When people have bad vet experiences
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| A complication is very different from negligence, but as the pet owner I could see how it would be very difficult to identify which happened. It may be hard to bring up, but I would talk to your vet and ask about other times this surgery was performed. Maybe even references from others who had this surgery done? Would that be a reasonable request? |
| This is a toughie. Since you like and trust your vet, could you imagine him sending his clients and their pets to a poor surgeon for treatment? If you can't, then I think your groomer's situation was not the norm. With the best of vets, in the best of circumstances, sometimes things just go awry. If you feel comfortable, I would talk to your vet and at least voice your concerns. Since he knows the groomer was your referral, and he knows the outcome of that surgery, he should be prepared to answer your questions. Laurie and Oscar |
| As a teenager, my parents switched vets for no reason that I could think of. I loved the original vet, but had an "off" feeling about the second one. In her last year of her life, our dog had some serious issues. The "new" vet loaded her up with antibiotics. Back to back rounds over the course of 5 or 6 months, and by the end she was on 7 pills 4 times a day, and still getting worse, including a steady bloody discharge from her nose (which was a prominent symptom at her last exam with him). By then I had my license, so I told my folks I was taking her back to our original vet, whether they liked it or not. One exam and one x-ray later (the "new" vet never even suggested an x-ray) - she had a tumor that had gotten so large it was now inoperable, and pressing on her brain. Needless to say, I was sad and hurt and very angry with my parents. When I confronted my mother to find out why we had switched vets, she said someone (one person, mind you), had said negative things about the "old" vet, and recommended the "new" one to her. I agree with Laurie. Talk to your vet, voice your concerns, and then use your own best judgment. |
| I agree with Laurie too.... and as I mentioned in the other thread.... maybe ask if sedation and local anesthetic are an option? Much easier on Langley. |
| If you trust your vet then don't question it. Go with your gut! My mom doesn't like my vet office because her pit mix had cancer she was 13-14 and she was dying and they wouldn't let my mom stay overnight with her. My mom blamed the vet that she wasn't with her dog when she passed. She changed vets when she got her American bulldog. They spayed her and left some girly bits in her so she still goes through heat. The vets response is eh it happens. She still goes there.... I on the other hand LOVE my vet. The vet is about my age and he is the old school vet type. More concerned about animals than money. When my hound was having breakthrough grand mal seizures, he took him in before hours w/out an emergency charge, treated him, called me with hourly updates and when it came time for a check up he spent 30-40 mins with us going over diet, medication etc to solve the issue. Didn't even charge us an office visit. If there is ever an issue with my dogs, he calls back with in an hr of me calling and no question is a stupid question. |
AnInnocentEvil wrote: If you trust your vet then don't question it. Go with your gut! My mom doesn't like my vet office because her pit mix had cancer she was 13-14 and she was dying and they wouldn't let my mom stay overnight with her. My mom blamed the vet that she wasn't with her dog when she passed. She changed vets when she got her American bulldog. They spayed her and left some girly bits in her so she still goes through heat. The vets response is eh it happens. She still goes there.... I on the other hand LOVE my vet. The vet is about my age and he is the old school vet type. More concerned about animals than money. When my hound was having breakthrough grand mal seizures, he took him in before hours w/out an emergency charge, treated him, called me with hourly updates and when it came time for a check up he spent 30-40 mins with us going over diet, medication etc to solve the issue. Didn't even charge us an office visit. If there is ever an issue with my dogs, he calls back with in an hr of me calling and no question is a stupid question. Your vet sounds like my vet. I do trust him completely. Everyone has great feedback. Stacey I will talk to them about not putting him under and just sedating. |
| As already mentioned a poor outcome is not the same as negligence or even poor technique. Complications can arise with any surgical procedure that's why vets should only recommend surgical procedures when there is good reason for them. If you start hearing that there are a lot of complications over a period of time then you might rethink. Without all the info it's hard to know what happened. For example it may be that the vet has performed a number of complicated procedures that are more likely to have complications or it may be that a number of dogs had issues that made complications more likely. |
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