Dogsey

How sad. Haven't any time for companion care I'm afraid. Had Ollie with them for a while not the Slough practice would never register a pet at one of their surgeries in the future.

Louis was castrated here actually in slough.... I had been quite impressed with the treatment they had given my sister's dog. If you were me would you find a different vet....I would be nervous if he needed treatment. I think I will ask my mum's friend and also her neighbour as both have had dogs for many years it's very worrying

Ps I meant treatment other than routine boosters etc

If the vet named in the article is your vet I would find another vet asap.

Castration is a routine straightforward operation, and to castrate a large dog like a Newfoundland is a lot easier than castrating a small dog.

For a vet to do such a careless and stupid thing as to omit an essential internal ligature is, to me, unbelievable.

Definitely malka, he's not the guy I have dealt with and have to say when I've been there they have been very helpful and more than happy to check Louis' s stitches twice when I thought they looked a touch red (was all fine) also seems a bit strange to me as I've always been told to ring and come straight back if I had any problems. Not sure why they let a dog that was not up and alert out of the practice.

The article implies that the dog couldn't get up and walk. A dog in that state shouldn't go home, he should be monitored and you should wait. That's not proper procedure within itself.

Added in that they forgot to put the proper sutures in place... and this just reeks of incompetence. He was such a cute doggy, too. Sad stuff, no amount of money can replace their pet.

The office has paid for the autopsy, refunded the procedure, offered to pay for his cremation, and offered condolences so they are taking responsibility, the vet is the one who the owner claims is blowing it off as nothing.

3.5 stars isn't BAD but isn't good so it's a solid idea to exercise caution when going there anyway and not always trust what the vets tell you, use common sense. Don't leave the place with a dog who cannot move on his own, insist they keep him and whatnot...

That's a difficult one Myra.

When Loki had a particularly bad cluster of fits and had to be sedated and given drugs at the vets overnight - when we were invited to collect him he was in a terrible state. He didn't know us and couldn't get up.

BUT in this case he needed to be at home because the next morning he was aware of who we were and he recovered. In all honesty, I don't feel a vet's surgery was the best place for him while he was recovering after so many fits and the drugs they gave him

I know this is a different case though. And I definitely agree with questioning vets and using common sense.

True enough Lucky, I suppose there are cases where the dog might need to go home before he wakes up fully, lest he panics and makes his condition worse.

I don't think it applies for most cases, though. If a dog is generally unable to move, I'd like him to stay at the vets until I knew he was okay. I mean not another day, just a few more hours.

I've had cats spayed before and dog teeth pulled under GA and when we get them, they are groggy... but they can get up and walk.

It's not really typical for a dog that was neutered to be unable to get up like that when they tell you to come pick him up. That sounds red alerts for me. And at a vet with a rating of 3.5 you really need to use caution.

I'm not normally litigious, but I think I would sue in a case like this. I know it wouldn't bring back my dog, but I don't think a refund and paying for a cremation is anywhere near enough. The vet concerned needs to have to make a sufficiently large reimbursement that he is reminded to never make the same mistake again.