Serious medical question involving my dog and vet?

Question

I hate to keep this so short I could write a book but, my vet needed to mussle my dog, yes that had to be done for treatment. What he did was cruel and I will follow up legally. My dog had diahrea and was vomiting. My Vet was very mean and rough while he had him mussled. He kept him mussled too long.So if any of you have any wonderful ideas how to hang an ausbive vet legally I am all for it. But do need my medical Question answered too.
If my dog had vomited while mussled? Could he have developed Aspiration pneumonia? I need this for my formal state complaint to the investigator?

I have a 20lb doxie he can bite during procedures, thus the mussleing.
I tried 3 times to do it, could not clasp the back. The dog did no fighting.The vet became enraged, picked him up by his jaws demanded his assistant to mussle him while his mouth was open and his tounge between his teeth. The dog defecated all over eveyone and the table.The vet insisted on keeping my dog in this position until he quit whining. The man called my dog a stupid, whining psycho and gave him a shot without a test. he never did a test. It was only I and a new assistant in the building at the time. I told the vet to let him up. He said he would keep him there until he quit acting like a stupid baby.
I did not take my cell phone in or I would have called 911.I cleaned him up and did everything I could to hurry it up and left and called another vet in the area and he said he had heard many nightmare stories on him. So has our local shelter. So I will not be Blogging down our legal system

Answer 1

not likely but give it try

Answer 2

If your dog needed to be muzzled it must've been showing threatening aggression. As long as the vet took the muzzle off when you left, he was well within his rights. An aggressive dog needs to be put in check if the vet is going to treat him. The vet may have seemed rough, but another dog would've torn into yours to try and be dominant. The vet was just "speaking" in a language the dog could understand. Have you ever seen how obedience trainers handle dogs? It may look cruel to a loving owner, but it is harmless, and really done in the dog's best interest. As for aspiration pneumonia... that's only possible if the dog were left muzzled for a long period of time after vomiting... I assume that didn't happen, and I have to guess you have no case against your vet, so don't waste your time.

Answer 3

First of all.. what is "aspiration pneumonia"? Aspiration pneumonia is a specific form of lung infection (pneumonia) that develops when oral or gastric contents (including food, saliva, or nasal secretions) enter the bronchial tree. Depending on the acidity of the aspirate, a chemical pneumonitis can develop, and bacterial pathogens (particularly anaerobic bacteria) may add to the inflammation

In your case.. one can ONLY look at the causes of/for such a pneumonia.. So.. what causes it? Aspiration pneumonia is often caused by an incompetent swallowing mechanism, such as occurs in some forms of neurological disease (a common cause being strokes) or while a person is intoxicated. An iatrogenic cause is during general anaesthesia for an operation and patients are therefore instructed to be nil per os (NPO) for at least four hours before surgery.

Whether aspiration pneumonia represents a true bacterial infection or a chemical inflammatory process remains the subject of significant controversy. Both causes may present with similar symptoms

Answer 4

i was a vet nurse until i became a mother. what was the situation? Was ur dog aggressive or show signs of aggression? obviously the vet has to stay safe in these situations and when a dog is hurting they are most likely in pain. Was he a new graduate vet? maybe he was scared. If u go to a different vet clinic u may also get good answers as to what is acceptable as they have nothing to lose giving advise on the situation, and they may gain u as a client. If he was cruel and unprofessional in your dogs time of need then i would definately make a complaint to the Veterinary Association Board, if he doesnt want to show compassion then hes in the wrong line of work!

Answer 5

I had a very aggressive and snappy dog, we muzzled her ourselves prior to treatment. Nobody touched her until we had the muzzle on and then when doc was done we took it off when he left. She was abused before we got her, and he was very understanding of this. I would never allow the vet to muzzle my own dog when I am in the room. Also, I wouldn't use that vet again. Why didn't you just scream foul and take your dog away when he started getting rough? There's no rule that you can't just walk out from the office. There are good vets every where - I can recommend an awesome one in Illinois.

I've kicked farriers off my farm for being too rough. I've walked out of vet offices before, too, with that same dog I mentioned before. You wouldn't stand there and let a doctor treat your kid or yourself without saying something or walking out, would you?

I think the court will probably ask why you didn't just leave when the vet started to get rough. Its your decision to stay and let him treat your animal like that.

Answer 6

Remember no body knows or understands your dog like you do ... This is done for their own protection .. The manner in which this took place only you truly know. But understand that this is a professional and would hopefully be doing what is in the best interest of the animal , you , and themselves ... If your dog is alive and cured from whatever ailment , maybe you should just find a new vet and stop clouding up our legal system ..

Answer 7

For such a question I strongly urge you to consult another vet.

DO NOT TELL HIM/HER ABOUT YOUR FIRST VISIT TO A VET!
Remember, professionals stick together! If you tell them about the abusive vet, they will either clam up right away, refuse to speak, or find some explanation to defend the first vet!
I truly respect and admire the veterinary profession, but I also understand that they don't want to be involved or to badmouth a fellow worker.

Tell them it was a groomer. Also , try your local animal shelter for answers. GL and I pray your pup is in good condition now, despite this sicko's idea of treatment!

Answer 8

Muzzling the dog is not abuse. As for the rough treatment, it would have to be pretty severe for you to be able to sue him for that, and you would need at least one witness to the fact. As for the question about vomiting while muzzled, yes,, this could well cause aspiration pneumonia. I hope your dog is doing better now. Good luck with everything.

Answer 9

Yes it is possible that the dog could have aspirated due to not being able to vomit.

Another suggestion is to post this at a forum for vets. You should be able to find one on google.com by searching forums+vet Just post that you're in training, don't tell them that you're the pet owner. Just post a curious question or say that you're studying this.

Answer 10

Yes it is possible that he could develop that...I would contact your local animal welfare league and file a complaint with them.. There is no reason for the vet to have been so mean to the dog. He was sick

Answer 11

go to another veterinary practise and ask for a check up. explain to your new vet what happened and ask his advice