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Strange story...opinions please
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 |
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wrote on 1/25/04 12:30 PM: 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 that is the most bizarre thing I've ever heard. How is she doing? Does she seem to be getting better? Have you asked the vet about it? karen |
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This is the strangest story I've ever heard. The first thing I think you
should do is present all the evidence to the vet and see if there's some explanation (lord knows I can't think of one). If the vet gives you any trouble, I'd call the local veterinary society or licensing board and make a complaint! He really owes you an explanation. Judy F "Christina" wrote in message ... OMG.....I would be at his office first thing Monday morning demanding to know what happened, why he lied and that if he does not reimburse you for all of your expenses he will face a very fat lawsuit and possibly lose his license....my God your poor daughter. I can't even imagine this happening to us. This is all assuming that the vet that you brought your cat to is the one who so called "put her to sleep" right? Christina -- http://www.geocities.com/chrissy_1228/ourkittycats.html "Karen Chuplis" wrote in message ... in article , AJ at wrote on 1/25/04 12:30 PM: 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 that is the most bizarre thing I've ever heard. How is she doing? Does she seem to be getting better? Have you asked the vet about it? karen |
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This is the strangest story I've ever heard. The first thing I think you
should do is present all the evidence to the vet and see if there's some explanation (lord knows I can't think of one). If the vet gives you any trouble, I'd call the local veterinary society or licensing board and make a complaint! He really owes you an explanation. Judy F "Christina" wrote in message ... OMG.....I would be at his office first thing Monday morning demanding to know what happened, why he lied and that if he does not reimburse you for all of your expenses he will face a very fat lawsuit and possibly lose his license....my God your poor daughter. I can't even imagine this happening to us. This is all assuming that the vet that you brought your cat to is the one who so called "put her to sleep" right? Christina -- http://www.geocities.com/chrissy_1228/ourkittycats.html "Karen Chuplis" wrote in message ... in article , AJ at wrote on 1/25/04 12:30 PM: 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 that is the most bizarre thing I've ever heard. How is she doing? Does she seem to be getting better? Have you asked the vet about it? karen |
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I agree, this is unbelievable strange. Is your cat feeling better than when
you last saw her? Hss she lost weight? Please, don't ever take her in to that vet again no matter what lame excuses he comes up with. It seems to me as though he should lose his license for this. I agree, I would go in there Monday a.m. (without your cat, of course) and demand to know what his explanation is. But regardless of what he says, very soon after, I would be calling the veterinary board, whatever the name of it is in your state, and reporting this moron. It almost seems as though he sells cats off to labs or something even more sinister but I can't imagine that he would get much money for one cat. Please keep us posted on this. You need to find a much better vet. I agree, the original vet should refund you everything you paid him in the hopes that you will not report him. Get the $$ back and then report him anyway. He is either very creepy or he's got some bad office help that snatched the cat. Maybe someone in his office didn't feel she should be euthanized and kidnapped her but then gave her to someone else. This is just conjecture, of course. Meanwhile, I hope little Abby can be cured and go on to live many more years with you. I'm sure she has had a very strange last few weeks. If only she could talk. Please keep us posted on what develops here. It's a good thing you had her microchipped but who knows what is happening to other cats who were not so fortunate. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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I agree, this is unbelievable strange. Is your cat feeling better than when
you last saw her? Hss she lost weight? Please, don't ever take her in to that vet again no matter what lame excuses he comes up with. It seems to me as though he should lose his license for this. I agree, I would go in there Monday a.m. (without your cat, of course) and demand to know what his explanation is. But regardless of what he says, very soon after, I would be calling the veterinary board, whatever the name of it is in your state, and reporting this moron. It almost seems as though he sells cats off to labs or something even more sinister but I can't imagine that he would get much money for one cat. Please keep us posted on this. You need to find a much better vet. I agree, the original vet should refund you everything you paid him in the hopes that you will not report him. Get the $$ back and then report him anyway. He is either very creepy or he's got some bad office help that snatched the cat. Maybe someone in his office didn't feel she should be euthanized and kidnapped her but then gave her to someone else. This is just conjecture, of course. Meanwhile, I hope little Abby can be cured and go on to live many more years with you. I'm sure she has had a very strange last few weeks. If only she could talk. Please keep us posted on what develops here. It's a good thing you had her microchipped but who knows what is happening to other cats who were not so fortunate. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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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. That is so bizarre. The only explanation I can think of is the vet really felt the cat had a chance with the further testing and didn't want to euthanize her. One of our vets won't euthanize a healthy, adoptable cat--he brings them to us for a chance at adoption. But of course, your cat wasn't healthy, and our vet *informs* the owners of what he wants to do, and does so with their consent. You've just got to call the vet ASAP and demand an explanation. Please keep us posted. Sherry |
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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. That is so bizarre. The only explanation I can think of is the vet really felt the cat had a chance with the further testing and didn't want to euthanize her. One of our vets won't euthanize a healthy, adoptable cat--he brings them to us for a chance at adoption. But of course, your cat wasn't healthy, and our vet *informs* the owners of what he wants to do, and does so with their consent. You've just got to call the vet ASAP and demand an explanation. Please keep us posted. Sherry |
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This is *extremely* strange. You're absolutely sure this is one & the same
cat, right? Via microchip, her markings, etc., etc. I take it you were not present when she was euthanized & did not see her body post euthanasia? Too, too weird. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon "AJ" wrote in message om... 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 |
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