If your baby is shaking that is pain! Our little girl was shaking between pain pills too, and our vet said that was an indication that she was in pain, so they gave us more pain pills.
Also the idea that if they don't have pain pills it's better because they won't move around as much is nonsense! Sorry if that bluntly contradicts anyone else, but the truth is that the pain pills keep them from moving around as they make them very sleepy and tired and they mostly lay around and sleep when on them. If you don't have pain pills, then for heavens sake demand them! You should not put your baby through such torture just because you don't want to demand pain meds. You are the client and you are paying (plenty from the sound of it), so you have every right to demand that they treat your pet for pain.
As far as the charges, paying extra to reclose the wound is unethical as far as I'm concerned. Our little girl managed to bend her collar and then wiggle out of her onesies and got her incision partly open. The vet had to reclose it by gluing it (there is surgical glue for the purpose) and we weren't charged a thing for it. So stand up for yourself. This vet sounds unethical.
If I were you, I'd call and tell them that #1 you need pain pills for your puppy as she is obviously in pain, and #2 you do not feel the charges for reclosing the incision are justified and that you would hate to have to contact the Board of Veterinary Medicine to lodge a complaint. Go for the jugular, but in a firm, civil tone. Don't fly off the handle, but don't let them intimidate you either. |