I am about to KNOCK these vets' heads together ! ! !
I SWEAR !
I get a different opinion depending on the vet I'm talking to.
They have a roatation so there's a different vet taking care of Gollum every day.
NONE of them f-ing TALK to each other ! ! ! !
Yesterday the one on duty suggested we get him an ultrasound.
I told her that the head vet already had that done and that it came back clean !
She was like "I don't see any results here" to which I responded that the head vet told me that he spoke with the lab and they verbally gave him the information b/c the report hadn't been sent back yet !
UGH ! ! ! ! !
And, not for nothing, but the lab probably isn't open on a SATURDAY so WHY would you get the results back before Monday?!?!??!?!
I was nearly arguing with her yesterday over the phone in that she was babbling about how his one count is up - and was trying to make me alarmed about that fact.
I told her that the head vet had told me about that already and said that it was normal for that to happen.
One vet said he has a "Good" chance of recovery.
What they say he has - I've done my research - most cats have a 90% recovery rate from.
This one yesterday said that "Once they go jaundice they don't always come back" and was trying to suggest that he had a pre-existing liver condition and that he doesn't have what they initially said he has ! ! !
I explained to her that he NEVER ate well when he came to us and that this is what triggered his body to start fasting and living off his fat stores.
I want to smack this vet upside the head at this point ! ! ! !
She claims to have "read his chart" yet knows NOTHING about him ! ! ! !
He was hiding in his litter box yesterday morning and covered in his own pee b/c they couldn't wash him yet since they were scared he'd start throwing up again if they bathed him too soon after he'd eaten.
Yet, my spending 1 1/2 hours there got him out of the litter box, lying on the bedding, on his SIDE, and purring like a crazy kitty.
I want to get ALL of these idiotic vets into ONE ROOM and MAKE THEM TALK TO EACH OTHER before coming back to me with a prognosis ! ! ! !
I'm already stressed enough by the situation - this is just making it WORSE.
I get a different opinion depending on the vet I'm talking to.
They have a roatation so there's a different vet taking care of Gollum every day.
NONE of them f-ing TALK to each other ! ! ! !
Yesterday the one on duty suggested we get him an ultrasound.
I told her that the head vet already had that done and that it came back clean !
She was like "I don't see any results here" to which I responded that the head vet told me that he spoke with the lab and they verbally gave him the information b/c the report hadn't been sent back yet !
UGH ! ! ! ! !
And, not for nothing, but the lab probably isn't open on a SATURDAY so WHY would you get the results back before Monday?!?!??!?!
I was nearly arguing with her yesterday over the phone in that she was babbling about how his one count is up - and was trying to make me alarmed about that fact.
I told her that the head vet had told me about that already and said that it was normal for that to happen.
One vet said he has a "Good" chance of recovery.
What they say he has - I've done my research - most cats have a 90% recovery rate from.
This one yesterday said that "Once they go jaundice they don't always come back" and was trying to suggest that he had a pre-existing liver condition and that he doesn't have what they initially said he has ! ! !
I explained to her that he NEVER ate well when he came to us and that this is what triggered his body to start fasting and living off his fat stores.
I want to smack this vet upside the head at this point ! ! ! !
She claims to have "read his chart" yet knows NOTHING about him ! ! ! !
He was hiding in his litter box yesterday morning and covered in his own pee b/c they couldn't wash him yet since they were scared he'd start throwing up again if they bathed him too soon after he'd eaten.
Yet, my spending 1 1/2 hours there got him out of the litter box, lying on the bedding, on his SIDE, and purring like a crazy kitty.
I want to get ALL of these idiotic vets into ONE ROOM and MAKE THEM TALK TO EACH OTHER before coming back to me with a prognosis ! ! ! !
I'm already stressed enough by the situation - this is just making it WORSE.
posted by Sassy Southern Belle @ 9:53 AM
2 Comments:
At 10:10 AM,
W. C. Jack said…
Sounds like you need a new vet.
My wife is a vet tech and this stuff would never happen where she works.
Sure, vets are individuals and may have different 'theorys' on how to treat a particular illness..or even how to treat post-op pain - but they at least understand EACHOTHER'S theories and write stuff in the f'ing chart.
I know the vet is an hour from you and another may be further..but I, in my humble opinion, would suggest that once G is through this to find another one.
Hope G does well.. keeping him in my thoughts....
WCJ
At 11:56 AM,
Impossible Jane said…
When Cthulhu was sick the doctor was on vacation so she had visiting doctors. We saw three different doctors with three different opinions. It was all rather frustrating and a lot of money was spent before they figured out what was wrong. I would suggest going to a smaller practice with one doc. Or ask around for recommendations. Nothings more frustrating because while you may suffer financially the cat suffers the most.
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