yes, i did have my cell phone with me at school, but i didn't have it with me at all times. i guess i was just stupid and didn't think there would be any problems...they told me she would be in surgery around noon and to call around 2:00. so i did.
still, there was no way for her to know how you would want to proceed without speaking directly to you. there are many people who would spay to prevent unwanted kittens but be very uncomfortable with the idea of aborting. i'd definitely try to fight the charge, but i think you'll be unsuccessful. i think they should have postponed the surgeries altogether until they had spoken to you.just brought her back out of the anesthesia, or whatever, assuming that's possible.
Don't beat yourself up about it. Just be thankful for a successful spay. What I wouldn't give to be able to spay Addie. We tried and she almost died....her blood pressure and heartrate dropped to almost unreadable. They were able to revive her (it took HOURS before she was awake at all), but they say they can't try again until she gains some significant weight. Unfortunately, she doesn't like to eat, so we're having to give daily pills to stimulate her appetite. I hate having to shove them down her throat every day. Cruel as it seems, I would have rather had to terminate a litter than put Addie through all this. Plus, I don't know that she won't have another reaction when we try again, so I'm worried that we won't have her for long and I'm making her short life miserable by tormenting her with the darn pills. Geez, it's just no-win.
no need to disregard.Originally Posted by Leli
Don't beat yourself up about it. Just be thankful for a successful spay. What I wouldn't give to be able to spay Addie. We tried and she almost died....her blood pressure and heartrate dropped to almost unreadable. They were able to revive her (it took HOURS before she was awake at all), but they say they can't try again until she gains some significant weight. Unfortunately, she doesn't like to eat, so we're having to give daily pills to stimulate her appetite. I hate having to shove them down her throat every day. Cruel as it seems, I would have rather had to terminate a litter than put Addie through all this. Plus, I don't know that she won't have another reaction when we try again, so I'm worried that we won't have her for long and I'm making her short life miserable by tormenting her with the darn pills. Geez, it's just no-win.
Okay, I'm such a thread hijacker and I just totally made this all about mePlease disregard my moaning and complaining
its good to hear this. i wasn't clear about this and was going to ask the vet this tomorrow.
That was my first thought. I think your vet did the only thing he could. I also think maybe he didn't need to tell you about it after the fact. I mean, I understand the vet wanting to get your ok before-hand but really, there doesn't seem to be a choice. I know you have the right to know everything that occurs with your pet, but something like this is so upsetting--maybe he just shouldn't have said anything at all.
I would be sad as well. But don't beat yourself up about it.... they tried to get ahold of you and you weren't able to answer.... there is not much they could've done differently after the fact anyway.... I hope your sweet baby recovers from her operations.Originally Posted by berries781
yes, i did have my cell phone with me at school, but i didn't have it with me at all times. i guess i was just stupid and didn't think there would be any problems...they told me she would be in surgery around noon and to call around 2:00. so i did.
and, to defend the vets a bit, she did inform me of the changes...it was just in my voicemail.
Nobody `screamed at' anyone. Amputation is actually a perfectly medically correct description of a declaw because that is exactly what happens. It's not removing the claws, it's removing the bone - the same as if you had all of your first finger joints removed. The medical and psychological implications are many and complicated, and it is on the list of punishable offences of felony animal cruelty by the RSPCA in this country.Originally Posted by mybabyphx
I feel that there were some pretty rude posts. We don't want to scare away any new members. There are members on TCS that have declawed their cats, just the majority of people don't believe in it. In the past (before I knew better) I had my cats all declawed. You going to scream at me too? Maybe this person has a really good explanation for doing this? You don't know!
If anyone would like to talk more about declawing/not declawing their cats; feel free to PM me. I won't bite I promise
Anyway, back on topic. I think I would have been pretty upset with that vet for going ahead without my permission. I do NOT believe in having the babies terminated UNLESS their is a medical problem that it MUST be done.
yes, i do too, but i actually paid for it. by the time i got there, i just didn't feel like yelling about it anymore. i have had an extremely tough week at work to top all of this off, so by yesterday evening, i just wanted to be done with the stress and take her home.Originally Posted by libby74
Your Ellie is beautiful! I'm glad she's home and doing well.
It sounds as if the vet put your mind at ease about the anesthesia affecting the kittens. It's too bad they couldn't tell she was pregnant before hand, but it does seem as if he made the right call. I do think it was a bit out of line to charge extra for it, tho.
As long as you're happy and Ellie's happy--I'm happy, too.
