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

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~mutters quietly at Dr. Mengele~  gotcha
I am so sick of reading pages and pages or this stuff. But it pays off.  I am not going to leave any open doors if possible. I have had to reformulate my entire attack plan. She gave me a narrow targeted and deadly weapon to play with.

At my lowest moment with hopes riding that tomorrow the SVB will find some culpability on her part. Yes Kitten's case is on the agenda tomorrow. I have found that regardless of what they may find that within their own rules and regulations at least 3 possibly more flagrant violations.  Nothing is guaranteed in legal terms but If I lose I will leave a deep and deadly scar that she will have to find a way to patch up.

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The mistake of a pro se is to overly emotional because my case is indeed personal. I will hunt my prey in court with a cold calculated eye. She messed with the wrong cat mommy. I wanna wear war paint now. ;)
 

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You wear it.  I'll stand by you, beating the war drum when you put it on.  To paraphrase Peter S. Beagle in The Last Unicorn, "Beware of wousing a witch's wath!"
 

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I am so sick of reading pages and pages or this stuff. But it pays off.  I am not going to leave any open doors if possible. I have had to reformulate my entire attack plan. She gave me a narrow targeted and deadly weapon to play with.

At my lowest moment with hopes riding that tomorrow the SVB will find some culpability on her part. Yes Kitten's case is on the agenda tomorrow. I have found that regardless of what they may find that within their own rules and regulations at least 3 possibly more flagrant violations.  Nothing is guaranteed in legal terms but If I lose I will leave a deep and deadly scar that she will have to find a way to patch up.

Rant over

The mistake of a pro se is to overly emotional because my case is indeed personal. I will hunt my prey in court with a cold calculated eye. She messed with the wrong cat mommy. I wanna wear war paint now. ;)
We're all behind you! 
 You can do it with that laser guided rifle she so kindly gave you for your prosecution earlier!
 
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You wear it.  I'll stand by you, beating the war drum when you put it on.  To paraphrase Peter S. Beagle in The Last Unicorn, "Beware of wousing a witch's wath!"
Long ago I posted of the faint sound of war drums. I want to shake the walls she hides behind.
 
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I was in contact with Dr. John Robb for a few moments tonight via phone. It was like a turbo charge to my heart to carry on.
 

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As I am in a similar situation myself (taking the malpractice case involving my Kitty as far as I have to, and with vets that have done "nothing wrong") Im following this thread, and you and your drive is a inspiration to go on with it, and not let the vets get away with it. Thank you.

Im rooting for you! Good luck !
 
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As I am in a similar situation myself (taking the malpractice case involving my Kitty as far as I have to, and with vets that have done "nothing wrong") Im following this thread, and you and your drive is a inspiration to go on with it, and not let the vets get away with it. Thank you.

Im rooting for you! Good luck !
Hang in there. It's a broken system and yet I found numerous helps within the FRE ( Federal Rules of Evidence

Had I not filed the lawsuit and made a prima facie case I would have never advanced to discovery. And that is how I got the deposition she gave to the SVB revealing she used a 16 year old book at the time to dose a cat with a medication that is commonly known to cause blindness in cats when given over the 5mg/kg dose.

I then backtracked on the SVB website to the rules of professional conduct.

As my dear friend said. We had her at ' current '.

A lawyer explained to me along the way that one of the reasons my Bad Vet may have lawyered up is her liability insurance may have required her to report a possible claim and their lawyers would have taken over at that point. I think they must have been blindsided by her deception also.

Don't get discouraged. Keep plugging away. The one thing Bad Vets and their lawyers count on is the owner getting apathetic and not being willing to go to the finish line.

Stay strong.
 

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Hang in there. It's a broken system and yet I found numerous helps within the FRE ( Federal Rules of Evidence

Had I not filed the lawsuit and made a prima facie case I would have never advanced to discovery. And that is how I got the deposition she gave to the SVB revealing she used a 16 year old book at the time to dose a cat with a medication that is commonly known to cause blindness in cats when given over the 5mg/kg dose.

I then backtracked on the SVB website to the rules of professional conduct.

As my dear friend said. We had her at ' current '.

A lawyer explained to me along the way that one of the reasons my Bad Vet may have lawyered up is her liability insurance may have required her to report a possible claim and their lawyers would have taken over at that point. I think they must have been blindsided by her deception also.

Don't get discouraged. Keep plugging away. The one thing Bad Vets and their lawyers count on is the owner getting apathetic and not being willing to go to the finish line.

Stay strong.
Kitty's vet admitted to us at a meeting they did many mistakes. We agreed for us to send a claim, only to get as a reply "we can't see we have done anything wrong". Im guessing they they think I wont take it all the way. We got vets on our side, writing reports on what happened, loads of journals, and we faulted them on a lie, where they say "the emergency vet said it wasnt pneumonia, so we didnt check for it", and i got a written statement the emergency vet never said this. and the list goes on. We are not backing out :) Will be a LONG road. But they wont get away with this.
 
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Today I got the notice from the State Veterinary Board.

I'll post the redacted version tomorrow.

The New Mexico Board of Veterinary  Medical Board met t their regular scheduled meeting on April 08,2016. At that time complaint # XX-XX was presented without identification of the parties. after lengthy discussion and careful consideration the Board moved to offer a settlement agreement to Dr X. to resolve the matter. Once the agreement has been executed by all parties, the agreement will become available as a public record through the Inspections of Public Records Act.

After reading the minutes of the board posted and seeing the number of complaints dismissed, And the few that get this kind of attention I feel pretty good. It's not of course a public flogging. Or her license yanked. What it isn't is dismissed and no public record ever of her misdeed. Six months ago this would have devastated me. Now after plowing through the legal system I can tell you being right and getting that as the result of your efforts isn't exactly easy. When I have information on the settlement I will of course share. To everyone who supported me. Thank you. Now on to the court battle unless this convinces her to settle before she has a public record of malpractice in justice system.

And of course along the way you learn. Doing right doesn't bring the one reward you want. My Kitten back.
 
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It seems anything being negotiated for a settlement involves some $$$. It really is a good thing.
 

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I'm so glad to read that something is actually happening.  I'm really not surprised - you have done an amazing job preparing everything and educating yourself on the fine points of the process.   That vet simply doesn't know who she took on when she failed to acknowledge her error months ago.  You've been a terrific advocate for Kitten and all the other cats who have suffered because of incompetent vets. 
 
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I'm so glad to read that something is actually happening.  I'm really not surprised - you have done an amazing job preparing everything and educating yourself on the fine points of the process.   That vet simply doesn't know who she took on when she failed to acknowledge her error months ago.  You've been a terrific advocate for Kitten and all the other cats who have suffered because of incompetent vets. 
I have the upmost respect for the veterinarian who was assigned to investigate this case. In fact I have a great deal of respect for the people who serve on this board.

After seeing her admission of guilt,,,,i er mean defense deposition to the SVB I knew that something would happen. She is out of compliance and as a result an animal , who knows how many, was given a permanent injury. vision loss.

I would have given a fair sum to see mz bad vets reaction. I don't know which charge stuck yet. but for them to enter negoitations for a settlement of the matter speaks of a serious finding. The settlement offer is nearly standard. Which is why I'm not disappointed. No matter how the board may have felt. They can only act on actual violations.

Please let this woman decide to settle before this goes any further in the court system.
 

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And additional fodder for the court system, should it become necessary.  A board of her peers has found her to have acted not in accordance with the guidelines set forth by her profession (GOD I talk purty on the rare occasion).  Although I'm hoping that it isn't necessary, it is good to have it there.
 
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Sadly I doubt this vet and myself will ever have a honest conversation with each other. The system that offers justice does little to resolve the dispute beyond dollar amounts. Her reaction is exactly the same as the tool that parked on top of my car in an empty parking lot. I didn't see it until I heard the crunch. New cars damage so easily and I'm on disability and have no insurance but it happened in a private parking lot so you're crap out of luck lady.
This vets response was much the same. Only in this case it was worth pursing because this was a living breathing creature. Who if nothing else is guilty of leaving Kitten to live in a shadow world for the last 3 months of her life.
I wonder if it haunts , just a little bit. She couldn't tell me if it did. Unless it was through her lawyers who aren't going to allow a conversation like that.
Until Discovery for the trial we had always assumed this was a stupid accident. Now it seems this was her normal everyday way of doing business. Somehow for me that makes what happened more horrifying and painful.
Its like thinking your Aunt Mable accidently broke the antique china given to you by your Grandmother and then finding out she spent the night in the kitchen whacking them with a hammer.
She's in her 70s. At the time she would have went to school to become a vet it would have been a hard row to hoe as the saying goes. We take women vets for granted now.
Her exam of Kitten during the wellness was a test for me. I wanted to see how she handled a cat. And the truth is she is magnificent in her ability to handle and diffuse bad cat behavior during an exam. The same at the exam for the URI. Kitten was handled like the princess she is/was. What is the disparity between the woman we watched so adeptly examine Kitten and diagnose her and the veterinarian who thought it was normal to use a book from 1999 to apply a treatment ?
 

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Finally catching up on things from the last few weeks. Very glad to hear things have moved along in the process. It's sad that she acted so carelessly, or thoughtlessly (not sure really which it was). And that Kitten had to be injured and die as a result.

I'm not normally one to advocate for suing healthcare professionals (human or otherwise). Mainly because the sad fact is, especially with human medicine, there are SO many people looking to make a quick buck. It's why doctors have to pay through the nose for insurance, and why they need to ultimately charge more. I had a doctor retire because it cost him more to be a doctor than what he brought in (he had a small family practice).

Anyway, in this case, there was obvious negligence here. It was not an accident, such as may happen during a surgery. This was a blatant disregard for ensuring that she kept up to date on studies regarding medicine and animals. Sheer negligence at best. I hope this woman truly learns a lesson from all of this.
 
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Finally catching up on things from the last few weeks. Very glad to hear things have moved along in the process. It's sad that she acted so carelessly, or thoughtlessly (not sure really which it was). And that Kitten had to be injured and die as a result.

I'm not normally one to advocate for suing healthcare professionals (human or otherwise). Mainly because the sad fact is, especially with human medicine, there are SO many people looking to make a quick buck. It's why doctors have to pay through the nose for insurance, and why they need to ultimately charge more. I had a doctor retire because it cost him more to be a doctor than what he brought in (he had a small family practice).

Anyway, in this case, there was obvious negligence here. It was not an accident, such as may happen during a surgery. This was a blatant disregard for ensuring that she kept up to date on studies regarding medicine and animals. Sheer negligence at best. I hope this woman truly learns a lesson from all of this.
I have read a lot of blogs and claims of veterinary malpractice. The truth is most of them are unfounded. At least in reference to the legal definition of malpractice. In her deposition to the SVB she referes to giving similar doses to other felines with similar symptoms. IN other words overdosing an unnamed number of cats. Over a period of many years. Do you think she reported adverse effects ? Do you think most of her clients here , many without access to internet reported an adverse effect ?  How many owners did she look in the eye and say it's a rare side effect. ( yeah it is at 5mg/kg or less).

I am amazed. Checking her lawyers website they claim to specialize in malpractice. You would think they would have run a few facts before letting her give the deposition to the SVB. Of course I'm thankful they didn't or I would never have gotten an answer as to how/why.

I knew it was bad at the ER with Kitten the first time. The vet techs were literally cringing over what the vets were discussing in the exam room.

I agree. We don't want VMP to become the springboard for a lawyer feeding frenzy and see the cost of care skyrocket. Laws are supposed to protect everyone. In the case of Veterinary Malpractice the laws adopted from human malpractice inhibit wronged pet owners from finding a way to get justice.  You have to prove malpractice to a human standard for what the law sees as little more than a table lamp.
 

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You have to prove malpractice to a human standard for what the law sees as little more than a table lamp.
Yeah, that is the really sad thing here. I can't believe pain and suffering isn't even a consideration, especially in this day and age when more and more people have pets that are essentially their kids. I won't take that thought any further though, that's another discussion for another day.
 
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