sarah_m
Very Well-Known Member
Yesterday my mum had to have her 18yr old cat put down (this was sad but not what I am upset about!).
He couldn't walk and when mum took him to the vet they discovered that he had a broken pelvis, not sure how it happened, but he was put to sleep.
2 hours later she went to bury him only to discover, as she was about to put him in the hole she had just dug, that his body was still warm and he STILL HAD A PULSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By that stage the vet was closed so there was nothing much she could do besides sit with him and wait for him to go on his own. Poor mum was beside herself.
I am so disgusted with the vet she saw. Was going to call them and complain but they are not open til Monday so will have to wait to do this (probably just as well considering how upset I am right now). I could not believe this happened (though I guess occasionally it happens to people too so it shouldn't be such a suprise that it can happen to animals).
But surely they check the animal has gone before sending it home with the owner. Having the animal put to sleep is awful enough but to then find it hasn't even been done right just makes it even worse!!!
He couldn't walk and when mum took him to the vet they discovered that he had a broken pelvis, not sure how it happened, but he was put to sleep.
2 hours later she went to bury him only to discover, as she was about to put him in the hole she had just dug, that his body was still warm and he STILL HAD A PULSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By that stage the vet was closed so there was nothing much she could do besides sit with him and wait for him to go on his own. Poor mum was beside herself.
I am so disgusted with the vet she saw. Was going to call them and complain but they are not open til Monday so will have to wait to do this (probably just as well considering how upset I am right now). I could not believe this happened (though I guess occasionally it happens to people too so it shouldn't be such a suprise that it can happen to animals).
But surely they check the animal has gone before sending it home with the owner. Having the animal put to sleep is awful enough but to then find it hasn't even been done right just makes it even worse!!!