Since 1982, the Dômes Pharma teams have been supporting the day-to-day practice of veterinary surgeons through comprehensive and unique ranges of therapeutic specialities, strong expertise and value-added services. The strength and uniqueness of Dômes Pharma lies in our desire to place the relationship at the heart of our concerns and to cultivate our positive impact in the service of our customers.
Through a series of portraits, Dômes Pharma introduces you to the men and women who have made it their mission to improve the health of our pets. To demonstrate this commitment to the profession, we have chosen to give them a voice and listen to them in order to understand them better. Being at their service means allowing them to give us their vision of the profession, what drives them and the challenges they have to overcome. Specialised is the word chosen by Dr Henri Trémaud to describe the evolution of the veterinary profession. Discover his written testimonial and his video:
We need more and more of the most cutting-edge skills possible. You have to specialise to avoid a feeling of uncertainity about a diagnosis.
Dr Henri TRÉMAUDVeterinarian in Bandol (83)
“During my veterinary studies, I passed 2 specialities: ophthalmology and biochemistry. Given the changes in the profession that I’ve seen in 34 years of practice, I think it’s vital to specialise in certain areas as early as possible. In practice, we need to go further and further, to know more and more things at a high level, to be ever more precise, ever sharper to provide the best possible response to owners and the best possible quality of care for animals.
I also see the major advantage of specialising as being to avoid, as far as possible, being left with a feeling of doubt about a diagnosis and the questioning that can ensue.
What drives me every day is the fact that I never know what to expect for the day. It’s the variety of possible situations and the interest I find in each of them that’s exciting. You may come across an unusual case that forces you to stop and think, to take an interest not only in the particular case of that animal but also in their owners, because they are so attached to their animal that you are doubly happy to be able to provide a solution for both the animal and the owners. For me, being a vet means above all looking after other people, especially animals. I remember my father, who was very close to animals, used to say: “If you don’t love people, you won’t love animals”. To be a good vet today, in my opinion, you have to know how to cultivate this human relationship, understand people’s expectations and their sensitivities, in the same way as a good doctor would.
For me, honesty is a fundamental quality in this profession. You absolutely have to be honest with people about the care and treatment you plan to give their animals. You have to give owners the advice and confidence they need to make the right decision. This brings us back to two of the greatest difficulties we encounter every day in this profession: on the one hand, our inability to make decisions on behalf of people, because the decision for their animal is theirs alone, and on the other, the fact that we are sometimes overwhelmed by the situation from a technical point of view, despite our knowledge, and end up having to make decisions that are sometimes very difficult.
For me, honesty is a fundamental quality in this profession. You absolutely have to be honest with people about the care and treatment you plan to give their animals. You have to give owners the advice and confidence they need to make the right decision. This brings us back to two of the greatest difficulties we encounter every day in this profession: on the one hand, our inability to make decisions on behalf of people, because the decision for their animal is theirs alone, and on the other, the fact that we are sometimes overwhelmed by the situation from a technical point of view, despite our knowledge, and end up having to make decisions that are sometimes very difficult.”