veterinarians with questionable ethics

[abaris]

That's not confined to vets. When I was a child I had an exostosis in the knee. The problem with that was that my father had me privately insured and so the surgeon we consulted advised to operate immediately. We decided against it anyway, but a few years later, when I no longer had private insurance, I went to the same surgeon because I didn't want to get drafted (we still have the draft). And a miracle happened. Suddenly it was no big deal, not worthy of any attention. And certainly no reason to operate or to avoid the draft.