Strange story...opinions please

What do you all think?

I do know that sometimes when people tell their vet to euthanize a healthy or
slightly ill animal, they just say they euthanized him and rehome him. Most
ethical vets refuse to euthanize healthy animals. Sometimes if an animal say
needs $2,000 in veterinary care and the owner tells the vet to euthanize
instead, the vet may treat the animal on his own account and rehome him. Maybe
your vet did continue treatment then gave him to someone else? then the cat got
sick again and she didn't want it so she dumped it? I'm not saying this is the
right thing for the vet to do, just that it's possible. Or maybe the vet tech
thought the animal was sweet, didn't want to euthanize and just gave it to
someone. What a nightmare.

Thanks for responding. Abby is VERY thin, and still lethargic. I
brought her home from the humane society today so it is still too soon
to tell. I was told she had kidney and liver disease, and these things
dont just clear up on their own, so now I am faced with the agonizing
decision yet again! This is a living nightmare.
I will be visiting the vet tomorrow, and making an appointment with a
new vet.
I am so distraught and confused right now, I had nightmares all night.
I dont know whether to be happy, sad or what. I couldnt leave her at
the humane society, laying there all alone in a cage, but by taking
her home am I just adding to my childrens suffering??? I am totally
confused.
I mean we have been lighting candles around a little memorial we made
for her for the past 5 weeks! I have watched my daughter cry because
her kitty wasnt cuddling with her at night anymore. Grrr this is
maddening.

AJ

Thanks for responding. Abby is VERY thin, and still lethargic. I
brought her home from the humane society today so it is still too soon
to tell. I was told she had kidney and liver disease, and these things
dont just clear up on their own, so now I am faced with the agonizing
decision yet again! This is a living nightmare.
I will be visiting the vet tomorrow, and making an appointment with a
new vet.
I am so distraught and confused right now, I had nightmares all night.
I dont know whether to be happy, sad or what. I couldnt leave her at
the humane society, laying there all alone in a cage, but by taking
her home am I just adding to my childrens suffering??? I am totally
confused.
I mean we have been lighting candles around a little memorial we made
for her for the past 5 weeks! I have watched my daughter cry because
her kitty wasnt cuddling with her at night anymore. Grrr this is
maddening.

AJ

What if the cat doesn't have kidney and liver disease? If the vet farmed off
your cat without you knowing, then he probably could have mis-diagnosed the
situation. A new but reputable vet would give you the answers you need.

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"AJ" wrote in message
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Thanks for responding. Abby is VERY thin, and still lethargic. I
brought her home from the humane society today so it is still too soon
to tell. I was told she had kidney and liver disease, and these things
dont just clear up on their own, so now I am faced with the agonizing
decision yet again! This is a living nightmare.
I will be visiting the vet tomorrow, and making an appointment with a
new vet.
I am so distraught and confused right now, I had nightmares all night.
I dont know whether to be happy, sad or what. I couldnt leave her at
the humane society, laying there all alone in a cage, but by taking
her home am I just adding to my childrens suffering??? I am totally
confused.
I mean we have been lighting candles around a little memorial we made
for her for the past 5 weeks! I have watched my daughter cry because
her kitty wasnt cuddling with her at night anymore. Grrr this is
maddening.

AJ

What if the cat doesn't have kidney and liver disease? If the vet farmed off
your cat without you knowing, then he probably could have mis-diagnosed the
situation. A new but reputable vet would give you the answers you need.

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Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time!
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"AJ" wrote in message
om...
Thanks for responding. Abby is VERY thin, and still lethargic. I
brought her home from the humane society today so it is still too soon
to tell. I was told she had kidney and liver disease, and these things
dont just clear up on their own, so now I am faced with the agonizing
decision yet again! This is a living nightmare.
I will be visiting the vet tomorrow, and making an appointment with a
new vet.
I am so distraught and confused right now, I had nightmares all night.
I dont know whether to be happy, sad or what. I couldnt leave her at
the humane society, laying there all alone in a cage, but by taking
her home am I just adding to my childrens suffering??? I am totally
confused.
I mean we have been lighting candles around a little memorial we made
for her for the past 5 weeks! I have watched my daughter cry because
her kitty wasnt cuddling with her at night anymore. Grrr this is
maddening.

AJ

Yes. Definitely see another vet.
Gail
"Cat Protector" wrote in message
news:XYXQb.14543$zy3.12942@okepread01...
What if the cat doesn't have kidney and liver disease? If the vet farmed
off
your cat without you knowing, then he probably could have mis-diagnosed
the
situation. A new but reputable vet would give you the answers you need.

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www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek

Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time!
www.catgalaxymedia.com
"AJ" wrote in message
om...
Thanks for responding. Abby is VERY thin, and still lethargic. I
brought her home from the humane society today so it is still too soon
to tell. I was told she had kidney and liver disease, and these things
dont just clear up on their own, so now I am faced with the agonizing
decision yet again! This is a living nightmare.
I will be visiting the vet tomorrow, and making an appointment with a
new vet.
I am so distraught and confused right now, I had nightmares all night.
I dont know whether to be happy, sad or what. I couldnt leave her at
the humane society, laying there all alone in a cage, but by taking
her home am I just adding to my childrens suffering??? I am totally
confused.
I mean we have been lighting candles around a little memorial we made
for her for the past 5 weeks! I have watched my daughter cry because
her kitty wasnt cuddling with her at night anymore. Grrr this is
maddening.

AJ

Yes. Definitely see another vet.
Gail
"Cat Protector" wrote in message
news:XYXQb.14543$zy3.12942@okepread01...
What if the cat doesn't have kidney and liver disease? If the vet farmed
off
your cat without you knowing, then he probably could have mis-diagnosed
the
situation. A new but reputable vet would give you the answers you need.

--
Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs!
www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek

Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time!
www.catgalaxymedia.com
"AJ" wrote in message
om...
Thanks for responding. Abby is VERY thin, and still lethargic. I
brought her home from the humane society today so it is still too soon
to tell. I was told she had kidney and liver disease, and these things
dont just clear up on their own, so now I am faced with the agonizing
decision yet again! This is a living nightmare.
I will be visiting the vet tomorrow, and making an appointment with a
new vet.
I am so distraught and confused right now, I had nightmares all night.
I dont know whether to be happy, sad or what. I couldnt leave her at
the humane society, laying there all alone in a cage, but by taking
her home am I just adding to my childrens suffering??? I am totally
confused.
I mean we have been lighting candles around a little memorial we made
for her for the past 5 weeks! I have watched my daughter cry because
her kitty wasnt cuddling with her at night anymore. Grrr this is
maddening.

AJ

A very similar story happened here in my city as well so it is not outside
the realm of possibility for those who doubt the OP's story. A man brought
his dog to the vet because it was ill and the vet diagnosed some really bad
illness that could not be easily (or if at all) treated, so the man decided
to put the dog to sleep. Then months later he saw his dog being walked down
the street by someone else. When he spoke to the other person he found out
how he had got the dog and it was from the vet, or someone the vet knows (I
really can't remember that well) He had wanted this particular type of dog
and the vet kept an eye out for one and then he deliberatley misdiagnosed
this dog so the owner would make the decision to have the animal put down
and then he could give the dog to this other person. Unfortunately, there
was nothing the original owner could do, so much time had elapsed and he
really had no way to positively ID the dog, ie, no microchip or tattoo. He
knew it was his dog and when he spoke to the new owner, he said he got it
somehow from that vet around the time his was "put down" He didn't do
anything about it because the dog did have a good home now and because dogs
look alike, his knowing it was his dog would not be enough in court. Pretty
Crappy, I don't think I would have done nothing if it had been my animal.
"Laura R." wrote in message
.. .
circa 25 Jan 2004 10:30:57 -0800, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, AJ
) said,
I cant for the life of me figure this one out.
What do you all think?

I'm still boggling over this one.

When you told the veterinarian to put the cat to sleep, what was the
vet's response? Was this a financial issue?

Laura
--
I am Dyslexia of Borg,
Your ass will be laminated.

A very similar story happened here in my city as well so it is not outside
the realm of possibility for those who doubt the OP's story. A man brought
his dog to the vet because it was ill and the vet diagnosed some really bad
illness that could not be easily (or if at all) treated, so the man decided
to put the dog to sleep. Then months later he saw his dog being walked down
the street by someone else. When he spoke to the other person he found out
how he had got the dog and it was from the vet, or someone the vet knows (I
really can't remember that well) He had wanted this particular type of dog
and the vet kept an eye out for one and then he deliberatley misdiagnosed
this dog so the owner would make the decision to have the animal put down
and then he could give the dog to this other person. Unfortunately, there
was nothing the original owner could do, so much time had elapsed and he
really had no way to positively ID the dog, ie, no microchip or tattoo. He
knew it was his dog and when he spoke to the new owner, he said he got it
somehow from that vet around the time his was "put down" He didn't do
anything about it because the dog did have a good home now and because dogs
look alike, his knowing it was his dog would not be enough in court. Pretty
Crappy, I don't think I would have done nothing if it had been my animal.
"Laura R." wrote in message
.. .
circa 25 Jan 2004 10:30:57 -0800, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, AJ
) said,
I cant for the life of me figure this one out.
What do you all think?

I'm still boggling over this one.

When you told the veterinarian to put the cat to sleep, what was the
vet's response? Was this a financial issue?

Laura
--
I am Dyslexia of Borg,
Your ass will be laminated.

Another possibility. Someone at the vet's office could've 'rescued' the cat
because they didn't feel it should be put to sleep.

Don't take Abby back to that vet, but be sure to ask that vet a lot of
questions, and listen carefully to what he/she has to say. We have a
tendency to be extra angry with people who are being payed for their
services. Vets and their associates are human like everyone else. Everyone
make mistakes.

"AJ" wrote in message
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Hello everyone, I am posting this here because I am totally stunned,
and distraught and in need of some input from fellow animal(cat)
lovers.
I brought my 6 year old tabby in to the vet on December 17th because
she was not eating and vomitting up bile, and was basically lethargic.
after about 5 days at the vets office he told me she was a very sick
cat and her blood work as well as US revealed kidney and liver
problems. He stated that she was not reponding to antibiotics, or IV
fluids, and wanted to continue with more tests.
At this point my husband and I decided to have her put to sleep. Our
bill was already escalating, and there was no improvement. Let me just
stress that this was an EXTREMELY difficult decision to make. Our four
kids were also extremely attached to her, most of all our six year old
daughter.
It has been five weeks now and my daughter is still crying over her
death.
Anyway we adopted our kitty from the humane society at 10 weeks, where
she was microchiped before leaving. Well yesterday I received a call
from the humane society saying that they had my cat there! I explained
the situation, and she asked me to describe our cat. After describing
her I was asked to come in right away.
When I arrived I was shocked at what I saw, it was my cat Abby!
Supposedly some woman dumped her off along with two other cats. The
woman claimed she had been given to her by a friend. Her belly was
shaved and her leg. The woman said that the cat was vomitting so she
brought her to the vet, where all testes came back negative. I have
been an emotional wreck for the past 24 hours. I mean we have all been
grieving her passing. We even set up a memorial with a picture I had
taken of Abby and lit candles around it daily.
Anyway I went in today and brought her home, the hardest part was
trying to explain to our kids that she was not actually dead, that the
vet lied!
What do you all think of this? I am stunned. I tried calling the vet
but his answering service refuses to call him, they say this is not an
emergency.
I cant for the life of me figure this one out.
What do you all think?

AJ