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amyhinmn · 05-17-2005, 03:45 PM

I absolutely cannot believe what I just saw. How horrible. Not only should that vet pay her other vet's bills, but the vet should pay for pain and suffering of the owner and the dog. What an ASS! Especially considering he was going to rip the F%*$&# scabs off! I guess anyone could make a "mistake", if you could call it that, but to then discover it and be callous enough to want to do something that you know would hurt the dog, unbelievable. Does anyone know how this lamp could burn a dog? Where is it located during surgery?

GET THAT VET! I would try to find any dog/Minot forums and libel the hell out of him. all dogs should RUN from that vet as fast as they can.

wollfy · 05-17-2005, 03:52 PM

OMG! That is so terrible! I hope he is alright.

Whitech6 · 05-17-2005, 03:57 PM

I would take these pictures up to the vets office and show everybody there what happen to this poor animal. I would also contact the news, newspaper and anything else that would catch media attention. I would also contact a lawyer. I can't believe he was going to acutally pick at the scabs. What a freaking idiot

MeganS · 05-17-2005, 04:57 PM

I'm so sorry about Scruffy. i don't know what you should do. Keep us posted on how he is doing you will be in our thoughts and prayers.

Cookie2 · 05-17-2005, 05:15 PM

I read this too quickly and I didnt get exactly what the vet did to him? How did he burn him? Jesus ! I feel so sad for this pup. What excuse did he give! I dont get it . How did he get this from going in to get neutered? I will go back and reread this story again.

Genie

iheartyorkies · 05-17-2005, 06:36 PM

This story just makes me sick!!! The arrogance of that vet! He needs to be shut down and I would definately sue. That poor poor baby!!!!

jesscruz · 05-17-2005, 06:53 PM

i think that the news idea is a very good idea. i think you should go with that and sew!

yorkieusa · 05-17-2005, 07:28 PM

That is the saddest story. I cannot imagine the pain that little pup must have been in before being taken to the second doctor.

The fact that the first doctor just ripped that scab off made me absolutely sick!

I feel so sorry for that little pup and Lorna, too.

amoon · 05-17-2005, 07:40 PM

I'm so sorry for the poor puppy. That vet should not be treating any animal ...let alone a helpless pup. I will keep you in my thoughts and wish the pup a quick recovery...I'm so sorry...

BrookeB676 · 05-17-2005, 07:42 PM

I feel so sad and sick, I am so sorry for Lorna, and my heart breaks for her little baby. I DESPISE that vet and pray that he gets put out of business for good! I would DEFINITELY contact the local news and newspapers, they LOVE media and that would really hurt that vets business! I am so angry and sda, my heart breaks for Lorna and her precious baby!

myfirstyorkie · 05-17-2005, 08:15 PM

OMG!!!!! This is very sad. Those pictures are awfull. I will be praying for him. I would never of thought of such a thing could happen. I would also call the news not only local but I would also see if Fox news would cover this (like Gretta or ORiley).

natalie · 05-17-2005, 09:33 PM

I'm so shocked. How could these vets be so freakin' careless??
I would say to bring them to a small claims court, get them to pay for vet bills. Maybe, if you can, keep all records of conversation with the stupid Vet (if they stop hanging up on people) and all e-mails if any.
Poor Scruffy. He looks so sad, it just breaks my heart. And I'm angry at the same time because I can't believe how ignorant that Vet is!

Marlee · 05-17-2005, 09:50 PM

Please keep us posted on how he is doing. I have felt sick ever since I read the post and I just cant get those sad puppy eyes out of my mind. That vet should be bending over backwards to help get scruffy back to par(not that I would want him to touch him, but at elast pay for it)nad not hanging up on people. # times this has happened, sounds like a nice stroy for your local news, around here we even have one that helps people out call 6 on your side, they will actully go in do a investigastion and report on it. With this happening to 3 diffrent dogs all unrealted, that vet could easily be sued and put out of buisness. Be vocla and loud becasue you certainly do not want any other puppies going through that either!!!

good luck

puppy kisses to scruffy
love
Xander and Bridget

Kate · 05-17-2005, 11:35 PM

This makes me sick to my stomach. I feel terribly sad for this darling dog,
and the owner.

Something does not jel here.

Kate

QUOTE=Connie]You are not going to believe this...that something so horrid This mcould happen in the hands of what is supposed to be a competent veterinarian. My daughter works with a lady who has become friends with us. She got a yorkie/maltese not long after I got Maddie. She named him Scruffy, which fits him so well. She brought Scruffy in a little over a week ago to have him neutered. One of his testicles hadn't dropped, so it was a little more complicated than the normal neutering, but all seemed to go well. About a week later, she noticed something on the skin of his back and feared he had mange. She took him back to the vet and they also thought it was mange and told her to bring her cat in. When she did, the cat was clean and then they asked her to bring Scruffy back in because they were wondering if he may have been burned from the heater they use during surgery. She brought him in and the vet shaved his back to disclose HUGE, thick scabs and then said the scabs have to come off and ripped one off. At that time, Lorna, (the owner), picked up Sruffy and said she wasn't going to allow them to rip the scabs off. She then took him to another vet who immediately knew what was wrong because she had just seen another dog who had had surgery the same day as Scruffy that was burned all up and down her back. She gave medication for Scruffy and said that eventually they would have to put him under and remove the scabs. They are 3rd degree burns...so deep! I saw scruffy last night and nearly cried when I saw him. The scabs were so huge and thick and hard and infection was pushing them upwards. Lorna took him back to the new vet this morn because the burns were getting worse and the vet had to put him under and remove the scabs. Lorna brought him home this afternoon, but the poor little thing...the burns were getting worse, so she had to bring him back there tonight and the vet is keeping him drugged and taking him home with her. She said this will be a 4-6 week recovery and that he will have to be put under 3 or 4 more times to remove scabs. That vet will be researching and consulting a University Vet place regarding Scruffy and the other dog that was burned. The vet also said that it's possible he will have bald spots once recovered...that the hair may not grow back in those areas. Lorna is beside herself with grief and has even wondered if she should get Scruffy put to sleep. The new vet told her not to even think in that area right now...that she is to think positive and hopefully there will be a good outcome.

Tonight Lorna called the vet who did the surgery...his wife answered and Lorna said she needed to talk to her husband, and when she kept insisting she needed to talk to him, his wife hung up on Lorna. I can't believe it! I am so upset over what they did and now won't even talk to her on the phone. Lorna is going to get a lawyer and do what she can to get that clinic shut down. It is Minot Veterinary Clinic in Minot, ND. Anyone with any suggestions for Lorna, please post and I'll pass it on to her. I told her to find a lawyer who has a puppy of his own whom he adores! Also, please, if you would, pray for poor little Scruffy and Lorna. Funny how we all worry when we take our little ones in for surgery...the normal fears about them coming out of the anesthesia and all...never in my wildest dreams could I have come up with worrying about anything this bizzare![/QUOTE]

jackandjill · 05-18-2005, 04:46 AM

Skin the Ba-----!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sorry but I just now signed in and have been reading this with tears in my eyes. If this had been a human baby this "doctor???' would already have his a-- in a ringer. I don't usually use profanity (thank goodness for these ----) but this really got my gander up.
I agree with all of you, tell the newpapers, radio, TV, ASPCA and anyone else that will listen. If I lived closer I would picket his office.
My prayers are with Scruffy, and I am sure that with such a loving owner he will end up being fine.i

05-17-2005, 03:52 PM	#47
wollfy JereBo On the Go Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jax, Florida Posts: 1,094	OMG! That is so terrible! I hope he is alright. __________________ Jhordan, Jane, Jeremiah, and Buddy

05-17-2005, 03:57 PM	#48
Whitech6 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The Colony, Texas Posts: 440	I would take these pictures up to the vets office and show everybody there what happen to this poor animal. I would also contact the news, newspaper and anything else that would catch media attention. I would also contact a lawyer. I can't believe he was going to acutally pick at the scabs. What a freaking idiot __________________ Some say a dog is a mans best friend but it can only be a womens companion till the end My dog is always my Friend, In my eyes, she will be to the end Cordelia's Mommy

05-17-2005, 06:36 PM	#51
iheartyorkies Boppin' Bo! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,719	This story just makes me sick!!! The arrogance of that vet! He needs to be shut down and I would definately sue. That poor poor baby!!!! __________________ ~~~ i yorkies ~~~ Cynthia Turbo and Suri!

05-17-2005, 06:53 PM	#52
jesscruz YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: seaside,ca Posts: 1,763	i think that the news idea is a very good idea. i think you should go with that and sew! __________________ mommy's little baby coco bear

05-17-2005, 07:40 PM	#54
amoon YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Highlands Ranch, Colorado Posts: 3	I'm so sorry for the poor puppy. That vet should not be treating any animal ...let alone a helpless pup. I will keep you in my thoughts and wish the pup a quick recovery...I'm so sorry... __________________ George and Max's Mom

05-17-2005, 03:45 PM	#46
amyhinmn Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 41	I absolutely cannot believe what I just saw. How horrible. Not only should that vet pay her other vet's bills, but the vet should pay for pain and suffering of the owner and the dog. What an ASS! Especially considering he was going to rip the F%*$&# scabs off! I guess anyone could make a "mistake", if you could call it that, but to then discover it and be callous enough to want to do something that you know would hurt the dog, unbelievable. Does anyone know how this lamp could burn a dog? Where is it located during surgery? GET THAT VET! I would try to find any dog/Minot forums and libel the hell out of him. all dogs should RUN from that vet as fast as they can.

05-17-2005, 04:57 PM	#49
MeganS Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 12,016 Blog Entries: 1	I'm so sorry about Scruffy. i don't know what you should do. Keep us posted on how he is doing you will be in our thoughts and prayers.

05-17-2005, 05:15 PM	#50
Cookie2 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,568	I read this too quickly and I didnt get exactly what the vet did to him? How did he burn him? Jesus ! I feel so sad for this pup. What excuse did he give! I dont get it . How did he get this from going in to get neutered? I will go back and reread this story again. Genie

05-17-2005, 07:28 PM	#53
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	That is the saddest story. I cannot imagine the pain that little pup must have been in before being taken to the second doctor. The fact that the first doctor just ripped that scab off made me absolutely sick! I feel so sorry for that little pup and Lorna, too.

05-17-2005, 07:42 PM	#55
BrookeB676 No Longer a Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 509	I feel so sad and sick, I am so sorry for Lorna, and my heart breaks for her little baby. I DESPISE that vet and pray that he gets put out of business for good! I would DEFINITELY contact the local news and newspapers, they LOVE media and that would really hurt that vets business! I am so angry and sda, my heart breaks for Lorna and her precious baby!

05-17-2005, 08:15 PM	#56
myfirstyorkie Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 463	OMG!!!!! This is very sad. Those pictures are awfull. I will be praying for him. I would never of thought of such a thing could happen. I would also call the news not only local but I would also see if Fox news would cover this (like Gretta or ORiley).

05-17-2005, 09:33 PM	#57
natalie Owned by Fred Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,352	I'm so shocked. How could these vets be so freakin' careless?? I would say to bring them to a small claims court, get them to pay for vet bills. Maybe, if you can, keep all records of conversation with the stupid Vet (if they stop hanging up on people) and all e-mails if any. Poor Scruffy. He looks so sad, it just breaks my heart. And I'm angry at the same time because I can't believe how ignorant that Vet is!

05-17-2005, 09:50 PM	#58
Marlee YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Caldwell Idaho Posts: 956	Please keep us posted on how he is doing. I have felt sick ever since I read the post and I just cant get those sad puppy eyes out of my mind. That vet should be bending over backwards to help get scruffy back to par(not that I would want him to touch him, but at elast pay for it)nad not hanging up on people. # times this has happened, sounds like a nice stroy for your local news, around here we even have one that helps people out call 6 on your side, they will actully go in do a investigastion and report on it. With this happening to 3 diffrent dogs all unrealted, that vet could easily be sued and put out of buisness. Be vocla and loud becasue you certainly do not want any other puppies going through that either!!! good luck puppy kisses to scruffy love Xander and Bridget __________________ Marlee Bridget's Mommy Bridget 's Romeo

05-17-2005, 11:35 PM	#59
Kate YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 853	This makes me sick to my stomach. I feel terribly sad for this darling dog, and the owner. Something does not jel here. Kate QUOTE=Connie]You are not going to believe this...that something so horrid This mcould happen in the hands of what is supposed to be a competent veterinarian. My daughter works with a lady who has become friends with us. She got a yorkie/maltese not long after I got Maddie. She named him Scruffy, which fits him so well. She brought Scruffy in a little over a week ago to have him neutered. One of his testicles hadn't dropped, so it was a little more complicated than the normal neutering, but all seemed to go well. About a week later, she noticed something on the skin of his back and feared he had mange. She took him back to the vet and they also thought it was mange and told her to bring her cat in. When she did, the cat was clean and then they asked her to bring Scruffy back in because they were wondering if he may have been burned from the heater they use during surgery. She brought him in and the vet shaved his back to disclose HUGE, thick scabs and then said the scabs have to come off and ripped one off. At that time, Lorna, (the owner), picked up Sruffy and said she wasn't going to allow them to rip the scabs off. She then took him to another vet who immediately knew what was wrong because she had just seen another dog who had had surgery the same day as Scruffy that was burned all up and down her back. She gave medication for Scruffy and said that eventually they would have to put him under and remove the scabs. They are 3rd degree burns...so deep! I saw scruffy last night and nearly cried when I saw him. The scabs were so huge and thick and hard and infection was pushing them upwards. Lorna took him back to the new vet this morn because the burns were getting worse and the vet had to put him under and remove the scabs. Lorna brought him home this afternoon, but the poor little thing...the burns were getting worse, so she had to bring him back there tonight and the vet is keeping him drugged and taking him home with her. She said this will be a 4-6 week recovery and that he will have to be put under 3 or 4 more times to remove scabs. That vet will be researching and consulting a University Vet place regarding Scruffy and the other dog that was burned. The vet also said that it's possible he will have bald spots once recovered...that the hair may not grow back in those areas. Lorna is beside herself with grief and has even wondered if she should get Scruffy put to sleep. The new vet told her not to even think in that area right now...that she is to think positive and hopefully there will be a good outcome. Tonight Lorna called the vet who did the surgery...his wife answered and Lorna said she needed to talk to her husband, and when she kept insisting she needed to talk to him, his wife hung up on Lorna. I can't believe it! I am so upset over what they did and now won't even talk to her on the phone. Lorna is going to get a lawyer and do what she can to get that clinic shut down. It is Minot Veterinary Clinic in Minot, ND. Anyone with any suggestions for Lorna, please post and I'll pass it on to her. I told her to find a lawyer who has a puppy of his own whom he adores! Also, please, if you would, pray for poor little Scruffy and Lorna. Funny how we all worry when we take our little ones in for surgery...the normal fears about them coming out of the anesthesia and all...never in my wildest dreams could I have come up with worrying about anything this bizzare![/QUOTE]

05-18-2005, 04:46 AM	#60
jackandjill Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Shell Knob,Missouri Posts: 287	Skin the Ba-----!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sorry but I just now signed in and have been reading this with tears in my eyes. If this had been a human baby this "doctor???' would already have his a-- in a ringer. I don't usually use profanity (thank goodness for these ----) but this really got my gander up. I agree with all of you, tell the newpapers, radio, TV, ASPCA and anyone else that will listen. If I lived closer I would picket his office. My prayers are with Scruffy, and I am sure that with such a loving owner he will end up being fine.i __________________ Jack's Jill