Tragic Mistake

OMG, that is horrible!!! That poor kitty! I would flip out if a vet ever
did that to one of my cats. But I guess it's done so the only recourse to make
this sick monster pay with money.
Sick monster??? Bit harsh you gotta admit.
More like a vet and staff who made a mistake. It shouldn't happen,
but it does happen to the best of us. But he called her, took
responsibility for his actions, and "offered to do whatever it takes
to make it up to her", which to me shows integrity.

Teri

In . com,
Mary composed with style:
"Cheryl" wrote in message

This is criminal and should be reported. In Maryland the place to
make veterinary complaints is the Dept of Agriculture. Yesterday
when I had Shamrock in for his dental I asked them to also clip
his claws and I had awful thoughts of them misunderstanding me and
declawing him. I guess I've read this same story on the groups a
few times. I wonder why they only did one and not both?

Cheryl--they both had collars on with their names. When my friend
picked them up she did not look in the carriers. It was on the way
home when she did that she saw that instead of her one little girl
tabby she had a big silver tabby male. Yet he was wearing her
collar. She took him back to the vet, they had her go back and
identify her cat, and made the discovery. The vet said the collars
are taken off before surgery. If it really is criminal, how should
she proceed?

They gave her the wrong cat? This sounds like the result of a very
unorganized clinic. Did the other owner realize their cat went home
with your friend? As for how to proceed, I don't know. I only got as
far as looking into how to, but never followed through. I should
have. My Shadow was infected with FeLV through a blood transfusion in
addition to other complications due to an either hurried, or inept
vet. That's as far as I got. Long story. I'm so sorry for your
friend.

In . com,
Mary composed with style:
"Cheryl" wrote in message

This is criminal and should be reported. In Maryland the place to
make veterinary complaints is the Dept of Agriculture. Yesterday
when I had Shamrock in for his dental I asked them to also clip
his claws and I had awful thoughts of them misunderstanding me and
declawing him. I guess I've read this same story on the groups a
few times. I wonder why they only did one and not both?

Cheryl--they both had collars on with their names. When my friend
picked them up she did not look in the carriers. It was on the way
home when she did that she saw that instead of her one little girl
tabby she had a big silver tabby male. Yet he was wearing her
collar. She took him back to the vet, they had her go back and
identify her cat, and made the discovery. The vet said the collars
are taken off before surgery. If it really is criminal, how should
she proceed?

They gave her the wrong cat? This sounds like the result of a very
unorganized clinic. Did the other owner realize their cat went home
with your friend? As for how to proceed, I don't know. I only got as
far as looking into how to, but never followed through. I should
have. My Shadow was infected with FeLV through a blood transfusion in
addition to other complications due to an either hurried, or inept
vet. That's as far as I got. Long story. I'm so sorry for your
friend.

"Cheryl" wrote in message
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In . com,
Mary composed with style:
"Cheryl" wrote in message


Cheryl--they both had collars on with their names. When my friend
picked them up she did not look in the carriers. It was on the way
home when she did that she saw that instead of her one little girl
tabby she had a big silver tabby male. Yet he was wearing her
collar. She took him back to the vet, they had her go back and
identify her cat, and made the discovery. The vet said the collars
are taken off before surgery. If it really is criminal, how should
she proceed?

They gave her the wrong cat? This sounds like the result of a very
unorganized clinic.


I agree (lack of organization)! It was bad enough to read that a cat had
been declawed when that had not been ordered. But now to read that each cat
had a collar on with names, the collars were removed, the wrong procedure
performed, and the wrong cat sent home with the wrong person!!!! How many
mistakes can they make? It almost sounds like they prepped several cats at
a time in the same room, which could explain how they mixed up the cats
after removing the collars.

What an outrage.

MaryL

"Cheryl" wrote in message
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In . com,
Mary composed with style:
"Cheryl" wrote in message


Cheryl--they both had collars on with their names. When my friend
picked them up she did not look in the carriers. It was on the way
home when she did that she saw that instead of her one little girl
tabby she had a big silver tabby male. Yet he was wearing her
collar. She took him back to the vet, they had her go back and
identify her cat, and made the discovery. The vet said the collars
are taken off before surgery. If it really is criminal, how should
she proceed?

They gave her the wrong cat? This sounds like the result of a very
unorganized clinic.


I agree (lack of organization)! It was bad enough to read that a cat had
been declawed when that had not been ordered. But now to read that each cat
had a collar on with names, the collars were removed, the wrong procedure
performed, and the wrong cat sent home with the wrong person!!!! How many
mistakes can they make? It almost sounds like they prepped several cats at
a time in the same room, which could explain how they mixed up the cats
after removing the collars.

What an outrage.

MaryL

"teri" wrote in message
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OMG, that is horrible!!! That poor kitty! I would flip out if a vet
ever
did that to one of my cats. But I guess it's done so the only recourse
to make
this sick monster pay with money.
Sick monster??? Bit harsh you gotta admit.
More like a vet and staff who made a mistake. It shouldn't happen,
but it does happen to the best of us. But he called her, took
responsibility for his actions, and "offered to do whatever it takes
to make it up to her", which to me shows integrity.

Teri

I hope this shows integrity, as you said. On the other hand, what else
could he do other than to call her and take responsibility -- after all,
this isn't the type of mistake that would go "unnoticed." And then I just
read another message from the OP in which she says that this clinic actually
sent the wrong cat home (and they sent a large male cat home wearing her
small female cat's collar). The woman discovered it on the way home when
she looked in the carrier, then went back to get her own cat.

MaryL

"teri" wrote in message
...

OMG, that is horrible!!! That poor kitty! I would flip out if a vet
ever
did that to one of my cats. But I guess it's done so the only recourse
to make
this sick monster pay with money.
Sick monster??? Bit harsh you gotta admit.
More like a vet and staff who made a mistake. It shouldn't happen,
but it does happen to the best of us. But he called her, took
responsibility for his actions, and "offered to do whatever it takes
to make it up to her", which to me shows integrity.

Teri

I hope this shows integrity, as you said. On the other hand, what else
could he do other than to call her and take responsibility -- after all,
this isn't the type of mistake that would go "unnoticed." And then I just
read another message from the OP in which she says that this clinic actually
sent the wrong cat home (and they sent a large male cat home wearing her
small female cat's collar). The woman discovered it on the way home when
she looked in the carrier, then went back to get her own cat.

MaryL

Sherry wrote:
Mary wrote:

Unbelievably, my friend took two eight-month-old rescue sister tabbies
in to a Central Florida vet to be spayed, and when she returned for
her babies they had declawed one of them. The vet called tonight and
told her he will do "whatever it takes" to make this up to her. All
she can do is cry.

Ideas?

I thought maybe make his give a ton of money to a no-kill shelter--or,
she gets a lawyer and donates any funds collected. She is heartsick as
am I.


It's sad, it's outrageous that this happened. Unfortunately, mistakes like that
aren't limited to vets. Ihave a friend who had knee surgery *on the wrong knee*
last year. I would be curious to hear what kind of offer the vet makes. Free
lifetime vet care for both cats?

Sherry



How about a lifetime of speaking to community groups, shelters, etc
about the drawbacks of declawing? ;-)

--
"Its the bugs that keep it running."
-Joe Canuck

Sherry wrote:
Mary wrote:

Unbelievably, my friend took two eight-month-old rescue sister tabbies
in to a Central Florida vet to be spayed, and when she returned for
her babies they had declawed one of them. The vet called tonight and
told her he will do "whatever it takes" to make this up to her. All
she can do is cry.

Ideas?

I thought maybe make his give a ton of money to a no-kill shelter--or,
she gets a lawyer and donates any funds collected. She is heartsick as
am I.


It's sad, it's outrageous that this happened. Unfortunately, mistakes like that
aren't limited to vets. Ihave a friend who had knee surgery *on the wrong knee*
last year. I would be curious to hear what kind of offer the vet makes. Free
lifetime vet care for both cats?

Sherry



How about a lifetime of speaking to community groups, shelters, etc
about the drawbacks of declawing? ;-)

--
"Its the bugs that keep it running."
-Joe Canuck

Rona Yuthasastrakosol wrote:
"Karen" wrote in message
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Most likely realized that it was a mistake. I would require that to make

it

up to me the vet provide pamphlets on declawing in the waiting room and

stop

by out of the blue to make sure they carry it out. Phil has a pdf that

can

be printed out on his site at maxshouse.com.

Karen



That's what I was thinking, too, except I might request that the vet no
longer declaw cats, as well, and should also educate his clients of the
negative aspects of declawing. Providing a pamphlet is one method, but
speaking directly to people is another and one that is much more direct.
But I think I would probably first ask the vet what he felt would be
adequate compensation. I don't mean in terms of money, but what he felt he
should do to make up for the mistake. Sometimes it's very effective to have
the guilty party determine his own punishment--he can be much harsher than
anyone else. And he probably feels worse about the situation than anyone
else, including the owner of the cat.

I don't think money (suing or asking for monetary compensation) is really
going to help. But asking him to advocate against declawing would have a
much more beneficial outcome. I'm not sure I would lodge a formal complaint
at this stage. I would try to find out if any similar complaints had been
made about him, though. I'm starting to think everyone should check if
their vets have had complaints lodged against them. I wonder if that
information is available to the public.

Oh, I also think that the vet should be willing to cover any future problems
the cat may have that could be related to the declawing. For example, if
the cat starts peeing inappropriately, then the vet should cover the costs
of Feliway or possibly even the costs of new carpet.

rona

Hey Rona, was it you a few posts & weeks back who posted something about
not being able to get any information from IAMS about the nutrient
levels in their foods?

I have a request into them right now... I'm waiting to see if they
respond and with what information. I'll let you know what the results
are if any. I'm thinking they may ignore me since I was quite specific
with what I was looking for. DMB % analysis.

--
"Its the bugs that keep it running."
-Joe Canuck