I gotcha, what if my dog get's heart worm because they won't issue his prescription? This is a drug that really shouldn't need a script anyway. Back in the day, it was thought to be harmful if the dog actually had HW, but, that has been proven false, so, I think that is where my frustration comes from. In addition, the drug that they use to kill heartworms, it's made by one company, and there is a nationwide shortage right now... you know what they use to treat HW+ dogs while this drug is unavailable... THE PREVENTATIVE. It takes 2 years + going that route, but, that is the protocol right now... so, if I go in and for some reason Logan is HW+, they will give him preventative. If he's HW-, they will give him preventative...
I get where you're coming from though, maybe the eye thing wasn't a good example. It also would take my mind a VERY long time to wonder toward frivolous lawsuit, so, that doesn't even cross my mind. I forget that there are those out there that would love nothing more than to sue someone. As I think about it, the contacts thing isn't so different... why do I need a prescription? I chose to get my eyes checked and get contacts, if I wanted to wear glasses for 50 years without ever getting my eyes checked again, I could drive around and kill someone just as easy as I could with old contacts right? Only because I am forced to "renew" my contact prescription am I forced to get my eyes checked again. Same deal, if I am wearing them today and life is good, why would they suddenly cause me damage tomorrow?
So, yeah, I guess there is a legal aspect that I did not consider, but, I am still not going to continue going to this vet that created a cycle of seeing my dog twice per year for no reason... they could have presented me with the option when I was there in April to get him re-tested so that everything would be on the same schedule, but, instead, they said... 'He was tested in December, so, we don't need to do that...'
I do appreciate your perspective though, and I am less angry now, still not pleased that I now have to waste my time tracking down something that should be a given, but, I get it.
(btw, my contact prescription hasn't changed in 6 years, same story every time)