Could a vet deliver a baby?

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I'm just pondering the crossover of medical and surgical skills between vets and doctors. I think a vet could do a cesarean in a pinch because they learn about such a wide variety of species.

I'm not pregnant.

Didn’t Claudia W get physio from a vet whilst filming the Traitors? I’m sure she spoke about it!

Anyone COULD. Anyone. Should they though?

I’ve seen enough episodes of Call the Midwife that I’m confident I could deliver a baby without too much trouble!! 😆

My VET nurse looked horrified when I suggested I give the kids the dogs tick medication. According to her that medication definitely isn't transferable.

My dog needed allergy medication and my vet told me just to buy human one because it eas the exact same thing but if he prescribed it me it would cost 5 times more, so maybe depending on what the infection was the antibiotics used are the same across the board?

You've webmaster watching "Better Call Saul" 😄

I'm not sure about c section. In theory yes, but not sure how safe it would be in practice.

My shepherdess doses herself on sheep antibiotics. She’s also had a vet stitch a cut. The thing is that we have a close relationship with our vets unlike doctors at the health centre. They also come out at all times of the day. If we can’t lamb a ewe in the middle of the night then a vet will come out.

According to the British Veterinary Association they can if the person gives consent! So your dad is right!

This is true, psychiatrist, s, have all been through medical school ,but im.not sure how affective they would be in a medical emergency paticularly if they had been qualified a long time.

Interesting question! I would say that in the absence of any suitably qualified medical personnel, a vet would be better than any Joe Bloggs but humans have different anatomy, different drug dose requirements and different surgical implements would be needed. Animals also have different tolerances to certain drugs/food items than us so will they have that knowledge about what is appropriate in a human?

Also when Vets treat animals, they work on a basis of elimination and assumption as you can't have a conversation with an animal but you can with a human (well normally) and that has pros and well as cons.

I know in the UK vets cannot treat humans unless it is a true emergency situation and I think that would be on a good Samaritan basis. In a life‑or‑death scenario, the law generally protects good‑faith attempts to save a life as with first aiders—but only then. It maybe different elsewhere in the world.

As to removing a bullet, removing the bullet, depending where it is, maybe achievable but its what had happened to the rest of the body as the bullet has pushed through it that may be the real medical emergency. And again indepth knowledge of anatomy and the correct surgical instruments may be a deal breaker.

But hey, if I was laying in a battlefield injured, I would be grateful for a vet if that was all there was.

The C in C Section stands for Caeserean, so yes, that is exactly what the OP was asking!

Where did I say that they did? I said the vet's arm goes up the rectum, to check on the position of the calf and to push/manipulate it in the earlier stages if need be; not that the calf comes out of the rectum!!

Approximately 45 years ago in a small remote town in Australia my dog was taken to the regional hospital A&E. He had a grass seed rip open his eye. The nearest vet was a couple of hours drive away and visited town on a Wednesday.

He bypassed the queue and was seen by a doctor and a nurse. They took his temperature but didn't know what a normal temperature for a dog should be. They were concerned about possible infection and it spreading to the other eye.

Their suggestion was to drive the 2 hours to see the vet. Which was duly done and he had his eye removed successfully.

But only when she's feeling baaaaad, right?

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Its very similar but their feet operate the same way as their hands, of which I am very envious 😆

I’m a vet (cats and dogs only) and I think I’d be able to do surgery in the apocalypse - like a c section, amputation or wound repair - we do lots of surgery every day and it’s very transferable.

We are also used to researching unfamiliar diseases and drugs, and treating things / solving problems where there might not be an established set treatment protocol - whereas human doctors are much more specialised in a particular area, and have the NICE guidelines to refer to.

In the real world, I don’t think I use my veterinary training on humans much - other than patching up my husband’s injuries occasionally when he can’t get to the doctor. It’s actually more of a negative for me because whenever I go to the doctors, I am forever second guessing them, and comparing the speed and quality of treatment to what my patients receive.

odd question! I’d say in an absolute emergency a vet could do a normal delivery, but not a C-Section. It would actually be illegal for a vet to do it!

Are you watching the Walking dead or something else where a vet does this? Strange question to ask, if not 😂
Im sure they would have a much better idea than the average person!

You do realise it would be illegal for you to do a c-section on a human!

Oh no 🫣 that freaks me out 😂

I know it’s amazing when you think about it, but I remember watching a documentary years ago about a woman who was born without arms, and she’d learned to do pretty much everything using her feet instead. Amazing really…..but it just creeped me out. I’m just a bit grossed out by feet instead general though 🫣😂

Watching James Herriot programmes growing up I don't think I'd want a Vet to deliver a human baby.

We do not have the same anatomy at all…some major differences:

We are bipedal - so narrower pelvis, limbs and joints at different angles, less robust bones, dual arch structure feet

Massive-heads and brains - more neurons, more brain mass, head too big for pelvis

Opposing curve spines - different from horizontal spines of other mammals

Spinal cord position - it’s in a different place in the skull!

Skin - Human skin layers are thicker and have different boundaries than other primates

Sweat glands - most mammals don’t have these

If I could only have our vet as my GP! She is lovely and would surely give me a nice tasty treat after a consultation 😆 My actual GP not so much 🤣

I used to live on a farm and I’m now a midwife. I do think all the years of calving and lambing helped 😁. Sadly I’m not allowed to put calving ropes on any stuck babies and ratchet them out! 😆