Hello again...its been a while since I posted about my Charlie and his passing. What I want to update about now is...I went to vets office 2 weeks ago to get a copy of all Charlies records, and much to my surprise and dis belief....3 days before I was told my baby was in respitory distress, in his chart it stated: No dyspnea (resp distress) noted during exam, and heart and lungs OK. Also, all the tests I was told that were run, there was nothing in his chart to that effect. Now, Im feeling I was not given all the true facts, and based my decision on what I was told. Im heart broken again, feel betrayed, and full of guilt. Now I question myself, did I put my boy down for nothing? I wrote the vet a letter this past Friday, but have heard nothing back,yet. Tell me, in your opinions, what would any of you do with this new info? How would ya'll feel ? I would love to hear. Though I know that nothing can be changed, and I cant bring him back, I very angry and hurt. Thanks for listening !
Dawn

I can certainly understand your frustration. You should be receiving a reply or at least a phone call from your vet, I just don't see how they could delay an answer when they see how upset this situation is making you. I have seen tests that reveal nothing yet pets were ill so they may have done no wrong. But first and foremost, you deserve a prompt answer, I say if you don't get it soon, it is a bad sign that they are not as caring as they would like you to think. I hope you will have had a reply from them very soon. I really understand your mood. Keep us informed, we care and so so sorry that this has to be going on, all of this is already so terribly hard to accept. I hope that Charlie is carrying you in his heart to keep you grounded while you go through this horrible time.

I am so sorry for the sorrow, anger, confusion and helplessness that you must feel. It's unthinkable that a vet could be so negligent, and I hope and pray that is not the case. But if so, you might have a law suit in your midst. If it is true that a mistake was made, the vet might be reluctant to admit it, or might be trying to figure out how it happened. I would place phone calls to the vets office nonstop until you get a satisfactory answer TODAY. That won't bring your precious baby back I know, but you deserve answers and the peace of mind of at least knowing to know the truth. If you are not satisfied with the response (time or quality), you might report the event.

Years ago, my Mom's dog was erroneously diagnosed with heart worm. The dog had a violent reaction to the drugs used to treat heartworm and nearly died of complications from it. Turns out, the dog never had heart worm. To this day, we don't know if it was an honest mistake (such as mixing up the test results of patients), or if it was a money-making scheme of the vets. We would all like to believe it's the former. But bottom line - you deserve to know immediately! If it was an error, the vet needs to dramatically improve processes and procedures to prevent it from ever happening again. If there is more going on there - the place should be shut down asap!

Thanks both of you for your kind words and opinions. I will wait a week so see if my vet replies to my letter, I have a copy for my records, as I have a friend who is an attorney, and Im just gonna run this by her and see what she says.
Let me get in this strory a bit more, see I was a neurotic "kitty mama", if I felt something was wrong, or just didnt look right with my baby, I'd take him in to see the vets, I had 2 that were at the same office. I was there alot, cause my boy was sick, he had a snotty nose that they just couldnt tell me what it was, or causing it. I (we) tried many antibiotics, steroids, and inhalation therapies..nothing seemed to work. Thats the only chief complaint. He was a small framed cat, picky eater, and I did take him in also for B-12 shots,to help with appitite. I was told tests were run, and Xrays, but nothing was charted in his records. ( I did take him to another vet before these for a feline luekemia test, it was negative) But they had told me he was tested for that too, nothing in chart. This is why Im now angry to learn all this, I regret my decision daily, and now I have to live with this for the rest of MY life. Thanks for letting me vent.

Dawn

Dear Dawn,

Just coming upon your post here today; so sorry to hear. How are things with you now?

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