[yavenay]

A few days ago I had to rush Brandi to the emergency vet because of an adverse reaction to the new meds. When I got there, the vet on duty took her vital signs, watched her walk and checked her eyes. He even stated that her vital signs were good. After this "examination" he turns to me and says, I think you should considered euthanizing her.

Of course I became very emotional but I had enough sense to say "no I want a second opinion". He gave her a sedative to help her rest and sent us home with referrals for a specialist. The next day Brandi was much better and by Thursday you couldn't even tell there was something wrong. She is back on Clamovox for her uti.

I was thinking of filing a complaint with the vet hospital. What if I had decided to euthanize her right then and there? I guess I need to know if what he did is the norm for deciding if a pet needs to be euthanize. He had full knowledge of her history and he even knew that Brandi just had her annual a week ago and except for her eyes and her urinary tract infection, she is relatively healthy.

Every time I think about this, I get upset. I was so upset, the next day i left work early to be with her. I couldn't even concentrate at work and everybody knew that I had been crying. I guess if his behavior was unethical, I want the hospital to be aware of it. Before I do, I want to make sure that what did was normal for detemining whether or not a pet should be euthanized. What do you think?