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Right Ear Infection: Meadowbrook Veterinary Clinic
I experienced a miscommunication with one of the clients at Meadowbrook Veterinary Clinic where I have been working at for the past three years. One day there was a dog that came in for an annual checkup and the doctor discovered that this dog had Otitis externa or more commonly known as an ear infection in his right ear. After the veterinarian found the ear infection the dog was prescribed an oral antibiotic. After the medication was prescribed I was typing up a label that is placed on the medication bottle. I wrote “Take 1 tablet twice daily for 7 days” on the label. After about four days the owner called back complaining that the dog is in even more pain after he was given the medications. Once the dog came back to the office the veterinarian

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