My Cat Kitten was blinded because of a bad veternarian overdosing her with Baytril

Sorry, it's Out of Body Experience

I'm not soft on the vet who caused us all this grief. I'm angry at the limited options I have as a pet owner to hold her accountable.

I guess it would be pre-mature to say it went well, considering there is a lot more to do, but glad today was worth it. To echo what someone else said, I truly hope her lawyer talks some sense into her.

Donutte said:

I guess it would be pre-mature to say it went well, considering there is a lot more to do, but glad today was worth it. To echo what someone else said, I truly hope her lawyer talks some sense into her.

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Over all it went very well. I'm going to proceed as if we're going to court unless something happens otherwise.

Just wanted to tell you how very proud I am of you. Very brave and courageous!!!!

As far as laws=we all need to ring/email/visit our state senate and reps to ask for a new law to be drafted that finds companion animals as living breathing entities and to cause harm to them is not acceptable. we could start contacting local stations and plead with the public to start ringing the phones of the state senate. Thats how change is made. We have to start in our own states/towns. The state laws definately need to be updated. You can use the argument that there have been more animal abuse cases in the last 5 years and we need to start making laws to punish people who hurt animals.

foxxycat said:

 
Just wanted to tell you how very proud I am of you. Very brave and courageous!!!!

As far as laws=we all need to ring/email/visit our state senate and reps to ask for a new law to be drafted that finds companion animals as living breathing entities and to cause harm to them is not acceptable. we could start contacting local stations and plead with the public to start ringing the phones of the state senate. Thats how change is made. We have to start in our own states/towns. The state laws definately need to be updated. You can use the argument that there have been more animal abuse cases in the last 5 years and we need to start making laws to punish people who hurt animals.

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Veterinarians count on pet owners. Even those with reasonable incomes to not have the resources to pursue their mistakes. I don't have an easy road ahead. I had to find a way to present a malpractice case without an expert witness. 1 finding a vet that would rat another vet out. and thousands to hire one. It isn't going to be pretty. Understand that a win for me is getting this to court and being HEARD. For Kitten and the next pet .  The vet I'm suing is the symptom of a much bigger problem. It costs thousands to sue them and your recovery will never cover the cost. Realistically having a member of the SVB testify at these cases would do two things. It could take care of the investigation in the cold light of day and bring forth a vet at reasonable cost to the person seeking damages. Luckily my case isn't rocket science. It's supported by numerous public documents.

The other is to give the SVB the power to order restitution when they find in favor of the pet owner. And a more open review process. Which could be as simple as sending their findings to the court and a hearing between the two parties.

The last and hardest issue is a formula for punitive damages.

When you are the victim of veterinary malpractice and stand on the scale of justice. You have to look up just to see the top of the hole you're in.

Veterinary malpractice is very well defined in the law. It's just inaccessible to most pet owners.

Ginny said:

 
That's the part I don't get.  What, was she having an OBE when she wrote that script, therefore she's not responsible?  Only a psychopath could dare to give such an absurd statement expecting others to believe it.  

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If she has any hope at all (and she doesn't have much), this is the tack she has  to take to defend herself. The only way to slip out of the noose currently tightening around her neck is to prove, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that she had no idea the drug would do that to Kitten. It's the only possible defense she can have. I think her next point of defense will be to claim that Bayer and its effects were improperly described to her. Not sure how she's going to defend the fact that it wasn't even Bayer she gave Kitten, but I'm sure the finger will be pointed at everyone but herself as she desperately tries to keep her job.

Changes are beginning.

http://aldf.org/blog/50-states-now-have-felony-animal-cruelty-provisions/

Although this article says only 13 states have laws

https://news.vice.com/article/the-fbi-now-considers-animal-abuse-a-class-a-felony

I also think the state you live in factors into these decisions.  It seems like the more rural areas and states care less about pets.  At least that is the feeling I get reading the threads here.

Handsome Kitty said:

 
Changes are beginning.

http://aldf.org/blog/50-states-now-have-felony-animal-cruelty-provisions/

Although this article says only 13 states have laws

https://news.vice.com/article/the-fbi-now-considers-animal-abuse-a-class-a-felony

I also think the state you live in factors into these decisions.  It seems like the more rural areas and states care less about pets.  At least that is the feeling I get reading the threads here.

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Its not about not caring. Its the lack of funds to deal with it.  Which is really just the tip of the problem.

My twin from another set of parents called me tonight and slathered me with moral support along with her years of experience as a pharmacy tech. As always new thoughts were provided and some new information jotted down. Kitten had a fan base. They are all very pissed off.

It sounds like Kitten deserved a fan base, and I'm glad they're there to support you. All the virtual support in the world doesn't hold a candle to people physically present to cry on.

So after endless research and a steep learning curve. It appears madam vet injected our cat with about 57mg of enrofloxacin Which we followed up with 3 68mg as per instruction by madam vet. Of course it's not her fault Kitten lost most o her vision.

Of course, and I mean that in the driest possible way. 

Tallyollyopia said:

 
Of course, and I mean that in the driest possible way. 

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She was the most self centered little piece of house fluff you could ever meet. I often had to open 3 cans of food before one of them met her current stringent requirements. If she didn't have the softest seat in the house or the middle of the sofa or bed she was plotting her way in. I could only brush her with my own personal hairbrush. All others would be clawed away. She would preen in front of the mirror. The emptiness from her passing is nearly unbearable at times.

the only real punishment would be to bottle this bottomless black hole inside me and stuff it down the throat of that vet.

I was referring to the veterinarian who still insists that it's not her fault that Kitten lost her eyesight. She certainly seems to be a horribly self-centered person. Still, I have faith that eventually justice will be done in her case.

On another note; your brush? Our babies hate brushes and will only tolerate combs, but maybe I was using the wrong type of brush...

Kittens Mom said:

 
So after endless research and a steep learning curve. It appears madam vet injected our cat with about 57mg of enrofloxacin Which we followed up with 3 68mg as per instruction by madam vet. Of course it's not her fault Kitten lost most o her vision.

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I am just speechless. 

Kittens Mom said:

 
So after endless research and a steep learning curve. It appears madam vet injected our cat with about 57mg of enrofloxacin Which we followed up with 3 68mg as per instruction by madam vet. Of course it's not her fault Kitten lost most o her vision.

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wow; that is unbelievable.  

Tallyollyopia said:

 
I was referring to the veterinarian who still insists that it's not her fault that Kitten lost her eyesight. She certainly seems to be a horribly self-centered person. Still, I have faith that eventually justice will be done in her case.

On another note; your brush? Our babies hate brushes and will only tolerate combs, but maybe I was using the wrong type of brush...

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I know what you meant. Sometimes the enormity of all this just overwhelms me. It was a regular oval hairbrush . plastic ball tipped bristles. Oddly I bought one for her but she would never permit me to use that one. It had to be mine. and then she would sit in my lap and present various body parts for grooming.

Handsome Kitty said:

 
I am just speechless. 

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Zed Xyzed said:

 
wow; that is unbelievable.  

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I think so. and yes it does just sort of make you go ***. You know all of us know how to read the instructions for OTC drugs. We all know they come with warnings, side effects. This wasn't a side effect. This was negligence and below the standard of care of any veterinarian. It's not a rocket science case. Bayer ran the study. It's not even important. It was their drug, their study. Both the name brand and the generic carry the same waning. IN BOLD LETTERS. IN RARE INSTANCE RETINAL TOXICITY HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN CATS. DO NOT EXCEED 5MG/PER KG PER DAY IN CATS.