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Went in for X-Ray, came out with dead cat
- First of all, I've found that it's a little on the extreme side to
inject a cat with anesthesia for the purpose of taking a simple x-ray. I was told that it's more common to sedate them with an oral medication. Is this true, or is this a matter of personal preference at the vet? Some don't use any anesthesia at all. Some will use something like valium to just get they relaxed. I don't know why they'd use anesthesia to knock her out. If you like a necropsy by another vet is about $75. You can find out why she died and what her illness was. - The whole "reaction to the anesthesia" seems fishy. What would a reaction actually involve? From what we were told they injected her with the anesthesia then later noticed that she wasn't breathing. If a reaction was occuring, wouldn't the body begin to spasm, vomit, or have some sort of other reaction? If the cat calmly just stopped breathing, wouldn't it be more likely that they gave her too much? (BTW, she was under once before when the breeder had her neutered) It seems a little fishy to me also. Perhaps this vet used a different anesthesia and she had an allergic reaction to it similar to anaphalactic (sp?) shock. If I take a certain drug, it will kill me if I don't get benadryl and something else into me quickly. It shuts down heart, lungs instantly. You would still think the vet would have been there monitoring the anesthesia and could have administered benadryl instantly. Perhaps he gave your cat the wrong dosage. I had a vet tech give a baby squirrel 2.5 cc of an antibiotic instead of .25 . 2.5cc is almost the total fluids in a baby squirrel! You would think they would notice. - At the very end the vet said that they'd pay to have her body cremated. It occurred to me at the time, but I didn't say anything but it seemed like a perfect way to destroy the evidence if he was negligent. At the time, I thought that even if he was, what purpose would it serve to find this out because the cat would still be dead. That is fishy. Cremation costs $75. Why would they offer this for free if it wasn't their fault. I would pick the body up for necropsy at another vet. Just tell them you want to bury her in a cemetary. They will do a liver toxicology to see if they overdosed her or if it was an allergic reaction. I personally think it sounds a little like an overdose. An allergic reaction could have been treated, and overdose isn't as easy to treat. If your vet is at fault, you won't be able to sue and collect anything so you need to think about what to do. I'm so sorry you have to go through this. I once went through a medical malpractice with my cat. Such a shock to drop off a pretty healthy cat and get back a dead one. |
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- First of all, I've found that it's a little on the extreme side to
inject a cat with anesthesia for the purpose of taking a simple x-ray. I was told that it's more common to sedate them with an oral medication. Is this true, or is this a matter of personal preference at the vet? Some don't use any anesthesia at all. Some will use something like valium to just get they relaxed. I don't know why they'd use anesthesia to knock her out. If you like a necropsy by another vet is about $75. You can find out why she died and what her illness was. - The whole "reaction to the anesthesia" seems fishy. What would a reaction actually involve? From what we were told they injected her with the anesthesia then later noticed that she wasn't breathing. If a reaction was occuring, wouldn't the body begin to spasm, vomit, or have some sort of other reaction? If the cat calmly just stopped breathing, wouldn't it be more likely that they gave her too much? (BTW, she was under once before when the breeder had her neutered) It seems a little fishy to me also. Perhaps this vet used a different anesthesia and she had an allergic reaction to it similar to anaphalactic (sp?) shock. If I take a certain drug, it will kill me if I don't get benadryl and something else into me quickly. It shuts down heart, lungs instantly. You would still think the vet would have been there monitoring the anesthesia and could have administered benadryl instantly. Perhaps he gave your cat the wrong dosage. I had a vet tech give a baby squirrel 2.5 cc of an antibiotic instead of .25 . 2.5cc is almost the total fluids in a baby squirrel! You would think they would notice. - At the very end the vet said that they'd pay to have her body cremated. It occurred to me at the time, but I didn't say anything but it seemed like a perfect way to destroy the evidence if he was negligent. At the time, I thought that even if he was, what purpose would it serve to find this out because the cat would still be dead. That is fishy. Cremation costs $75. Why would they offer this for free if it wasn't their fault. I would pick the body up for necropsy at another vet. Just tell them you want to bury her in a cemetary. They will do a liver toxicology to see if they overdosed her or if it was an allergic reaction. I personally think it sounds a little like an overdose. An allergic reaction could have been treated, and overdose isn't as easy to treat. If your vet is at fault, you won't be able to sue and collect anything so you need to think about what to do. I'm so sorry you have to go through this. I once went through a medical malpractice with my cat. Such a shock to drop off a pretty healthy cat and get back a dead one. |
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in article , Kuisse0002 at
wrote on 9/7/03 12:15 AM: I feel terrible for your loss. And yes I am mad at your vet for such incompetency but how do we get them to pay for their incompetency. By the time we take them to the courts (and if found "not incompetent") it is still a lose - lose situation for us pet owners. I have to take my 1 yr old Norwegien Forest cat to the dentist because one tooth (left fang) is slowly turning grey and I don't know what pain it is causing her - if any - because she seems to be eating and sleeping as per normal But it looks awful that tooth and I should have it checked out. I am afraid that the Vet will also want to knock her out so that he can "pull" it out but what if she pays for it with her life! Kuisse, ask your vet about how they go about anesthesia, what they use and is a vet tech present. When Grant had to have a bunch of his teeth out, my vet told me up front exactly how she would do it, drew me a picture of how they intubate the kitty and why, told me the risks and assured me she *always* has a trained vet tech on hand. It did a lot to put my mind at ease that she takes the utmost precautions. I feel very bad for the OP and I must say I have to wonder too about the xray and anesthesia and what happened. Karen |
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