Don't leave a message do it in person.  IF you don't get a descent response.
Find a new vet and tell them that you are going somewhere else and that you
are disappointed in the vet and his staff.  If he was a responsible vet
he/she would not pawn it off on an assistant.

I love my vet been with him 20 years.  If medication needs to be given or a
prescription needs to be wrote out  he does it.  The assistant do what their
name is assist that is it.

Joy,
I agree with you that this was totally irresponsible of the vet, if
that's who did it, and totally unacceptable of an assistant if that
person made this decision without asking the vet.  The vet could have
at least given you a a prescription for a few pills to get you through
until Tuesday rather than take  the chance of running out. Even if
they were busy at the moment, unless you were demanding immediate
attention they should have taken better care of you.  The question you
have to ask yourself is if you trust your vet and is she
understanding?   You could talk to her, tell her what happened and
find out if it was her mistake or the omission of the assistant.  If
the assistant is the problem you should make them write in Lindy's
chart that you only discuss her care with the vet. The next question
to ask yourself is if  you have another vet in the area that you would
trust with Lindy''s care.  If there is then you can make a decision of
how aggressive you want to be with your vet.  I've had three vets in
the 10 years I've had cats in this area.  I loved the first one and my
real reason for leaving him is that he was a dog/cat vet and in the
area I live, most of the dogs are pitbull, mastiffs, rotweillers,
german shephards, etc.  Very few small dogs.  I had an incident where
small children were allowed to handle the large dog and the large dog
insisted on sniffing Selena in her carrier. I went outside to wait and
the children followed me outside.  Their mother didn't make any effort
to protect my pet.  It was the straw that broke my resolve.  I liked
the vet but he was an average vet, easily replaced.  I loved my
second, cats only vet but was given some distressing information about
her and between that and their practice of taking the cat to the back
without me to treat them made me uncomfortable.  I'm back at a dog/cat
vet but the dogs are usually collies, labs, toys, retrievers, etc. I
haven't seen an obvious security dog yet and there are two sections of
the waiting room so I can wait away from the dogs.

Anyhow, all of that to say, if you're comfortable and like your vet,
talk to her. Outline your concerns and see if they can be worked out.
If you're uncomfortable, even the least bit, tell her so and tell her
why and if something can't be worked out ask for Lindy's records and
make sure they know why you are going somewhere else.  You don't have
to tell her off, just make sure she understands that Lindy's health
care is important to you and that you feel she doesn't give the best
standard of care.  I wouldn't wait. I'd confront her on Tuesday. I'd
be waiting for them to open the doors. Is there any chance an
emergency vet would give you the two or three pills you need until
your regular vet opens on Tuesday?

Purrs and gentle headbutts to you and Lindy
Julie, Hobbes, Lacey, Sam (who loves his vet), and Barnabus (who hates
going to the vet)

I'm sorry you're having such trouble with you vet, Joy. That is really a
very strange way to deal with a patient. Purrs that Lindy does not
suffer because of it (she won't even if you give her a smaller dose for
a few days).

I sure understand your frustration. But if you're otherwise happy with
the vet; if he's
knowledgeable, good with Lindy, and if you think he's doing good for
her, I'd
try to fix things with him. (I've had some vets before that really
weren't good
with cats-it makes you really appreciate the ones that are)
Maybe you just need to be the "squeaky wheel" and voice your concerns
that
Lindy's needs were neglected by the staff.
Good luck. Purrs for Lindy, too.

Sherry

Hi Joy,

Is there a way to cut the pills in half, so she gets at least a small
dose every day, til you get to the vets on Tuesday? I have had to do
this in the past with other meds (prednisone).

I definitely would talk to the vet herself. Things may have gotten
crazy and she thought the assistant had given you the meds. Still, it
is her responsibility to make sure that the correct care is given.

Good luck,
Mishi

IMHO, there is no excuse for that :-(  That sounds more like MD's
offices (at least in my experience) than a vet.  I hope you can
straighten it out and that it never happens again.

Ginger-lyn

I think that they really should have given you the pills when you asked
for them.
Purrs,
Polonca and Soncek