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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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"Cheryl" wrote in message ... 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 |
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"Cheryl" wrote in message ... 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 |
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"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 |
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"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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Rona Yuthasastrakosol wrote:
"Karen" wrote in message ... 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 |
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