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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #48 on: March 10, 2008, 23:17:49 PM »
So pleased he's been found  :innocent:

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #47 on: March 10, 2008, 22:26:51 PM »
What a relief that hes been found

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #46 on: March 10, 2008, 08:20:30 AM »
So glad he has turned up
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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #45 on: March 07, 2008, 20:29:13 PM »
So pleased he's turned up  ;D

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #44 on: March 07, 2008, 19:57:17 PM »
so pleased he's safe.

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #43 on: March 07, 2008, 18:45:18 PM »
That's great news for the cat who must have felt confused and abandoned  >:(

Such a huge relief for the owner as well, she must have been sooo worried.  :(

If I were the owner, I would change vets like a shot after a scare like this.  :Crazy:

I'm glad there's been a happy outcome and hope the vet in question does everything possible to ensure this never happens again.
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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #42 on: March 07, 2008, 18:28:19 PM »
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So glad it's a happy ending BUT I would make the vet's life hell.

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #41 on: March 07, 2008, 13:32:08 PM »
So pleased for the cat and the lady ;D

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #40 on: March 07, 2008, 11:40:21 AM »
Thank goodness he's safe  :Luv:

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #39 on: March 07, 2008, 11:37:57 AM »
What a relief!  Glad the little cat is home with his family, he must have been scared rigid.

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #38 on: March 07, 2008, 11:36:53 AM »
 :cheer: so glad the poor little lad is OK

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #37 on: March 07, 2008, 11:19:14 AM »
I bet she is changing vets now  :evillaugh:

I think if it was me, I certainly would.  It's a shame as well, the owner of the vets is a fantastic vet and a really decent guy.   I used to deal with him when I had my other shepherd who had heart problems, the vet that lost the cat is actually the son but I've just phoned my friend who also does rescue to give her the news and she said it has happened before  >:(  >:(  Apparently a few years ago, a vet took another cat from another surgery and the same thing happened, it took 2 weeks to get the cat back.

Lets hope the owner in NOT charged for his treatment.

My friend is ringing her now and telling her to refuse to pay if she hasn't done already.  She also deals with these vets so I know she'll give them what for when she's next in there.

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #36 on: March 07, 2008, 11:17:19 AM »
Fab news on this little guy, he has been found and he's fine  :yesss:  :yesss:  He was found near the main surgery so he did escape the other end  >:(  At least that's one bit of good news for today  :hug:  :hug:


Thank Heaven - poor little lad must of been terrified. At least he is safe. Lets hope the owner is NOT charged for his treatment.
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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #35 on: March 07, 2008, 11:12:00 AM »
I was hoping for that news when I saw your name DD  :hug:

I bet the lady is over the moon :)

I would still give the vet a good kicking (verbally of course  :innocent: )

I bet she is changing vets now  :evillaugh:

I would still absolutely consult legal counsel, I expect the vet relies on her being so relieved she won't bother, but I certainly would.
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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #34 on: March 07, 2008, 11:11:10 AM »
Yay! Good news!

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #33 on: March 07, 2008, 11:09:08 AM »
I was hoping for that news when I saw your name DD  :hug:

I bet the lady is over the moon :)

I would still give the vet a good kicking (verbally of course  :innocent: )

I bet she is changing vets now  :evillaugh:
« Last Edit: March 07, 2008, 11:09:24 AM by Mark »
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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #32 on: March 07, 2008, 11:09:03 AM »
Fab news on this little guy, he has been found and he's fine  :yesss:  :yesss:  He was found near the main surgery so he did escape the other end  >:(  At least that's one bit of good news for today  :hug:  :hug:

Oh that is so fantastic.
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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #31 on: March 07, 2008, 11:07:20 AM »
excellent news!  hopefully the vet will be more careful in future

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #30 on: March 07, 2008, 11:06:40 AM »
Fab news on this little guy, he has been found and he's fine  :yesss:  :yesss:  He was found near the main surgery so he did escape the other end  >:(  At least that's one bit of good news for today  :hug:  :hug:

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #29 on: March 07, 2008, 11:03:43 AM »
Oh my how horrific  :'( I recoiled as I read that!

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #28 on: March 07, 2008, 10:56:33 AM »

Some stories on here ( and catchat ) just get into your brain, the other one I can never forget is when that poor catchatter told the story of the RSPCA taking the wrong two cats and euthanising them on arrival ( I forget the users name ), just dreadful, dreadful.




Was that on the news? Think I read something about it. Also this - http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=454396&in_page_id=1770 - makes me feel physically sick to think about  :-[ And the RSPCA can't even get Morks name right!!!

This one was many years ago, and the catchatter had found two strays, taken them in and arranged for a friend to housesit when the RSPCA came to pick them up. Instead they took his/her two elderly cats and PTS on arrival. When the catchatter got home they found the horrible mistake and rang the RSPCA to get the cats back home. But no, they had been slaughtered.
I cannot even begin to imagine.
( Don't really get why the friend was such a twit but hey ho ).

A friend of mine recently went to visit an RSPCA shelter to visit a friend who was volunteering there. He was so utterly appalled by the conditions he took a cat home.

Of course there are good kind people working for the RSPCA who are utterly devoted to animals, but sometimes it's like a story from an animal house of horrors.
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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #27 on: March 07, 2008, 10:18:23 AM »
The dealings I have had with the RSPCA have always left me feeling very angry. The TV programme Animal Hospital  always portrays a nice cosy image but the reality is very different >:(

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« Reply #26 on: March 07, 2008, 09:56:07 AM »
The RSPCA scare the life out of me - they really need a kick up the ass. They do literally get away with murder  >:(

I remember this story from last year - It is sickening.
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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #25 on: March 07, 2008, 09:44:37 AM »

Some stories on here ( and catchat ) just get into your brain, the other one I can never forget is when that poor catchatter told the story of the RSPCA taking the wrong two cats and euthanising them on arrival ( I forget the users name ), just dreadful, dreadful.




Was that on the news? Think I read something about it. Also this - http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=454396&in_page_id=1770 - makes me feel physically sick to think about  :-[ And the RSPCA can't even get Morks name right!!!
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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #24 on: March 07, 2008, 09:35:43 AM »
By now, if it were me and there were no signs of the cat I think I would be being dragged to the doctor to be medicined.
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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #23 on: March 07, 2008, 09:04:24 AM »
That's awful.  :censored: vet. I know people make mistakes and accidents happen but that is just plain irresponsible!

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« Reply #22 on: March 06, 2008, 22:21:58 PM »
Thats just terrible >:( The poor lady must be out of her mind with worry and the poor cat must be terrified.

What a  :censored: vet. The local press ought to be informed so the public know what a  :censored: he is >:(

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #21 on: March 06, 2008, 22:16:05 PM »
Thats disgusting , poor woman and poor poor cat.
Thats given me something else to panic about tomorrow now -will tell them to be careful with Smartie and not to lose him either - god, my hairs gone even grayer this week !!

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« Reply #20 on: March 06, 2008, 22:07:24 PM »
I keep looking at my two curled up here safely and can't get that poor cat and his owner out of my mind.  :(

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #19 on: March 06, 2008, 22:05:09 PM »
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I agree with Mark - sue the pooey head.  I would be outside his vet with leaflets saying how incompetent he is - I might get in to trouble for it but I wouldn't care.  :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored:

I really do hope there's a happy ending to this.

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #18 on: March 06, 2008, 21:59:54 PM »
That is terrible, just terrible.  If I was the vet I would leave no stone unturned looking for the poor cat.

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #17 on: March 06, 2008, 20:54:04 PM »
That is just terrible, I would be out of my mind if it was one of my cats, poor woman  :(

I really hope this cat has managed to find somewhere safe and warm but what will the future hold if they can't find a way back home?   :scared:

Two things spring to mind:
How did the cat manage to escape from the carrier in the first place?!  :-:

Why hasn't the vet or someone else from the practice done everything in their power to try and find this poor cat?  :Crazy:

We put our trust into people like this  :censored:,  surely they are accountable for incompetence of this nature?  >:(
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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #16 on: March 06, 2008, 18:14:16 PM »
This keeps wandering into my mind.

If I was that vet, and knew the drama this lady could create amongst local pet owners should she go public with this ( boy would I go public, there'd be leafleting like there's no tomorrow ), I would have cancelled some of the non-urgent appointments, and gone out searching with a vet nurse / receptionist in tow, at least to be seen to be making some effort for my UTTER INCOMPETENCE.

Agreed! Totally unbelievable that he seems to have put so little effort into retrieving the cat, not someone I would want to take an animal of mine to. Regardless of trying to avoid bad PR he should feel a moral obligation to do everything possible  >:(

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« Reply #15 on: March 06, 2008, 18:04:05 PM »
This keeps wandering into my mind.

If I was that vet, and knew the drama this lady could create amongst local pet owners should she go public with this ( boy would I go public, there'd be leafleting like there's no tomorrow ), I would have cancelled some of the non-urgent appointments, and gone out searching with a vet nurse / receptionist in tow, at least to be seen to be making some effort for my UTTER INCOMPETENCE.
I think this turd needs to be named and shamed by the lady regardless of whether her poor cat returns.

Gosh, this is really bugging me.

Some stories on here ( and catchat ) just get into your brain, the other one I can never forget is when that poor catchatter told the story of the RSPCA taking the wrong two cats and euthanising them on arrival ( I forget the users name ), just dreadful, dreadful.


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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #14 on: March 06, 2008, 18:02:47 PM »
What an  :censored:  I'd be fuming.  I hope the little one finds his way home, or to a rescue.

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2008, 17:35:28 PM »
Unbelievably stupid!  :Crazy:

Poor lady and poor, poor cat  :(

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2008, 14:13:03 PM »
What a muppet  >:(


I think Muppet is a bit tame -  :censored: :censored: springs to mind. If it was my babe I'd nail his bum to to floor. (The Vet's not my kitties) I'd go ballistic BIG time.

Me too. I can't even begin to imagine.

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2008, 13:47:49 PM »
This is just awful, I truly hope this babe is found, and quickly.

Stupid  :censored: vet, I hope he gets a suitable punishment for this  :censored:

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Re: Idiot vet
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2008, 13:45:36 PM »
What a complete  :censored: idiot!

I feel so sorry for the owner and her cat, she should sue, he must have insurance and certainly has a duty of care.

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« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2008, 13:22:20 PM »
Cannot believe anyone, least of all a vet, could be so stupid. Me and my babies will send out all manner of good thoughts for the little lost one. And other, rather less kind thoughts for the vet!

 


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