Emberamazing
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I'm still caught up on my Bird's passing. Or more, the actual events leading to it. Again. Do NOT take your small pet to Rutland veterinary in BC Canada. If you are in the area, go to Tri-lake.
The vet who saw my bird was just a money grubbing hack who's only interest was himself.
What I'm hung up on is whether or not I should pursue legal action. And how I should go about it if I do. I don't want anyone else to lose their animal because of this guy's negligence. But I'm not made of money. And I was stupid and didn't press to have an autopsy done on Ember. So the most proof I have is an X-ray, and statement of the other vet if she is willing to help.
If he hadn't been so incompetent and greedy, I feel like we could have caught it in time. Or done something sooner.
Is this just me being in the anger faze of grief? Or are my concerns valid? I'm leaving this here so maybe someone more balanced can advise me. Someone who can remove the emotion from the situation and think with a level head.
For those of you who may not know, my parrot grew ill, she started chewing on one leg, and so I took her to a vet. He gave me antibiotic and a soap to wash her leg with. He refused to do anything more than a test for mites and kept trying to give me this soap. And, like an idiot, I kept it up. Then he told me the next time, it would be amputation.
I took her to another vet after that, to double check. And this one did ACTUAL testing. X-rays and checked with other vets. sadly, we didn't catch it in time, and I had to put her to sleep.
The vet who saw my bird was just a money grubbing hack who's only interest was himself.
What I'm hung up on is whether or not I should pursue legal action. And how I should go about it if I do. I don't want anyone else to lose their animal because of this guy's negligence. But I'm not made of money. And I was stupid and didn't press to have an autopsy done on Ember. So the most proof I have is an X-ray, and statement of the other vet if she is willing to help.
If he hadn't been so incompetent and greedy, I feel like we could have caught it in time. Or done something sooner.
Is this just me being in the anger faze of grief? Or are my concerns valid? I'm leaving this here so maybe someone more balanced can advise me. Someone who can remove the emotion from the situation and think with a level head.
For those of you who may not know, my parrot grew ill, she started chewing on one leg, and so I took her to a vet. He gave me antibiotic and a soap to wash her leg with. He refused to do anything more than a test for mites and kept trying to give me this soap. And, like an idiot, I kept it up. Then he told me the next time, it would be amputation.
I took her to another vet after that, to double check. And this one did ACTUAL testing. X-rays and checked with other vets. sadly, we didn't catch it in time, and I had to put her to sleep.