graduated 3 years ago. Over the past year or so I have noticed more and more of my classmates and colleagues starting to post more concerning things on social media that make me question them as doctors. I have one classmate, let's call her Anna, who consistently posts misinformation about using essential oils and "all natural" products on your pet. She cooks for her dog, posts anti-prevention propaganda, and constantly writes about using herbs instead of medicines for treating diseases. It would be one thing if she was just a random friend of mine but this is a practicing veterinarian.
I have another classmate who recently got her acupuncture certification and has started posting about how acupuncture is the cure for everything. She recently had a lengthy post detailing how to "cure" diarrhea with acupuncture. I want to be clear that I am not anti-traditional Chinese medicine at all. I think that it has great use as a SUPPLEMENT to western medicine. But she is not the only person I've seen who seems to be shifting towards using it to REPLACE western medicine.
I guess I'm just trying to see if anyone else has seen these trends lately. I know these are just 2 examples in a very large pool of veterinarians. But it concerns me as someone who deals with clients every day who refuse medical care for their pets or feed raw, all natural diets, because of something they saw online or on TV. I feel that as veterinarians we are taught to dig below the surface and practice evidence based medicine and care, and if people in our practice are so easily swayed it concerns me for the future.
I could be completely overreacting about outliers, however I wanted to see if anyone in the community has similar experiences.
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