Dog lovers, what should I do? I’m furious at the vet!

[41mag]

I’m happy that he’s happy for sure, but I’m furious with this whole situation.

Get real legal advice. Good luck

 

[Bear44]

The first vet sent it out for biopsy. The second vet also sent it out for biopsy, but after the surgery. I don’t understand how this happened.

The good news is he looks great and is a very happy dog. He just has a bit of a droopy face now where they removed part of his upper jaw.

The biopsy after the surgery was probably to make sure they got it all.

My wife had a small cancerous mole removed several years ago and the place that did it had the capability to biopsy tissue on sight. They kept her under and on the table as they biopsied and gradually took more tissue and tested it until there was no cancer evident in the sample.

 

[Redneck1919]

The biopsy after the surgery was probably to make sure they got it all.

My wife had a small cancerous mole removed several years ago and the place that did it had the capability to biopsy tissue on sight. They kept her under and on the table as they biopsied and gradually took more tissue and tested it until there was no cancer evident in the sample.

This is the way they do it on people. Not sure about animals.
If the first vet sent a biopsy to a lab and they confirmed cancer, then it is on them.
Hope the second vet saved samples of what he removed.

 

[Joshua223]

That is crazy. I wonder how often tests get a false positive like that.

Glad to hear your dog is alright though!

 

[Ken Ford]

First vet dropped the ball with the misdiagnosis.

In defense of the second vet, a second biopsy would have cost you even more money and there would have been no reason to doubt the first vet.

It was a cancer specialists. I think he should have double checked everything...

 

[jeep78]

This is the way they do it on people. Not sure about animals.
If the first vet sent a biopsy to a lab and they confirmed cancer, then it is on them.
Hope the second vet saved samples of what he removed.

Unless the vet did his own cancer test, it is on the lab. Your surgeon was working with the lab results already done. Those labs are not an overnight thing, so he would not normally run another lab before surgery . Not a bad idea to always get a second opinion, though.

I believe your beef is with the lab.

Hope your dog recovers well.

 

[Tactical Beaver]

Talk to a lawyer.

Talked to two. They both said the same thing. We would have to prove gross negligence and in “science” there’s a margin for error that would make that very difficult. Sounds like we’re stuck.

 

[Tactical Beaver]

The biopsy after the surgery was probably to make sure they got it all.

My wife had a small cancerous mole removed several years ago and the place that did it had the capability to biopsy tissue on sight. They kept her under and on the table as they biopsied and gradually took more tissue and tested it until there was no cancer evident in the sample.

That’s exactly how they did it on my mom. She had a very similar situation.

For my dog, they sent it in to UGA and it took a few weeks to get the results back.

 

[BDR1]

Should have biopsied the sample first don't you think? Before removing a 1/4 of the upper jaw?

Yeah,but they cant make as much money that way

 

[Ken Ford]

Talked to two. They both said the same thing. We would have to prove gross negligence and in “science” there’s a margin for error that would make that very difficult. Sounds like we’re stuck.

Most companies they rely on search results are petrified of poor reviews.
One won’t be a big deal, but many might get their attention.