A few months ago my cat was referred to a specialist for liver/stomach
problems. The specialist works in an office with other veterinarians
but I don't think he's in charge. When I was in his office I noticed
certificates and such things on the wall but I didn't closely examine
them. I know one was something from another state but I can't remember
the others. After I got home I went to the state medical board website
to look up his license and there's no record of him having one in this
state. I also just recently checked again and he still doesn't have
one. I checked the other state that he's from and he did have one
there but it expired. The other doctors in the practice do have their
license but not this one doctor. At this point I don't know what to do
with this information. All doctors are required by law to have a valid
state license to practice in this state. I don't know if I should
report this doctor or not. I don't know if I should call the office
and ask about it or not. I'm afraid that if I get this doctor in
trouble that I won't be able to trust him to take care of my cat. I'm
afraid he might do something to my cat out of spite. My cat's previous
veterinarian lied about my cat's health and has caused harm to other
people's pets as well. Since I had a bad experience with one vet I'm
afraid that others will be like that as well which is why I'm worried
about reporting the specialist. Also, before I found out about the
license, I felt that this doctor was incompetent. I just got one of
those funny feelings from him. I've done tons of research on my cat's
condition and what he's saying doesn't exactly make sense. If I knew
this doctor was a good doctor and trustworthy then I wouldn't even be
considering reporting him. What would you all do? Would you report him
or not? I just can't figure out why he wouldn't have a license. He has
to know that it's required by law and that he could get in big trouble
for not having one. So that just doesn't make sense unless he's got
something to hide. I don't know. I'm just throwing out ideas. But
opinions on this matter would be greatly appreciated.