22/07/2025
IMPORTANT - Repost from Fpo Vet Hosp
Remember BHS cannot offer 24/7 emergency veterinary service. We do not always have vets on property.
Call us and we can help or direct you to someone who can! ❤️
🩺 A Message from Your Bahamian Vet — Please, Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late
This is not an easy post to write, but it’s an honest one. And if you’re a pet owner in The Bahamas, whether your animal is a potcake, a pitbull, a poodle, a tabby, or a scottish fold, please take a moment to read this.
We see it too often. Pets brought to the clinic when they’re already barely hanging on. Struggling to breathe. Starving. Seizing. So weak they can’t lift their heads. And when they arrive like that, we’re often left with very limited options.
💔 We’ll do everything we can. But many times, we’re already too late.
As vets, we dedicate our lives to animals. We want to help. We live to help. But medicine, just like with people, works best when you come early. It’s heartbreaking when we know a pet could have been saved… if only they were brought in sooner.
💵 Let’s talk about the part no one likes to say out loud:
Waiting to get help doesn’t save you money. It costs more.
We understand life here. Everything’s expensive. People are working paycheck to paycheck. You’re trying to balance groceries, light bills, school uniforms, and then your dog starts limping or your cat stops eating. You think, “Let me wait and see if it gets better.”
But the truth is:
✅ What might’ve been a $100 check-up becomes a $1000 emergency.
✅ A pill that could’ve solved the issue turns into IV fluids, x-rays, oxygen, or surgery.
✅ And sometimes, the only thing we can offer is euthanasia… because they're beyond help.
This is not about shaming. We know you love your animals. We see the tears. We hear the pain in your voice when you say, “I didn’t know it was this bad.”
But we’re asking, from one Bahamian to another, to act sooner.
🐶🐱If your pet skips more than one meal, bring them in.
🐾 If they’re vomiting, bleeding, not walking right, or acting different, do not wait.
⚠️ If you feel something isn’t right, trust that feeling.
Yes, vet care costs money. Just like doctors, we use medical equipment, blood tests, medications, and sterile supplies. But it’s always cheaper, easier, and less stressful when we catch things early.
If you’re worried about cost, tell us. We’re not here to “run up bills.” We’ll walk you through your options. We’ll explain what’s urgent, and what can wait. We’re your partner in your pet’s health. But we can’t help if we don’t see them in time.
Please don’t wait until your pet is gasping for breath in the back seat of your car.
Please don’t wait until they can’t lift their head.
Please don’t let love come too late.
We want to help them live, not just die peacefully.
We want to see them get better, not just say goodbye.
Let’s take better care of the animals that trust us with their lives.
Let’s be proactive, not reactive.
Let’s do better, for them.
