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Originally Posted by Bossnass
I don't know where you looked into medical vs veterinary school, but my wife the med student and my brother in-law-2 (husband to my sister in-law) the small animal vet would disagree with you. We recently had this discussion ("more difficult to gain admission", not "home feline surgury".
I've personally witnessed an amputation of a dog's leg after it was kicked by a horse. A small shot of horse tranquilizer, some rye as antiseptic, quick work with a wood saw, a brand, and a leather sewing needle. I don't think it was cruel or inhumane, and the little aussie shepard was (slowly) herding again two weeks later. Certainly it was dangerous to give the dog horse tranquilizers but at the time he was yelping and whining and no one had the heart to euthanize him or to drive for hours to the nearest vet with him in that state.
That said, I still think it is a little edgy to perform an elective surgury on a pet, but it looks like you've also come to that conclusion.
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To your first point, I know several MDs and Vets that would agree with me, which is where I learned that opinion. The key word here is opinion. Perhaps there aren't as many vet schools as med schools? I don't know. The real point here is that there is a great deal of training that takes place and years of practice. And I am talking about the US.
As to the dog, why amputate? I certainly understand the need for emergency surgery to save a life. However, was that a life threatening injury? How about some horse tranqs and then a drive to the vet four hours away? While the dog survived, I sure don't understand - based on what was said here - that that was responsible pet ownership. But I'm sure there is more to the story.