Chaos at the vet's office...

[moosmom]

The rottie was a rescue, looking for a home. It's sad because now it's not likely that he will get placed, unless someone takes pity on him.

My cats are now all fat, happy, full and sleeping. I cut up a whole rotisserie chicken for them and me for dinner.

I hope that my vet will consider two separate entrances. Either that or put a plan in place should this happen again.

[RICHARD]

Now that everyting is o.k., can I make a joke?

We have two dogs that have attacked each other and have been separatged by the tech, who takes a pet carrier - loaded with an innocent bystander and on the lap of a even more innocent hooman- and uses it to break up the fight.

Here is the fiction part?

The cage opens and the cat gets out.

The parrot, sitting on the pirate's shoulder flies off and begins to circle the llama. The llama kicks the man holding the cage with the lizard in it.

THAT CAGE opens up and the lizard knocks over the magazines on the table that land on the sleeping pot bellied pig.

The pig jumps up and knocks the vet, who has come out to see the ruckus, on his keister.


Naw, way too much excitement?

[kitten645]

I definately think there should be an emergency drill that is practiced at the vets! I mean there are fire drills nearly everywhere. We've had earthquake drills at my store. We were trained in CPR in case someone has a problem. There are protocols when someone hurts themselves. And that's at a retail store! Nothing to do with unpredictable animals! You should insist they impliment protocols and inform you of what they have done to make sure this never happens again. They definately shouldn't charge you for the visit since Maya "paid" what was owed physically!
However, looking on the funny side (if there is one!) I think Maya should have a special crime fighting cape and a superhero name! MAYA TO THE RESCUE! (whether she wanted to or not!)
Claludia

[blue]

Im glad Maya Linn is fine. However if it had been me and Erp in her carrier there, somebody would have likely been punched.

[Queen of Poop]

Im glad Maya Linn is fine. However if it had been me and Erp in her carrier there, somebody would have likely been punched.

Gotta love it!!!

Diego says Maya, you are my hero. Take any and every chance you get to get those dog things. They slobber and make just a disrupted mess of everything. I whack at Chance the pupper every opportunity I get. I don't bother with Sasha though, she's too old.

Cali, my white princess says, Thank goodness you came thru unscathed. And a chicken feast!!! You are so lucky.

Hugs and purrs from us all.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Donna, I'm so sorry to hear this. I'm glad that Maya Linn is fine but I'm shocked to here that the vet tech didn't even realize that she was in the carrier. I sure hope that this office will now come up with a plan to prevent this kind of thing from ever happening again. I also agree that you should receive a credit to your account for whatever you paid today since Maya Linn had to endure such a scary event. Please take care. (((HUGS)))

I've only been to one vet's office that actually had a separate side for cats and dogs. My current vet has two separate doors so the dogs try to stay on the left and the cats on the right but the cats don't have much space. When it's busy I've had to sit by several dogs. Luckily my current vet's office is building a larger building so when they move hopefully the waiting area will be much larger and cats and dogs can be kept separate.

[moosmom]

RICHARD,

Thanks honey! I needed a good laugh this morning. Reminded me of the game "Mousetrap". Remember that game?? I'm showing my age here.

KAK,

All I can do is write Dr. Geer a letter to tell him of my concerns, in the HOPES that change will be made. There were at least 3 people waiting to check out that witnessed the entire episode, so I'm sure I'm not the only one who will be voicing their concerns. If it weren't for Dr. Walker stepping (not literally) in and doing whatever he did (I was too concerned about my cat to worry about what actions he took), it could've been a lot worse.

Blue,

Personally, if I wasn't so terrified of getting in between a dog fight, I would've aimed my foot for the dog's crotch. I'm a writer, I NEED my hands!!

As far as the vet bill...I wouldn't ask Dr. Geer to reduce my bill because of some incident. I've been with him a long time, as had my Dad. He's helped tremendously with animal cruelty cases, is higly respected in his field and I wouldn't trust my cats to anyone else. I've had a lot of veterinarians in the time I've had pets and been in animal rescue.

[gini]

Goodness sakes - what a story! Aside from the fact that the person in charge of the Rottie - wasn't in charge as she should have been.....the vet tech simply used extremely bad judgement in grabbing Maya Linn's carrier to use as a weapon.

Yes, a letter to the vet suggesting some type of procedure to follow when these things happen would be excellent. The vet tech needs more training in common sense as well.

My vet has a pet shop in addition to his office and one day a month they offer vaccinations at a reduced rate. I brought Rascal in his carrier and it was crowded with a line of people and pets. A Rottie walked right up to Rascal's carrier and stuck his nose into it. The owner could have cared less.

When it was my turn and I opened the carrier on the table - pee was everywhere - Rascal had soaked himself. The vet who was administering the shots was disgusted with me!! I grabbed paper towels and cleaned up as best as I could. I was upset though, so I said outloud "well, if the woman with the Rottie had control of her dog - then my cat would not have peed all over the place."

I hope that Maya isn't scarred and your next trip to the vets won't be a trauma for her.

I am sorry you had to go through this though - it had to have scarred you as well.

[moosmom]

Gini,

I've already started drafting a letter to my vet. While a separate entrance for dogs and cats MIGHT be a good idea, it will not solve the problem of what happened yesterday, as it was another dog the rottie attacked, not a cat.

Another concern I had was the remark the vet tech made to me over the phone asking me if I'd be willing to sign a statement to the fact that I saw this rottie lunge at many other dogs that walked by. I think she was more concerned with being reprimanded for her actions and not whether or not the vet hospital will be sued by the Malamute's owner. Just my opinion.

In my letter, I told my vet that while I was not at all happy with my cat and carrier being used as a tool to break the death grip, I understand that the vet tech did what she had to do in a "split second" to get the dog to loosen up. Another concern I had was, and I know it didn't happen, but if the door on the cat carrier had popped open as she was hitting the dog, my cat would've been mincemeat. The dogs would have shifted their attention to my furbaby.

The bottom line in this whole story is that the dog should have been muzzled, PERIOD. The doggie resort's owner, who works with dogs that have behavioral problems, should've known that and taken the proper precautions.

Oh and btw, this rottie is a rescue dog that's up for adoption. Any takers here??

[K & L]

OMG I can't believe this! First off to let her stand there knowing how aggressive the dog was being, and then to take your carrier and whack the dog with the cat inside. I would've been LIVID! I'm glad all turned out well though.

[Asiel]

Sorry you had to go through this Moosmom but I'm glad your cat seems to be back to normal. I agree there should be a plan in action since this could repeat itself at any given time. I think the techs should have been coached about such incidents and should know how to break fights up without using a carrier with a cat inside.
The stupidity of some people never ceases to amaze me. I just can't believe someone would actually take a dog aggressive dog to the vet's without a muzzle. I'm also surprised at the techs. If this had happened at my vet's the owner of that rottie would have been asked to take the dog out and they would have handed the lady a muzzle. As for being a rescue I don't think that kind of dog belongs in a home where it could hurt someone. And that doesn't mean I'm against rotties, I rather like them but not this kind.

[allmycats]

One would think a vet's office would have some standard proceedure to resolve things like this rather than reach for the nearest thing occupied by someone's pet!

I was thinking the same thing, I would be VERY UPSET if MY cat had been in that carrier!

and, if a known aggressive dog has an appt. the person on the phone should tell the owner to be sure to muzzle the dog before coming in, and the staff at the vet's office should be trained to know what to do in that case.

[moosmom]

I have a feeling that after this incident, they may change their policy on muzzling dangerous dogs, like this one. I say dangerous only after looking it up online. The #1 dangerous dog is the pitbull, #2 being the rottie. The Alaskan Malamute is #9 on the list. *sigh* Hey, I didn't make this stuff up.

[GILL]

I hope that they DO change their policies. I know that you love and trust this vet. But I have changed vets for less. I have used the Hodes group for over 30 years, and I still love the vets he get in that specialize in cats, they have all been wonderful. We still go there for any thing major. BUT since his facility is set up that he could have a separate entrances for cats and dogs, but does not I have started using other vets. The building had an edition put on to make a larger waiting and office counter, the old one on the other side is still there, so it would be easy to separate. over the last 2 1/2 years I've have switched to 2 other vats that have separate entrances, now my babies are not as stressed when we have a visit.
By the way Bart is still just a big lover, Demitri is getting a little chubby and is my lover, Precious (Pretty girl) is mine all the way, Did you know that she is deaf. She likes to sleep on my chest in the evening and will growl, hiss, and dig her nails in when I try to move her, but she gives great kisses and hugs.

[Husky_mom]

for one the person holding the rottie was way irresponsible.. seeing the dog plunged at every dog coming around the corner..the dog should have been muzzled.. it was something you can see coming as an owner...

second.. Maya´s crate with or without her in.. shouldn´t have been used.. it´s YOUR property not theirs.. I do understand fast decisions but perhaps a note should be sent to prevent anything like this in the future...

fortunately the cage didn´t popped.. the door or the whole thing.. I can´t even think what would´ve happened...

and last.. what if the carrier had a smaller creature like a bird... with the shake and bump it could have killed it...