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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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You never said whether or not you were in the room when they put the cat to
sleep but judging by your story it sounds like that is a bit fat negative. It is disgusting a vet would put you through this and he had no right to give your cat away. I would contact a lawyer and sue this vet. I'd also make sure the Medical or Veterinary board that oversees licensing or the practice of medicine in your state knows about this vet. Hopefully they can yank his licensing because if he did this to you then he has probably done it to others. I'd also check with the Better Business Bureau to find out what complaints have been filed against this vet in your state. I'd also find a new and more reputable vet and have your cat checked out. Just like a new cat I would have them check for the typicals like FELV, FIV, etc. Since he was given to some woman (probably by your soon to be ex-vet) she may have encounted cats with the disease. As for the mourning, you can at least now start to heal knowing that you have gotten your beloved feline back. You can now celebrate her life and hopefully take the necessary legal action against this vet. Good luck and congrats on getting your cat back. -- 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... 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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You never said whether or not you were in the room when they put the cat to
sleep but judging by your story it sounds like that is a bit fat negative. It is disgusting a vet would put you through this and he had no right to give your cat away. I would contact a lawyer and sue this vet. I'd also make sure the Medical or Veterinary board that oversees licensing or the practice of medicine in your state knows about this vet. Hopefully they can yank his licensing because if he did this to you then he has probably done it to others. I'd also check with the Better Business Bureau to find out what complaints have been filed against this vet in your state. I'd also find a new and more reputable vet and have your cat checked out. Just like a new cat I would have them check for the typicals like FELV, FIV, etc. Since he was given to some woman (probably by your soon to be ex-vet) she may have encounted cats with the disease. As for the mourning, you can at least now start to heal knowing that you have gotten your beloved feline back. You can now celebrate her life and hopefully take the necessary legal action against this vet. Good luck and congrats on getting your cat back. -- 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... 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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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? A very strange story indeed. I wouldn't jump to conclusions yet. Wait until your vet's regular office hours and call him, or try and confront him in person, and ask him how this could have happened. Perhaps, he is aligned with some sort of rescue service which does not believe in euthanasia, and allows the cats to live out their lives . . . not that that is ok. It was your decision. One problem still exists as far as I can see. Your cat is still very sick and unlikely to get any better, so you may have to go through the whole mourning thing again. If it looks as if this is anything other than a strange mistake, I would consider suing for fraud and the resulting emotional distress. I am eager to see how this plays out. Please let us know. |
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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? A very strange story indeed. I wouldn't jump to conclusions yet. Wait until your vet's regular office hours and call him, or try and confront him in person, and ask him how this could have happened. Perhaps, he is aligned with some sort of rescue service which does not believe in euthanasia, and allows the cats to live out their lives . . . not that that is ok. It was your decision. One problem still exists as far as I can see. Your cat is still very sick and unlikely to get any better, so you may have to go through the whole mourning thing again. If it looks as if this is anything other than a strange mistake, I would consider suing for fraud and the resulting emotional distress. I am eager to see how this plays out. Please let us know. |
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I wouldn't believe what this vet would say. There is no excuse for what he
did and I'd be not only getting money back from this vet for his lack of service and of course making sure his license got taken away. I'd bring in a lawyer as well to help with a lawsuit. I hardly think this vet would be aligned with a rescue group since he went behind the cat's humans to do this. Luckily the cat was microchipped or her humans would not have discovered this. God knows how many cats this vet has farmed off to labs or other people. Stopping him now from doing this to others would be a good thing to do. The public needs to also know about vets like this one so they can avoid them. -- 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 "GovtLawyer" wrote in message ... A very strange story indeed. I wouldn't jump to conclusions yet. Wait until your vet's regular office hours and call him, or try and confront him in person, and ask him how this could have happened. Perhaps, he is aligned with some sort of rescue service which does not believe in euthanasia, and allows the cats to live out their lives . . . not that that is ok. It was your decision. One problem still exists as far as I can see. Your cat is still very sick and unlikely to get any better, so you may have to go through the whole mourning thing again. If it looks as if this is anything other than a strange mistake, I would consider suing for fraud and the resulting emotional distress. I am eager to see how this plays out. Please let us know. |
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I wouldn't believe what this vet would say. There is no excuse for what he
did and I'd be not only getting money back from this vet for his lack of service and of course making sure his license got taken away. I'd bring in a lawyer as well to help with a lawsuit. I hardly think this vet would be aligned with a rescue group since he went behind the cat's humans to do this. Luckily the cat was microchipped or her humans would not have discovered this. God knows how many cats this vet has farmed off to labs or other people. Stopping him now from doing this to others would be a good thing to do. The public needs to also know about vets like this one so they can avoid them. -- 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 "GovtLawyer" wrote in message ... A very strange story indeed. I wouldn't jump to conclusions yet. Wait until your vet's regular office hours and call him, or try and confront him in person, and ask him how this could have happened. Perhaps, he is aligned with some sort of rescue service which does not believe in euthanasia, and allows the cats to live out their lives . . . not that that is ok. It was your decision. One problem still exists as far as I can see. Your cat is still very sick and unlikely to get any better, so you may have to go through the whole mourning thing again. If it looks as if this is anything other than a strange mistake, I would consider suing for fraud and the resulting emotional distress. I am eager to see how this plays out. Please let us know. |
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To answer your question, no I was not there when she was put to sleep.
I was with my golden retriever when we put him to sleep, and it was just awful, and I just could not be there. I said my goodbyes ahead of time and my husband signed the consent. This is so strange, I cant even begin to describe what I am feeling now, and I cant imagine my little girl having to deal with the death of her cat again, but looking at our little Abby laying there in a cage at the humane society was just heart breaking, I had to bring her home. Oh boy I am totally confused. AJ |
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To answer your question, no I was not there when she was put to sleep.
I was with my golden retriever when we put him to sleep, and it was just awful, and I just could not be there. I said my goodbyes ahead of time and my husband signed the consent. This is so strange, I cant even begin to describe what I am feeling now, and I cant imagine my little girl having to deal with the death of her cat again, but looking at our little Abby laying there in a cage at the humane society was just heart breaking, I had to bring her home. Oh boy I am totally confused. AJ |
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Well, as stated earlier. I would bring legal action against the vet, press
to have his medical or veterinary license revoked, have him refund your money, and of course never go back to him again. -- 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... To answer your question, no I was not there when she was put to sleep. I was with my golden retriever when we put him to sleep, and it was just awful, and I just could not be there. I said my goodbyes ahead of time and my husband signed the consent. This is so strange, I cant even begin to describe what I am feeling now, and I cant imagine my little girl having to deal with the death of her cat again, but looking at our little Abby laying there in a cage at the humane society was just heart breaking, I had to bring her home. Oh boy I am totally confused. AJ |
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