Dale Atkin wrote:



Hmmm, I've just been reading up on FIA. Seems that one 'test' for FIA is
to look at a blood smear under a microscope (I'm assuming she didn't run
a PCR test). So the fact that the records indicate that the cat was
negative for FIA may simply mean that that was something that was on her
mind as a rule out, but she could see no evidence for it under the
microscope.

To have it in my possession in case of an emergency that necessitates an
emergency trip to a 24 hour clinic

That is a good point that I hadn't considered, and in cases where we
feel that its possible that an animal will have to go to an emergency
clinic for a particular condition, we do make sure that any
bloodwork/records are either sent with the client, or faxed over.

If someone is going to an emergency clinic it's usually because their
regular vet isn't open and there is no time to wait till it does.
Because of that it's not possible to fax anything or have it given to a
client.

X-rays
are a little different, as my understanding is that the law in this
jurisdiction requires the clinic to maintain the x-ray, so while we can
'lend' and x-ray to a client, other vet etc, we aren't legally allowed
to give them the x-ray (we're not on a digital system)

We pet owners pay for the x-rays. How can you lend something that
belongs to us in the first place?