LittleBear18
Young Bun
Hi Guys
Just had my little boy castrated, (bless him) he is completely fine, but I’m asking some advice from all you knowledgeable people
First of all – I took Timmy in to the vet for my pre op meeting in his indoor cage – so it wasn’t as scary for him and he had his own smells and comforts – the vet said this was fine and checked him over and went through what would happen with him today.
He was due to be castrated and have his myxi jab. I spoke to the nurse and said I would wait, do more research on the myxi jab and if i wanted it done, i would have it done when I got his girlfriend so they could be done in synch. She said this was fine and crossed it off his notes so it wouldn’t be done.
Said goodbye to Timmy and left.
I got a phone call at 12noon sharp to tell me he had been castrated (phew....seeing as thats what he went in there for!) and that he was up and about but he wasn’t eating and the nurse had been syringe feeding him and if he hadn’t eaten by the time i was to pick him up I would need to take some syringes and food home with me so i could continue this at home. I said thats fine, but I presumed he would be fine as soon as I got him home and would eat some of his favourite foods when he feels more comfortable. I booked my post op appointment and to pick him up at ten to six.
Arrived to pick him up and twenty minutes later a vet, who never introduced himself, came out with a tesco hessian bag and called me through. It was only when he put the bag on the vet table that i realised Timmy was in it!!!! I couldn’t believe it!! He had been put in a bag that was NO bigger than he was, AND on a bed of hay – which surely wouldn’t be that soft on his sore areas?!!?
The vet showed me his castration – which looked nice and neat and told me to keep the area dry and clean – to which i noticed his back above his tail was wet, why hadn’t they even dried him up?
He then went on to explain that even though the myxi jab was crossed off one set of notes, it wasn’t crossed off another and he’s given him the jab – now I’ve ‘watched’ 50 rabbits die after getting myxi after having the myxi jab and it was the most heart breaking thing i have ever seen so i wanted to do some more research on it. He didn’t apologise but told me i should have had it anyway – in his 7 years experience he’s never had a bad case. I thought this was quite rude of him? As i said he didn’t apologise but he did say he hadn’t charged me for it! Cheeky so and so!!
I asked him if Timmy had eaten since lunch time because the nurse had informed me he hadn’t and i would need to take some food/syringes home with me to feed him. He actually had the audacity to say to me ‘I don’t know, I haven’t been checking on him’ I honestly didn’t think he himself WOULD be checking on him, i thought the nurses would communicate with him. He then proceeded to tell me he was going to give me some food for him anyway – and never mentioned i would have to pay for this privilege (my previous vets you didn’t have to) I asked him if there was any signs i needed to watch out for for immediately bringing him back in and he said no – so i suggested lethargy and not eating – he said oh yes bring him in if he does that. ARGHH!!!
I then enquired as to where his cage was and he told me i didn’t bring him in anything..... what?!?!?! So after i argued i’d brought him in his big indoor cage he went off to try and find it – he came back in with it and we put timmy in it and timmy calmed down instantly.
Why hadn’t he been put in it before? If it was too big and a problem I would have happily taken it home and brought it back in when i was picking him up – what kind of person brings a pet into a vet without a carry case?!?! Am i a nut case?
Surely putting him in an hessian bag is BAD practice?!?! Im so upset – I was really angry last night and couldn’t sleep. Timmy is fine, so i know i don’t have that to worry about but i’m still cross about everything else – do you think I should complain?
Sorry for the massively long message but thought you should know all that went on!!
Thanks very much for ‘listening’
Megs
Just had my little boy castrated, (bless him) he is completely fine, but I’m asking some advice from all you knowledgeable people
First of all – I took Timmy in to the vet for my pre op meeting in his indoor cage – so it wasn’t as scary for him and he had his own smells and comforts – the vet said this was fine and checked him over and went through what would happen with him today.
He was due to be castrated and have his myxi jab. I spoke to the nurse and said I would wait, do more research on the myxi jab and if i wanted it done, i would have it done when I got his girlfriend so they could be done in synch. She said this was fine and crossed it off his notes so it wouldn’t be done.
Said goodbye to Timmy and left.
I got a phone call at 12noon sharp to tell me he had been castrated (phew....seeing as thats what he went in there for!) and that he was up and about but he wasn’t eating and the nurse had been syringe feeding him and if he hadn’t eaten by the time i was to pick him up I would need to take some syringes and food home with me so i could continue this at home. I said thats fine, but I presumed he would be fine as soon as I got him home and would eat some of his favourite foods when he feels more comfortable. I booked my post op appointment and to pick him up at ten to six.
Arrived to pick him up and twenty minutes later a vet, who never introduced himself, came out with a tesco hessian bag and called me through. It was only when he put the bag on the vet table that i realised Timmy was in it!!!! I couldn’t believe it!! He had been put in a bag that was NO bigger than he was, AND on a bed of hay – which surely wouldn’t be that soft on his sore areas?!!?
The vet showed me his castration – which looked nice and neat and told me to keep the area dry and clean – to which i noticed his back above his tail was wet, why hadn’t they even dried him up?
He then went on to explain that even though the myxi jab was crossed off one set of notes, it wasn’t crossed off another and he’s given him the jab – now I’ve ‘watched’ 50 rabbits die after getting myxi after having the myxi jab and it was the most heart breaking thing i have ever seen so i wanted to do some more research on it. He didn’t apologise but told me i should have had it anyway – in his 7 years experience he’s never had a bad case. I thought this was quite rude of him? As i said he didn’t apologise but he did say he hadn’t charged me for it! Cheeky so and so!!
I asked him if Timmy had eaten since lunch time because the nurse had informed me he hadn’t and i would need to take some food/syringes home with me to feed him. He actually had the audacity to say to me ‘I don’t know, I haven’t been checking on him’ I honestly didn’t think he himself WOULD be checking on him, i thought the nurses would communicate with him. He then proceeded to tell me he was going to give me some food for him anyway – and never mentioned i would have to pay for this privilege (my previous vets you didn’t have to) I asked him if there was any signs i needed to watch out for for immediately bringing him back in and he said no – so i suggested lethargy and not eating – he said oh yes bring him in if he does that. ARGHH!!!
I then enquired as to where his cage was and he told me i didn’t bring him in anything..... what?!?!?! So after i argued i’d brought him in his big indoor cage he went off to try and find it – he came back in with it and we put timmy in it and timmy calmed down instantly.
Why hadn’t he been put in it before? If it was too big and a problem I would have happily taken it home and brought it back in when i was picking him up – what kind of person brings a pet into a vet without a carry case?!?! Am i a nut case?
Surely putting him in an hessian bag is BAD practice?!?! Im so upset – I was really angry last night and couldn’t sleep. Timmy is fine, so i know i don’t have that to worry about but i’m still cross about everything else – do you think I should complain?
Sorry for the massively long message but thought you should know all that went on!!
Thanks very much for ‘listening’
Megs