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Originally Posted by Dead
The vet needs to give in this case! My wife went through a similar procedure(gull bladder removal) $10,000.00 cash and went septic due to him missing a spot to sew up......
This vet should be donating his time and save this pup,....he needs to be accountable, period.
Sorry to hear read this, and am not trying to sound like an asshole, but he fucked up, he needs to fix his short comings as a doc.
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Originally Posted by Dead
The way it reads, three unsuccessful attempts at stitching the poor guy up. The unforeseen with the dissoluble sutures at first operation, well this may be possible, but the second time, this falls on his or hers hands. I for one would think the vet would do the next procedure for the sake of the animal, not the money.
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Originally Posted by tony286
Yeah if you get all the money, I would take the dog to another vet.This one seems pretty incompetent. This is the hard thing to think about but are you keeping the dog alive and going thru all this pain for the dog or for yourself? I remember a vet telling me alot people kept an animal alive not for the animals sake but for their own and they went thru alot of unneeded pain. I lost my big lovable mutt two weeks ago to cancer and it stills hurts alot I hope for the best for you and your dog.
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You guys don't know what you're talking about. If this dog really is at a critical care facility, it's probably already seeing some of the very best Vets around. What your suggesting is a little like checking out of the Mayo Clinic because you expect to get better care at a county hospital.
Once you've had Peritonitis caused by a rupture, it's not as simple as just open 'er up and stich 'er back together. The surgical site has to be reopened and you're basically trying to clean an infection out. Bacteria floods in to the system and it's just a real mess to deal with. You can't tell if you've cleaned it all up and a dog can be doing well one moment and crashing another which is why you need the constant monitoring and blood work.
Again, I don't know if THIS particular instance is a scam or just what's going on, but from what's been said it's not as simple as a Vet screwed up go to another clinic.