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Originally Posted by smartpuppiepets  I think you are blessed anyways to have the vet give you that option. I have friends and i know people that only got the cold: pay or put to sleep option. And they were so desperate. who would not be?
It may not be very useful or comforting now but if the dog can now have an owner that will be able to care for her for life that may be the best for the dog and for you.
Can you at least get updates? on how well the dog is, and who the adoptive person will be?
And by your explanation, it was only diagnosed because of the force feeding... but it was there already right? the force feeding just caused the full blown attack... and from what i understand it will most likely happen again?
Well, i hope you will find ways to cope and it will all resolve on the best way for all involved.
You must be very hurt and words may never be enough to comfort you.
XOXO |
The force feeding triggered it because if the vet did the blood work and found out it was pancreatitis then no food or meds through mouth for 48-72hrs as anything food, water, meds can trigger the pancreas so had this vet not done that and done the testing properly to see why the dog was not eating, did a palpatation of the abdomin as the dog was probably in pain as it was crying out in pain the next day then this vet would have known from the dogs history this could be a problem. Instead they did the lazy way shoved food in the mouth, gave a shot for what?, and wanted to go on about her holiday and sent a sick dog home to an owner to deal with at an expensive emergency facility thus having the owner give up her dog to cover the bill. Very sad. Had this been dealt with the day before the dog may not have gone into a full blown attack. I think the vet was negligent in this case sadly knowing this dogs history.
This is exactly why when it is more severe illness in a dog i go right to a specialist internal medicine to consult and do my homework as they have further education in internal organs, etc and can get to the heart of the problem much sooner than a regular vet. The prob is most people like myself do not know about these people until something bad happens. I had no clue what an ims was but when this vet said my dog may die i was fuming and called around for the best in the county and a 24 hr facility for fluids so my dog did not have to be transported back and forth to er and vet which would stress them out of which STRESS can also trigger pancreatitis. Every vet said this same lady is the best so i called her and said i am bringing my dog NOW you have to save his life. I believe if i left my dog in that vets care he would have died.