Below is an
insight regarding Dr. Garlinghouses' view on
anecdotes/testimonials. In my experience
(though I am not a doctor, nor vet, however I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express
last night) most vets (and most doctors) need to rely on
scientific/statistical objective findings. Obviously, this is for the
benefit of the majority. However, there are many testimonials/anecdotes
that are not scientifically proven and may never be--IMO it is up to the laymen
to share their experiences and give credence to other's experiences for the
benefit of the "common good". Anecdotes/testimonials are alive and well
and continue to help many of those not helped by scientific data. My hope
continues that those in the medical/veterinary professions value the experiences
of those who come to them w/ their experiences and temper it w/ their knowledge
of scientific data. Personally, I believe it is all a "recipe" and calls
for a milieu of information.
Erica
DeVoti
Susan Garlinghouse,
DVM, MS Current to Sun May 01 06:31:14 GMT
2005
Based
on *peer-reviewed data* (as
opposed to ?testimonials? which I venture to guess verge on the shall we say,
highly emotional and not particularly objective),
Bruce Weary writes:
I would think there will be people responding to
your theory with, again, anecdotes of their experiences of improving a
horse's behavior by removing something (or adding something) to their
horse's diet........ Now, surely there are other methods, many
of which you mentioned, that can be explored to help change undesirable
behavior in horses, but dietary changes may offer simple, inexpensive, and
effective ways that help, also. I always, always remember never to say
never. I would like to hear from Susan G. on this matter. I think
she's very smart (for a girl) and could probably enlighten us further.
