My Stress' as a Vet - and why it has nothing to do with the medicine

The last few weeks I have been particularly "triggered" with my job as a Vet. What I mean by this is that a few realities have hit me in the face about how we go about this job on a day to day basis. And when I stop and talk myself through what's bothering me and why, I realise that a lot of the stress as a Vet, at least this one, has nothing to do with the medicine.

Your treatment plans are no longer Private.

These days the harsh reality is that a Client- Vet relationship is no longer always Private. Every case we now deal with runs the risk of going onto a public forum - Facebook.
Several times I have had horses come here, we do an examine, hash out a plan (taking into account costs, restraints, etc) and then I find the same horse and concerns go online on some local horse group asking for further opinions - with the details of our plan outlayed. 
So a plan that was specifically tailored to that client and horse is now not between you and the client - it's between everyone. And how many times do you see people suggesting expensive tests that you know the owner can't afford?

Now, our treatments and plans are likely to end up critiqued in a public space where we have no input. So do you find that changes how you might treat a particular scenario?

I know I spend a lot more time talking about things I wouldn't normally cover on the first appointment because I know likely this case will end up online and my skills will be critiqued by people who have never met me.

 A different story. A different outcome.

We as Vets are not magicians or Witches. We are human. We rely a lot on the client to tell us the concerns and symptoms, because you know your animal best.
If you tell me one thing, and then tell someone else something different, you will get two different answers.

This also goes for the common saying as Vets - it's always easier being the second person.
What this means is that it's always easier for the second vet to find some answers, because the first Vet has probably already done at lot of dead-end tests and options. This doesn't mean the first Vet was wrong, it just means they've already done a large chunk of the hard labour without the owner even knowing.
So then the second Vet comes alone, and wham-bam - half the work is already done! 

But unfortunately this is often broken down to "so and so was wrong, and the second person was right".

And Money.

God does this stress us ALL out. Because the sad truth is that Vet's who charge less, are often complained about less. Those Vets that charge more generally have to do so because they have more training behind them, but that is never recognised in the horse world unfortunately.

Discussing money and paying the bill is always that "elephant in the room" - I hate it. 

I am a normal person. I go to work to earn money, to pay bills and buy stuff.
Why else would we do it?
But god-damn does it come with a lot of stress and negativity.
Because if we truely cared, we'd do it for free, right?
Don't even get me started.