I need help :(

[DriftyAlison0]

Almost positive it was because of the spay. The vet clinic yesterday printed out the entire medical history that my original vet had and gave it to me. There was a notice from Purdue saying my dog needed surgery IMMEDIATELY back in March and they never once notified us of it so my dog has been suffering for months and the vet knew and just kept giving her shots and pushing her out the clinic door.

That calls for a new vet and perhaps a lawsuit.

[krazyaboutkatz]

This is horrible. I would definitely try to do something about your previous vet. Is there a Veterinary Board that you could possibly contact to let them know what's been happening with your dog? I'm so glad that you decided to go to another vet to get a second opinion. I also hope that your dog will be able to recover from this infection. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent her way.

[animal_rescue]

Luna made it through the surgery, it turned out to be an abscess that split open. She had puss all inside of her and they were worried that she wouldn't make it because of the infection from the puss. They had to up the bill to $1200 now, so I'm worried about paying it off now. Boo I thought I'd have to just do $900. I AM so glad she's alive and well now, hopefully she'll just get better from here now. They did say there aren't sure what caused the abscess but I'm still upset with my regular vet because he knew something was wrong with her, knew she needed surgery from his x-rays that he took, and still didn't inform us or do anything about it. I'm going to see what I can do to get him to pay the vet bill.

[BarbIvey]

Glad your baby had the surgery and is on the mend. I would definatly go after the original vet.....should have never happened. Sending tons of rayz -

[Taz_Zoee]

Wow. So sorry it cost more. But very glad she is okay!
That would be great if you could hold the other vet responsible. Because if they had done their job right in the first place this abscess would not have ruptured.

Big hugs to Luna and you!

[animal_rescue]

Thought I'd post some pics of miss Luna happy to be home

[luvofallhorses]

She is beautiful. I love Rottweilers.

[Karen]

Aww, give her a (gentle) hug from me!

[Karen]

I'm going to see what I can do to get him to pay the vet bill.

If he refuses, you might have to go to Small Claims court, so document everything, just in case. Glad she's better, and hopefully the surgery cleared all the infection away. Poor baby, she must have been miserable all this time, and that evil old vet KNEW and didn't say or do anything!

[luvofallhorses]

I am glad she made it through. I hope she gets back to being healthy soon!

I would be careful blaming the vet, though as you can get into some legal trouble if he wasn't a part of it.. infections do happen and they are not always to blame even though he sounds like a crappy vet. It is possible that he didn't sew her back up properly is what I am thinking so the abcess grew and grew, I would honestly question him on how he did the procedure.

[animal_rescue]

It's so much of a matter of him causing the abscess but he knew about the abscess now. Whether he caused it or not, he still knew that she needed surgery asap. I have the documentation from Purdue stating that back in March(he had sent her x-rays off to be examined and from there the vet at Purdue said clearly something was wrong and she needed to be opened up immediately) and he didn't even let us know. In fact he straight told me he didn't know what was wrong with her. I have no idea what would cause him to do that, when he did. Clearly something is missing in his head

[luvofallhorses]

He needs to be terminated then if he keeps making animals sick from a simple surgery.

[lizbud]

It's so much of a matter of him causing the abscess but he knew about the abscess now. Whether he caused it or not, he still knew that she needed surgery asap. I have the documentation from Purdue stating that back in March(he had sent her x-rays off to be examined and from there the vet at Purdue said clearly something was wrong and she needed to be opened up immediately) and he didn't even let us know. In fact he straight told me he didn't know what was wrong with her. I have no idea what would cause him to do that, when he did. Clearly something is missing in his head

Sounds like pure negligence on the Vet's part. There are cases of "bad"
Vets just like any other profession. I'm sorry you & Luna ran into one. A
reputable Vet should have no problem with you asking for a 2nd opinion on
Luna's condition. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negligence

The letter from Purdue proves what was needed & he didn't follow up
on it properly. I'm glad Luna is home & on the mend now, but that Vet
has a lot of explaining to do & should preferably do it to a Judge in small
claims court.