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

I suppose I keep preparing for trial and send a settlement offer. I'm not going to hold my breath for her lawyer. I have a deep suspicion he doesn't have a clue she's playing fast and loose with the facts. Once he's aware. or aware that I'm aware he has to take some measure to try and convince his client not to lie. If they want to tromp that pile of rubble into court so be it.

When we decided to file the lawsuit we know it was for the long haul , the good the bad and the ugly and a possible outcome in her favor.

I know how difficult this must be for you, as closure for what happened to Kitten really can't take place until this is behind you. I want to thank you for making a stand against an awful vet, we put the lives of our precious family members in their hands and we trust them to do what is best. Sadly, there are so many of these kinds of vets, but it is actions like yours that will bring this to peoples' attention. Stay strong and stay the course, you have a lot of people in your corner who support you and appreciate all that you are doing. 

For Kitten 

PS not sure if I told you this but it was your post that brought my attention to this wonderful community  

Kittens Mom said:

 
Well no. Not according to her since she referenced her 17 year old book and used the dose indicated for cats then.  The only question is does her lawyer know what a fraud she is. Bayer upped the dose of enrofloxacin/Baytril in cats to 5-20mg/kg for a short time and that is when they started getting reports of blindness associated with the drug. A study available through the FOIA outlines the issue and their testing and the return to no more than 5mg/kg for a cat.  An FDA Dear Doctor letter was sent out shortly after that warning practitioners to use no more than 5mg/kg in cats to avoid retinal toxicity. That edition is probably the only revision that has that dose listed and most likely the 4th edition that I'm waiting for will correct that dose back to the 5mg.

IMHO. The day that the SVB got that response from her they should have shown up and nailed her doors and windows shut with her inside to better protect the public.  

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during the trial, you might ask that vet whether she has more recent editions (than the 17 year old one she referenced). you could look into SVB or such requirements that vet's keep up to date/up to current standards and/or knowledge.

and now i've learned that SVB's are useless, and actually there to protect the vet's/their own.

i've been following this thread for a while, and just want to voice my support for all you're doing.

Our state had continuing education requirements for veterinarians. And if it gets to trail I certainly intend to ask a lot of questions.

What she done to our poor little girl is barbaric and may qualify as animal abuse. Veterinarians per their oath are committed to continuing education.  The warning about cats and proper dosage is not only on every package of enrofloxacin there are numerous per reviewed papers and studies on the subject.

Of all the drugs this one has warnings on the package, inserts, manufacturer literature and in every veterinary drug book. The toxicologist at the ASPCA deals with the dose. The ER vet calls it an overdose and the sweet gentle eye doctor makes as bold of a statement as she is going to addressing the use of this drug in cats.

The judge shows are a joke aside from one very important fact. Once you swear to something its very hard to retract it. She owns this one. I don't believe she ever thought we would file suit against her.  This is the bullcrap she fed the SVB. If they don't discipline her in some way for blinding our Kitten through willful ignorance then I guess my husband and I will have to figure out where to go from there.

I have to read it again. Understand this is a lot to absorb. She states she's been giving this drug at a high dose to cats for years.

The SVB meets on April 8. We'll see if they take this case up

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/p...quinolones_including_fluoroquinolones.html?qt= fluoroquinolones&alt=sh

Worth a read for anyone with a pet.

Again I want no one to refuse to get their pet a needed treatment. These antibiotics are able to penetrate and get to deep tissue infections.

Your online knowledge cannot replace the advice and critical /scientific thinking of a vet.  At the same time the knowledge is far from being above the average persons ability to have an informed mind when discussing the pros and cons of a treatment.

One other thing. No matter how educated you make yourself it can fly out the window when you have been nursing a sick pet and you are standing in the exam room trying to absorb what is wrong and what the vet wants to do. Right at that moment you are vulnerable because you are there for help and that person with the big degree is supposed to not only help but be trustworthy. And she broke that trust. And every vet from here on in will in some way be tainted by it.

I love Doctor Dawn Nolan my wonderful new cat vet who gets it.

oh, okay. see, for some (mistaken) reason i thought that the SVB had already met and decided in that vet's favor. i'm sure that came from me not keeping up with this thread as well as i should have. so the SVB is meeting on this, this coming friday then. i hope they'll have the sense to do just what you said earlier, and '...nailed her doors and windows shut with her inside to better protect the public.'

when will you hear of the SVB's decision?

mickNsnicks2mom said:

 
oh, okay. see, for some (mistaken) reason i thought that the SVB had already met and decided in that vet's favor. i'm sure that came from me not keeping up with this thread as well as i should have. so the SVB is meeting on this, this coming friday then. i hope they'll have the sense to do just what you said earlier, and '...nailed her doors and windows shut with her inside to better protect the public.'

when will you hear of the SVB's decision?

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If they take the case up for discipline or close it I am supposed to be notified within 10 days. If they decide to do nothing the whole thing becomes confidential. Which by the way rules out the idea that you can check your vet out by seeing if they have an infractions on a state web site. yeah we gotta do something about that nonsense too. I made the SVB aware I have her response to my complaint to them via discovery for the trial.

As far as the board goes this should open up a complete investigation of her practice. Who knows what else she is doing.

I will not be silent. And neither should anyone else that is a victim. I even wondered will my new vet drop us for fear of being sued. You have to understand how egregious this error/negligence was to get me to go to these lengths. That said vets make mistakes all the time. Most of them have little if any consequence and most vets mop up their mess before it goes to this level. So she can stand there in court holding her prehistoric tomb with the words scratched into stone and look like the fool she is or settle. Copy write 1999. .

So the Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, 8th edition came today. It would have been current on the date Kitten was treated. As expected the maximum dose is 5mg/kg.

If anyone wants to see the pages I'll photograph them and post later. I ordered a few older editions since the cost is mostly postage.

So I'm down in the mud beating the crap out of my scanner. it's been a long time coming. I told the conjoined sister printer that she needs to have a chat with scan.

Can you get a copy of the drug monograph ? The vet should at least have reviewed it

Zed Xyzed said:

 
Can you get a copy of the drug monograph ? The vet should at least have reviewed it

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I'll get them up tomorrow. I'd say she's going to have litterbox issues. you can find most of the information at daily med. It's connected to the FDA. In discovery I was given the actual inserts. It's sort of pointless though

By her own testimony to the SVB she used the third edition of Plumb's to dose Kitten. A book copyrighted in 1999

So by her own testimony she's either willful and wanton in her behavior or she's trying to pull fraud upon the court using deceptive evidence. She has cited the industry standard as her reference.

I'm sure you've heard the joke about the fool that painted himself into a corner...

I was hesitant to publish this information here. But again my husband and myself have maintained ourselves with dignity throughout this. We have no lied , embellished or fibbed to make things better for us or worse for her. Not only does she admit to the dose given Kitten but goes on to imply quite clearly this is a common dose for her to use on felines.  In a poor rural area where many animals might be lucky to get one trip to the vet who knows the trail of destruction and heartache she has left in other hearts. Who knows what else she is doing.

Well, for a bit, we wait, again, unless she decides to settle. 

Kittens Mom said:

 
I'll get them up tomorrow. I'd say she's going to have litterbox issues. you can find most of the information at daily med. It's connected to the FDA. In discovery I was given the actual inserts. It's sort of pointless though

By her own testimony to the SVB she used the third edition of Plumb's to dose Kitten. A book copyrighted in 1999

So by her own testimony she's either willful and wanton in her behavior or she's trying to pull fraud upon the court using deceptive evidence. She has cited the industry standard as her reference.

I'm sure you've heard the joke about the fool that painted himself into a corner...

I was hesitant to publish this information here. But again my husband and myself have maintained ourselves with dignity throughout this. We have no lied , embellished or fibbed to make things better for us or worse for her. Not only does she admit to the dose given Kitten but goes on to imply quite clearly this is a common dose for her to use on felines.  In a poor rural area where many animals might be lucky to get one trip to the vet who knows the trail of destruction and heartache she has left in other hearts. Who knows what else she is doing.

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There is this: if she tries to claim you slandered her on the internet with this post, you can prove that it can't be slander, as nothing in this post tells us the name of the veterinarian, the name or size of the clinic, or anything outside of her treatment of Kitten that could be used to identify her. That might be important; her next step might be to countersue for libel and/or slander (I'm not sure which is which).

Tallyollyopia said:

 
There is this: if she tries to claim you slandered her on the internet with this post, you can prove that it can't be slander, as nothing in this post tells us the name of the veterinarian, the name or size of the clinic, or anything outside of her treatment of Kitten that could be used to identify her. That might be important; her next step might be to countersue for libel and/or slander (I'm not sure which is which).

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The truth is an absolute defense. If her own words slander her then I will be happy to hand her a mirror and her lawyers phone number.

Tallyollyopia said:

 
There is this: if she tries to claim you slandered her on the internet with this post, you can prove that it can't be slander, as nothing in this post tells us the name of the veterinarian, the name or size of the clinic, or anything outside of her treatment of Kitten that could be used to identify her. That might be important; her next step might be to countersue for libel and/or slander (I'm not sure which is which).

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http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/libel-vs-slander-different-types-defamation.html

Libel is written. Slander is spoken. 

Kat0121 said:

 
http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/libel-vs-slander-different-types-defamation.html

Libel is written. Slander is spoken. 

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And if you admit your own culpability in a malpractice case neither apply. Or she's attempting to defraud the court. Her and her lawyer can drop the options in a hat and pick one to run with.

She's lucky I haven't put up a web page and posted the facts. Just the facts related to this mess. She's lucky I haven't taken this new information to a lawyer and amended the lawsuit to reflect the actual level of her negligence.  Personally we would like to have our lives back.

Personally I would take the new info to a lawyer and amend the lawsuit. she really needs to be punished to the full extant. Specially if she has admitted to use 2x's over the stated does because she is using a old outdated vet book on all cats that come in her clinic door. But I understand this is already hard for you and thank you for having the guts to do this.

16.25.9.9 PREMISES – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. All premises where veterinary medicine including its various branches is being practiced and all instruments, equipment, apparatus, and apparel used in connection with those practices, shall be kept clean and sanitary and shall conform to the standards specified for different types of facilities.
2. Emergency service either by staff veterinarians or by pre-arranged referral to another veterinarian within a reasonable distance shall be provided at all times. Referral must be acknowledged and agreed upon by both the referring and referred veterinarians.
3. Every veterinary facility shall maintain the following:

(1) A sanitary environment to include the proper routine disposal of waste material, proper sterilization or sanitation of all equipment used in diagnosis or treatment, and adequate storage to provide a neat and orderly appearance;

(2) An adequate library of textbooks, journals or other current veterinary reference materials, readily available on the premises or available through electronic access;

(3) Proper storage and environmental control for all medicines and biologics based on the manufacturer’s recommendations;

(4) Properly maintained records; and

(5) Legally accessible methods for the disposal of deceased animals and infectious waste

Please to note #3-2

http://www.nmbvm.org/rules-and-regulations/

~mutters quietly at Dr. Mengele~  gotcha