Choose a veterinarian sensibly (infographic)
The infographic says almost all I want to say on the topic but I’ll add a few afterthoughts. If I was living in the United States, the number one criteria would be the head...
Tagged: bad veterinarian experience
Disgruntled pet owners disillusioned with private equity-owned veterinary practices in UK
NEWS AND OPINION: Britain has changed in almost all respects and for the worse. One area of life that has gone to the dogs is veterinary clinics since the independently owned businesses were bought...
Cat traumatized after going to the vet
A well-known website has an article about a cat who was traumatised after a veterinary clinic visit. I thought that was an exaggeration and moved on. However, when I researched “cats traumatised after vet...
Horrific ear-tipping by discount veterinary service
NEWS AND VIEWS-CABOT, USA: Danyelle Freeman and her family adopted a black cat who they called Batman last Christmas. She admits that she does not know much about domestic cats. They adopted Batman because...
Guilt-ridden cat owner’s British Shorthair brain damaged during dental cleaning
Introduction Note: I wrote a while ago in draft and forgot about it so I have published it today. It is instructive. There is a risk when a domestic cat is taken to the...
Can you sue a doctor (veterinarian) for wrong diagnosis?
Veterinarians are called doctors. You can sue a doctor for wrong diagnosis but the whole process is usually highly problematic. You know that something went wrong and you know that your cat received poor...
Veterinarian pet peeve: “The vet knows there is a cure and is in complete denial”
A Reader’s Forum article by Nicole Ferrara Today’s pet peeve is veterinarians. Don’t get me wrong, most vets are extremely hard working people that don’t get nearly the credit they deserve or the pay....
Veterinarian declawed his wife’s cats without her consent or knowledge so she divorced him
These are the words of Gloria Mayer [THANKS A LOT GLORIA!]: “I was married (really!) to Glenn Mayer but I got divorced after three years. When I married him I had two cats that...
Upstate SC veterinarian charged with ill treatment of animals after Facebook video goes viral
According to WYFF4 News, a Pickens County veterinarian has been arrested and charged with ill treatment of animals after a Facebook video showing him striking a dog went viral. There is a lot of...
Did this veterinarian perform a spaying operation on a young male cat which killed him?
I’m speculating, of course I am. But I think my speculation is justified. This is a story about the Pet Haven Animal Hospital in Kensington, Brooklyn, USA. Claire Rust took her young, male, perky...
Lazy 5 Vet Response to Allegation of Malpractice
If you have already read the article about Lazy 5 Vets alleged malpractice in dealing with an ill cat who bit a vet tech please read it again as I have updated it with...
Domestic cat bit veterinary technician at clinic and was immediately “euthanized”
This cat should not have been killed by this veterinarian. It was shoddy, lazy veterinary work at best. The story unfolds slowly and in a sinister way. In America rabies is a rare but...
Veterinarian reports woman to Animal Control for ‘severe neglect and abuse’ for following raw cat food diet
What would you do if your veterinarian called Animal Control to your home because of the food you were feeding your cats? This is the story of a woman in a small town on...
Veterinarian reported her client to Animal Control because she feeds her cats and dogs a raw diet
On my reading of this story, it is an extraordinary example of a veterinarian being irritated by the fact that her client politely rejected her advice to purchase a ‘prescription diet’ and as a...
American Association of Feline Practitioners is a Bit of a Sham
I’m being polite in the title. Â I could have said that they are a sham but I expect and hope that they do some good with respect to delivering good vet services to domestic...
Note: sources for news articles are carefully selected but the news is often not independently verified.