Hello everyone! Today I want to dedicate this article to talk about a very delicate subject, it is about medical (veterinary) negligence and the consequences of these acts on our pets, us and animal health in general. I will talk specifically about my case two years ago with my cat Freya, a kitten I adopted and who lost her life when she consumed a medication prescribed by her veterinarian. Before I begin, I would like to warn you that the experience here may be sensitive for many (reliving moments of pain or being overwhelming), but my goal in publishing this is not to cause morbidity but to give a message of awareness about animal abuse and as I said above, about medical malpractice. Now let's get started.
¡Hola a todos! El día de hoy quiero dedicar este artículo para hablar sobre un tema bastante delicado, se trata pues sobre la negligencia médica (veterinaria) y las consecuencias de estos actos sobre nuestras mascotas, nosotros y la salud animal en general. Les hablaré en específico sobre mi caso de hace dos años con mi gata Freya, una gatita que adopte y que perdió la vida al consumir un medicamento recetado por su veterinario. Antes de empezar quisiera advertir que la experiencia aquí a contar puede resultar sensible para muchos (revivir momentos de dolor o resultar agobiante) finalmente mi objetivo al publicar esto no es causar morbo sino dar un mensaje de consciencia sobre el maltrato animal y como dije arriba, sobre la negligencia médica. Ahora sí, comencemos.
Two years ago my partner and I adopted a small kitten that was found in a market near our home. The kitten was with her mother and two siblings. They looked to be about two months old by the size and their teeth. We decided to keep one of them and put the others up for adoption. This was the beginning of Freya, a sweet, noble and playful cat.
Freya was taken to the vet for the first time on the second day of being with us. Here she received her basic care and was quite healthy despite living on the street. So after that visit and a few more days at home, she started to gain confidence with us. This point is important since this vet is the one my pets always visited, more on this later.
Hace dos años mi pareja y yo adoptamos una pequeña gatita que se encontraba en un mercado cerca de nuestra casa. La gatita se encontraba con su madre y dos hermanos. Parecían tener unos dos meses por el tamaño y sus dientes. Decidimos quedarnos con uno de ellos y los otros ponerlos en adopción. Este fue el comienzo de Freya, una gata dulce, noble y juguetona.
Freya fue llevada al veterinario por primera vez al segundo día de estar con nosotros. Aquí recibió sus cuidados básicos y estaba bastante sana a pesar de vivir en la calle. Por lo que luego de esa visita y algunos días más en casa, comenzó a tomar confianza con nosotros. Este punto es importante ya que este veterinario es el que siempre visitaban mis mascotas, más adelante se aclarara esto.
On the fifth day we noticed that Freya woke up walking strangely. She was moving with some pain and did not want to pee or poop. That day we had stayed at my mom's house and not at our house, which is quite far away. We decided to go to a nearby veterinarian who works at a farm because our trusted veterinarian could not go there either.
The doctor was very clear that what her colleague had done was a crime, a complete negligence. I could not believe it, so much so that I had to show the recipe. But we also felt very guilty, we did not investigate, we trusted the professional's opinion and those were the consequences. I could only wait for an answer from the clinic and when we called they gave us the news: Freya was alive, with good appetite but still weak.
Al quinto día notamos que Freya amaneció caminando de forma extraña. Se movía con algo de dolor y no quería hacer pipí ni pupu. Ese día nos habíamos quedado en casa de mi mamá y no en nuestra casa, que queda bastante retirado. Decidimos ir a un veterinario cercano que atiende en una agropecuaria porque nuestro veterinario de confianza tampoco podía trasladarse hasta allí.
La doctora fue muy clara en que eso que había realizado su colega era un crimen, una completa negligencia. No lo podía creer, tanto que tuve que mostrar el recipe. Pero también nosotros nos sentíamos muy culpables, no investigamos, nos confiamos sobre la opinión del profesional y esas eran las consecuencias. Solo podía esperar por una respuesta de la clínica y al llamar nos dieron la noticia: Freya estaba viva, con buen apetito pero aún débil.
She was discharged on the second day and we couldn't be happier. Freya was in good spirits all day, but we still had to do other tests to make sure that her organs were not compromised by the medication. However, something changed within a few hours. He was weaker, did not want to eat, sleep or receive the vitamins. Once again he was in critical condition and it was almost three in the morning.
We had no car, we called several lines and no one answered. I called the clinic, called my doctor and they suggested some ways to help her while I waited for the morning to bring her in. But Freya couldn't take the pain. She died in my arms and I watched as her little eyes slowly faded, her heart stopped and she no longer called me. It was one of the most painful things we have ever had to live through.
La dieron de alta al segundo día y no podíamos estar más felices. Freya estuvo todo el día de buen ánimo pero, aún debíamos hacerles otros exámenes para descartar que sus órganos no se fueran visto comprometidos por el medicamento. Sin embargo, algo cambió en el transcurso de pocas horas. Estaba más débil, no quería comer, dormir, ni recibir las vitaminas. Otra vez estaba en estado crítico y eran casi las tres de la madrugada.
No teníamos carro, llamamos varias líneas y nadie respondía. Llamé a la clínica, llame a mi doctor y me sugirieron algunas formas de ayudarla mientras esperaba la mañana para poder llevarla. Pero Freya no soporto el dolor. Murió en mis brazos y vi como sus ojitos poco a poco se apagaron, su corazón se detuvo y ya no me llamaba. Fue una de las cosas más dolorosas que hemos tenido que vivir.
Freya died on May 8, 2021 at 3:30 in the morning. I filed a complaint against the doctor, who never took responsibility for his mishandling of the situation and for causing the death of the little girl. If you are wondering, yes, I investigated him and he is a graduate of the UCV so he was enrolled. Although I am no longer looking for him to pay for his crime, it did teach me to be more vigilant about everything that veterinarians prescribe for my pets. I do research on everything and will not let this happen again.
My message is not to trust the word of only a professional, if possible seek a second opinion, investigate for ourselves, doubt and then after proven, accept the diagnosis and prescription. It is unheard of that this type of professionals continue to practice and who knows who else has been harmed, the law is blind. The pain has subsided but all of us who have lost a pet in this way know how terrible it is to see our child go from being in good health to dying overnight due to medical negligence. As I said above, this is my experience and I hope it can help you. I say goodbye, I wish you lots of love and that your pets enjoy good health. Best regards.
Freya murió el 8 de Mayo de 2021 a las 3:30 de la madrugada. Hice una denuncia hacia el doctor, quién nunca se hizo cargo de las responsabilidades por su mal manejo de la situación y por causar la muerte de la pequeña. Si se lo preguntan, sí, lo investigue y es egresado de la UCV por lo que si estaba matriculado. Aunque ya no busco que el pague por su crimen, si que esto me enseñó a estar más atenta sobre todo lo que los veterinarios le recetan a mis mascotas. Investigo sobre todo y no dejaré que esto vuelva a suceder.
Mi mensaje es que no nos confiemos de solo la palabra de un profesional, si es posible buscar una segunda opinión, investigar nosotros mismos, dudar y luego de comprobado, aceptar el diagnóstico y la receta. Es inaudito que este tipo de profesionales sigan ejerciendo y quién sabe a quienes más a perjudicado, la ley es ciega. El dolor a menguado pero todos los que hemos perdido una mascota de esta forma, sabemos lo terrible que es ver a nuestro niño/a pasar de gozar buena salud a morir de la noche a la mañana por negligencia médica. Cómo dije arriba, está es mi experiencia y espero que pueda servir para ustedes. Me despido, les deseo mucho amor y que sus mascotas gocen de salud. Un abrazo.
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I'm always very, very cautious when it comes to medication as it's a money spinner for the pharmaceutical companies..
I'm sorry, if I missed that point, but what was the medicine actually for? Why did she need any when she was healthy?
Great post, my friend. Very important!
Greetings from here. It is so, you have to be very vigilant with medications. She needed an analgesic for the pain she was having from not being able to urinate, although it was really a nuisance and didn't require it, just the antiflammatory. Things you learn. Thanks for stopping by and for your comment.
Oh I'm so sorry to hear this. I can imagine your pain cause I've lost a kitten too but not cause of medical negligence. You're right, we should be more alert instead of trusting the practioner 100%.
It's like this, honey! Not to trust ourselves and to be with two or four eyes on those who prescribe to us. A hug, thanks for stopping by and for your encouragement.
Qué fea situación, extremadamente dolorosa. Me pasó algo similar con una perrita, por lo que te entiendo. De ninguna manera ha sido culpa de ustedes, si es que quedó algo de esa sensación. En verdad ustedes confiaron en el médico veterinario porque así debe ser. También puede resultar en algo erróneo investigar, ya que nunca hubiesen sabido si lo que leían era así o no.
Freya fue un animalito que llegó e iluminó sus vidas ese ratito que estuvo en este mundo.
¡Saludos, cariño! Muchas gracias por tus lindas palabras. Me llenan de aliento porque sí, en cierto punto seguia sintiendo que pude haber evitado todo esto si fuera investigado. Pero tienes razón, hacer búsquedas al azar puede resultar contraproducente. Gracias por tus cariños, un super abrazo 🙌🐣💙
Otro!!
Im sorry to hear your story, very sad ending.......
I used to be like that too until we lost one of our cats due to bad diagnosis by the vet who was only looking for the money, you would think you can trust professional but thats very wrong, at the same time im not saying all of them are bad......
Always do your own research, never trust any vet or doctor, if its something more serious go for 2nd or 3rd opinion, do full blood test with any other test possible, talk to your community there is always someone who can recommend the good vet.......
The best option i found is to find a good holistic vet who will be looking at your animal as a whole and not only treat the symptoms.....
and also trust your senses, if your spirit is telling you the vet is probably wrong, listen to it.......
:)
and never use dry food....never.......
recently another vet tried to pull some tooth from our kitten trying to say she had to get them removed....6 month old kitten ..thats not possible, after visiting other vet we found out she had some bacteria, it cost us a bit more to do all the test but kitten is very happy now and short antibiotic course sort out everything.......
but that only because i did argue with that vet and told her i dont agree with her and i think she is not right.....
Anyway hivers, look after your pets the best you can....they give you unconditional love and trust.....
Peace!
Greetings this way! Thank you for your very thorough comment about pet care. I think that insight one learns with type, as you say, start to listen to our intuition and keep researching about it. Two, three or as many opinions as you can get.
How unfortunate about the kitty. It happened to me with a cat I found near my house and she had fractured. Because she was small and had a fracture, the vets told me she had to be put down. I flatly refused and she recovered with my care and lived for years with peace of mind. It seems that in a hurry or out of insensitivity, veterinarians make discards out of the blue.
And regarding the dry food, you are right. I include vegetables, fruits and proteins like meat or chicken for my pets. Dry food is not nutritious.
Thank you for your words and encouragement, I send you a big hug and I will keep the holistic doctor in mind. Kisses.
As much it is heartbreaking experience, please remember, cats have many lifes.....
Our cat already came back to us......im sure yours will do the same, there will be that day, that place and that time and he will be waiting for you......keep the eyes open!
Peace and love!
Queria un final feliz 😔, pero gracias por compartir la anécdota, soy nuevo en esto de tener un gato y pos gracias a este post tendré mucho cuidado con respecto a este tema.
Saludos!
Hola, cariño. Sí, esta historia no tuvo final feliz pero lo bueno es que quedó el conocimiento. Espero que te vaya muy bien con tu gatito, no te preocupes, con sus cuidados y amor necesarios, estará súper bien. Un abrazo, gracia por pasar por aquí.
Grizzly and grand.🐻👏
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