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Comments on the dilemma in the March issue: Questioning morals
Author(s) -
McCulloch Steven
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inp.i1533
Subject(s) - pony , dilemma , daughter , club , phone , conversation , internet privacy , medicine , public relations , law , psychology , political science , history , computer science , communication , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology , epistemology , anatomy
In the dilemma discussed in the March issue of In Practice , a dairy client with a large herd asked you to bring out an equine booster on your upcoming visit. The client's disabled daughter had been riding their eight‐year‐old pony at local pony events, to great success. The daughter had been invited to partake in the Pony Club summer camp. Everything on the passport was fine; however, you discovered that the flu booster was out of date by two days. As the pony would have to recommence the course of treatment, it would not be ready to ride in time for the summer camp. The owner was upset and asked you to falsify the certificate ( IP , March 2016, vol 38, pp 150–151). Richard Brown suggested that it was worth having a calm conversation with the client to find a solution. Phone calls could be made to colleagues or the organisers of the summer camp; it was possible that the organisers might agree to a special isolation and quarantine protocol for this pony. The club might also have spare ponies that the daughter could ride. The client should be informed that if you were to falsify the certification, there could be serious consequences. Once the immediate situation was resolved, it might be worth having a conversation with owner about ensuring their animal was up‐to‐date with its vaccination to avoid a similar situation in the future.