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  #11  
Old November 26th 03, 06:27 PM
Karen Chuplis
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I don't think my vet would even have considered release with the cat like
that. I think you should find a new vet.
Karen

"lakinapook" wrote in message
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Well, I don't actually know if they gave her clavamox during the
night, but I did forget to mention in my original post that when we
went to pick her up she was breathing really rapidly, and didn't look
good. We called the vet technician out from behind the desk to take a
look at her and she said that Moosh was probably just having anxiety.
I have since discovered that the rapid breathing should have been a
tip off that she needed to be looked at more closely, and that it is a
symptom that shouldn't be ignored. I just feel terrible, because I
didn't think it was right, but I went along with what the tech said
because it was a saturday and I had a lot of things to do and was
anxious to get out of the vets office. I figured I was just being
silly.



  #12  
Old November 26th 03, 07:38 PM
Mary
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I figured I was just being
silly.


Don't ever think that. You know your cat better than anyone. I took my Boots to
the vet and they said he just had a tummy ache. The next day he was still sick
so I took him back. They said he just had a tummy ache and I was basically
being a little silly. That night he collapsed and was rushed to emergency.
Another vet looked at his xray and saw obvious stoumach and liver cancer. The
next day we let him go to sleep. Vets and vet techs are not Gods. They are
fallible, get busy, can make mistakes. I now check my vet's diagnosis through
google searches. I check out possible side effects of all medications they
prescribe as well. I've actually caught a few mistakes.
  #13  
Old November 26th 03, 07:38 PM
Mary
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I figured I was just being
silly.


Don't ever think that. You know your cat better than anyone. I took my Boots to
the vet and they said he just had a tummy ache. The next day he was still sick
so I took him back. They said he just had a tummy ache and I was basically
being a little silly. That night he collapsed and was rushed to emergency.
Another vet looked at his xray and saw obvious stoumach and liver cancer. The
next day we let him go to sleep. Vets and vet techs are not Gods. They are
fallible, get busy, can make mistakes. I now check my vet's diagnosis through
google searches. I check out possible side effects of all medications they
prescribe as well. I've actually caught a few mistakes.
  #14  
Old November 26th 03, 08:23 PM
Wendy
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Did they run blood work on her?


"lakinapook" wrote in message
om...
Well, I don't actually know if they gave her clavamox during the
night, but I did forget to mention in my original post that when we
went to pick her up she was breathing really rapidly, and didn't look
good. We called the vet technician out from behind the desk to take a
look at her and she said that Moosh was probably just having anxiety.
I have since discovered that the rapid breathing should have been a
tip off that she needed to be looked at more closely, and that it is a
symptom that shouldn't be ignored. I just feel terrible, because I
didn't think it was right, but I went along with what the tech said
because it was a saturday and I had a lot of things to do and was
anxious to get out of the vets office. I figured I was just being
silly.


  #15  
Old November 26th 03, 08:23 PM
Wendy
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Did they run blood work on her?


"lakinapook" wrote in message
om...
Well, I don't actually know if they gave her clavamox during the
night, but I did forget to mention in my original post that when we
went to pick her up she was breathing really rapidly, and didn't look
good. We called the vet technician out from behind the desk to take a
look at her and she said that Moosh was probably just having anxiety.
I have since discovered that the rapid breathing should have been a
tip off that she needed to be looked at more closely, and that it is a
symptom that shouldn't be ignored. I just feel terrible, because I
didn't think it was right, but I went along with what the tech said
because it was a saturday and I had a lot of things to do and was
anxious to get out of the vets office. I figured I was just being
silly.


  #16  
Old November 27th 03, 03:37 AM
Cheryl
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In ,
Mary composed with style:
I figured I was just being
silly.


Don't ever think that. You know your cat better than anyone. I took
my Boots to the vet and they said he just had a tummy ache. The
next day he was still sick so I took him back. They said he just
had a tummy ache and I was basically being a little silly. That
night he collapsed and was rushed to emergency. Another vet looked
at his xray and saw obvious stoumach and liver cancer. The next day
we let him go to sleep. Vets and vet techs are not Gods. They are
fallible, get busy, can make mistakes. I now check my vet's
diagnosis through google searches. I check out possible side
effects of all medications they prescribe as well. I've actually
caught a few mistakes.


Shadows last really bad IBD flare-up was very scary to me because I
was gone that day and came home around 9pm. I couldn't find him
anywhere. It took hours and I was even looking outside on the
off-chance (no real chance) that he got outside. I finally found him
hours later (I was a WRECK by then!) and he was drooling and very
sick. I took him to his vet first thing in the am and was told he
"missed me" because I wasn't home at the normal time. His bloodwork
was fine and that was apparently all they could gauge him on. I was
very insulted to have a vet say my cat was sick because he missed me.
It wasn't like I hadn't gotten home until late other times. A friend
of mine came with me that morning and she was apalled that a vet would
say that. That's the last time he's been to that vet and up until
then I was happy with them.


  #17  
Old November 27th 03, 03:37 AM
Cheryl
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In ,
Mary composed with style:
I figured I was just being
silly.


Don't ever think that. You know your cat better than anyone. I took
my Boots to the vet and they said he just had a tummy ache. The
next day he was still sick so I took him back. They said he just
had a tummy ache and I was basically being a little silly. That
night he collapsed and was rushed to emergency. Another vet looked
at his xray and saw obvious stoumach and liver cancer. The next day
we let him go to sleep. Vets and vet techs are not Gods. They are
fallible, get busy, can make mistakes. I now check my vet's
diagnosis through google searches. I check out possible side
effects of all medications they prescribe as well. I've actually
caught a few mistakes.


Shadows last really bad IBD flare-up was very scary to me because I
was gone that day and came home around 9pm. I couldn't find him
anywhere. It took hours and I was even looking outside on the
off-chance (no real chance) that he got outside. I finally found him
hours later (I was a WRECK by then!) and he was drooling and very
sick. I took him to his vet first thing in the am and was told he
"missed me" because I wasn't home at the normal time. His bloodwork
was fine and that was apparently all they could gauge him on. I was
very insulted to have a vet say my cat was sick because he missed me.
It wasn't like I hadn't gotten home until late other times. A friend
of mine came with me that morning and she was apalled that a vet would
say that. That's the last time he's been to that vet and up until
then I was happy with them.


  #18  
Old November 28th 03, 06:31 PM
lakinapook
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Yes, they did run blood work on her. I am absolutely not qualified to
read the results, but these items did stand out.
Sodium level was 160, and was rated HIGH
CPK level was 610 and was rated HIGH
Platelet count was 195 and was rated LOW
Eosinophils was 1309 and was rated HIGH

Don't know if anyone else knows what those things might indicate.

I will forever be more wary and skeptical of any vet that I go to. I
had a bad experience at a different vet with another cat of mine,
where the vets worked on salary plus commission, so they reccommended
unnecessary treatments to jack up the bill. I successfully got them
to refund the portion of the bill that was for unnecessary treatment,
but not without fighting tooth and nail over it. That wasn't my
regular vet though, that was an emergency vet. This was my regular
vet clinic, and they have such an excellent reputation, I really
thought that they would be on top of it. I now know that you have to
be vigilant in doing your own research in health care matters (and I
think this applies to human medicine as well as animal medicine).
  #19  
Old November 28th 03, 06:31 PM
lakinapook
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Yes, they did run blood work on her. I am absolutely not qualified to
read the results, but these items did stand out.
Sodium level was 160, and was rated HIGH
CPK level was 610 and was rated HIGH
Platelet count was 195 and was rated LOW
Eosinophils was 1309 and was rated HIGH

Don't know if anyone else knows what those things might indicate.

I will forever be more wary and skeptical of any vet that I go to. I
had a bad experience at a different vet with another cat of mine,
where the vets worked on salary plus commission, so they reccommended
unnecessary treatments to jack up the bill. I successfully got them
to refund the portion of the bill that was for unnecessary treatment,
but not without fighting tooth and nail over it. That wasn't my
regular vet though, that was an emergency vet. This was my regular
vet clinic, and they have such an excellent reputation, I really
thought that they would be on top of it. I now know that you have to
be vigilant in doing your own research in health care matters (and I
think this applies to human medicine as well as animal medicine).
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Old November 28th 03, 06:38 PM
Betsy
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1. How did you know they work on salary plus commission?

2. How did you know the treatments recommended weren't necessary?

I'm curious because I often feel taken at these emergency places. They are
the only thing open after hours, and I have not found the caliber of the
veterinary care higher than my regular vet. And the prices, as you
indicated, are through the roof.

"lakinapook" wrote in message
om...
Yes, they did run blood work on her. I am absolutely not qualified to
read the results, but these items did stand out.
Sodium level was 160, and was rated HIGH
CPK level was 610 and was rated HIGH
Platelet count was 195 and was rated LOW
Eosinophils was 1309 and was rated HIGH

Don't know if anyone else knows what those things might indicate.

I will forever be more wary and skeptical of any vet that I go to. I
had a bad experience at a different vet with another cat of mine,
where the vets worked on salary plus commission, so they reccommended
unnecessary treatments to jack up the bill. I successfully got them
to refund the portion of the bill that was for unnecessary treatment,
but not without fighting tooth and nail over it. That wasn't my
regular vet though, that was an emergency vet. This was my regular
vet clinic, and they have such an excellent reputation, I really
thought that they would be on top of it. I now know that you have to
be vigilant in doing your own research in health care matters (and I
think this applies to human medicine as well as animal medicine).



 




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