I Am Sooooo Mad!!!!!!

[sparks19]

That's terrible.

I remember when my mom's dog had to have surgery the vet's office quoted her $800. Although the surgery was actually being done at a vet building that does ONLY surgeries not at my mom's usual vet (I am not sure why her vet decided to send Shelby there)

When my mom picked shelby up after the surgery the bill was $1600. the only explanation was "well it's not our fault your vet quoted you the wrong price"

Totally frustrating and irritating I'm sure.

[elizabethann]

That vet is very unprofessional. I hope you have luck finding a new one. I would ask other dog owners about their vets & whether they are happy with them. My boss suggested her vet. I hadn't been happy with the vet I was going to (for years). She suggested my current vet and I LOVE THEM! They will call & ask how things are doing (the VET will call - not the assistants). And they act genuily concerned about my animals.

I will pray for little Bailey.

[chocolatepuppy]

I will pray that Bailey is feeling better soon. I hope you can find a better vet soon.

[Giselle]

Also wanted to add, was there a little paper where you could sign either "Do all procedures as the veterinarian sees fit" and "Please contact me before performing any procedures"? Vet hospitals usually have this and, if they don't, I would go back down there and demand that they either place this on their contract or at least give ample verbal notification.

Also, WOW what a horrible case of malpractice! Poor Bailey! Did you document any part of his surgery and when he started to go blind? I would be tempted to sue them or at least report them to the BBB So sorry!

[Daisy and Delilah]

Can you explain the error to them and attempt to get a refund? It seems if they said $30, then they should charge only $30. If another problem had surfaced, then they should get your permission to treat it and explain the charge would increase. I honestly don't know how they can get away with this if you present a good argument. If they argue with you, threaten to go to the Better Business Bureau or a veterinarian medical ethics board or something like this. If someone quotes me a price, that's the price I'm going to pay unless something else had been discussed and approved prior to them doing it.

As far as making Bailey blind, that is unforgiveable. Clearly malpractice. I hope you get your money back and find another vet right away.

Just a question.....some of these things may have been medically necessary in their opinion but why the $10/6 pack of dog food?

[areias]

Agree with everything, you should pitch a royal fit, and not to a tech-ask to speak the office manager or the vet him/herself. Usually when they say they're going to give fluids quickly, it's subq (under the skin) and charge maybe $5-$10, plus a biohazard fee ($2). They should have gotten your permission to do an IV set up-can I ask you how long it took, and how many cc's of fluids does it say on the reciept? If it was via IV, it should have taken longer. Can you actually tell that they gave him IV, are there marks on his front leg? Maybe someone put the charges in wrong.

Also, if Bailey is sick, they should not have given him any vaccines. That could be malpractice right there.

[BaileysMom]

well she had him in there for quite a while.. I'd say maybe 15 minutes but I don't know for sure... it was long enough that I was getting worried.. and she said he'd be ''lumpy'' for awhile.. there are two big bulges on his sides right behind his front legs.. I have no idea what they put into him or how they did it.. I haven't seen the receipt.. my mom dealt with that as I'm 17 and she figured she could get through to them better than I could.. she said she wants to go back today and talk to the vet herself (she talked to the receptionist, nurse/intern, and the office manager yesterday).

[Giselle]

That sounds like subq fluids. The lumps of liquid should go away very quickly, though, but that is certainly deplorable how they would put Bailey through that without asking for your permission. Were you in there alone or with your mom? If you were in there alone, maybe they didn't consider you the legal owner so they didn't ask you. That doesn't make it okay, though. I would really consider reporting this clinic to the BBB.