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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / March 2005Ohmygawd!
You all heard what happened with Bandit getting burned at the vet - well, the problem was even worse. This morning when I was petting her I noticed matted hair on her back by her tail. I got out the wire brush to get the mat out and her hair came out in a huge clump. A patch of skin about 1/2 inch wide and 2 inches long was laid bare and I could see she had been burned there also!!!! It didn't look *nearly* as bad as the one on her belly - it was just where her skin had peeled (like when you get a bad sunburn) and the underlayer was raw like a bad scrape. It's not infected, probably because of the Clavamox she's been taking since Monday night, but *OHMYGAWD*!!! I put a heavy layer of Silvadine on it, and I think it should be OK without having to take her to the ER. Any further advice for my poor baby would be greatly appreciated! -- Hugs, CatNipped http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ > You all heard what happened with Bandit getting burned at the vet - well, > the problem was even worse. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > CatNipped > http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ Seek legal advice regarding malpractice suit against this vet clinic. Keep all paperwork, document *everything*. Photos with dates are great. > > You all heard what happened with Bandit getting burned at the vet - well, > > the problem was even worse. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Keep all paperwork, document *everything*. Photos with dates are great. Ah I see you compensation culture parasites are infecting this newsgroup now then? Ever wonder why insurance policies and prices of services/goods are going through the roof? - Mainly because instects like you sue at every opportunity so companies have to build the cost of your action into the prices they charge and make everyone pay for your greed.  SignatureI.P.Freely Anonymity is synonymous with longetivity >>>You all heard what happened with Bandit getting burned at the vet - > [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > Ah I see you compensation culture parasites are infecting this newsgroup now > then? Not that I agree with your characterization based on one post... however I have been here all along. Where have you been? ;) > Ever wonder why insurance policies and prices of services/goods are going > through the roof? - Mainly because instects like you sue at every > opportunity so companies have to build the cost of your action into the > prices they charge and make everyone pay for your greed. Odd, I've *never* sued although I have seriously considering doing so only in one situation. Greed has nothing to do with it. Putting shysters out of business and removing shoddy products from the marketplace is the point. >>>>You all heard what happened with Bandit getting burned at the vet - >> [quoted text clipped - 62 lines] >Greed has nothing to do with it. Putting shysters out of business and >removing shoddy products from the marketplace is the point. And "outing" Steve Crane/Gaubster had nothing to do with taking sides on a hypothetical fence. Keeping the companies that produce the foods we trust to keep our pets healthy did. eq >>>>>You all heard what happened with Bandit getting burned at the vet - >>> [quoted text clipped - 73 lines] > on a hypothetical fence. Keeping the companies that produce the foods > we trust to keep our pets healthy did. And the Steve/Gaubster has sweet f.ck all to do with the original thread. You've crowed about it enough. We all know about it. shut up already. > Not that I agree with your characterization based on one post... however > I have been here all along. > > Where have you been? ;) Lurking :) > > Ever wonder why insurance policies and prices of services/goods are going > > through the roof? - Mainly because instects like you sue at every [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Greed has nothing to do with it. Putting shysters out of business and > removing shoddy products from the marketplace is the point. If you had followed the thread it was evident that this was a genuine if not careless mistake by an employee who has been very concerned about Bandit and made numerous enquiries as to her recovery. Have you never made a mistake, such that you condier anyone who does a shyster and shoddy? SignatureI.P.Freely Anonymity is synonymous with longetivity >> Not that I agree with your characterization based on one post... however >> I have been here all along. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Have you never made a mistake, such that you condier anyone who does a > shyster and shoddy? I'm really tired of litigation USA but I have to say, this is a pretty negligent situation. However, I believe it is more of a vet tech that was scared of the cat not checking. I have to say, this must be a problem with certain cats. I would be more concerned though about communicating with the vet just because the vet seems, so far, very willing to work with CN. What I wonder about is....what other methods might a vet clinic employ to help in keeping cats warm during surgery and afterwards. Bandit may be particularly susceptible to direct heat injuries. She is an older cat (15 y.o.) and so her tolerance might be less, but this cannot be uncommon. I think that is the avenue that, as a vet, I would want to explore now. >>Not that I agree with your characterization based on one post... however >>I have been here all along. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > careless mistake by an employee who has been very concerned about Bandit and > made numerous enquiries as to her recovery. Perhaps, perhaps not. We only know what is being reported here. The person doing the reporting only knows what is being reported to them. What actually happened may very likely be something else. > Have you never made a mistake, such that you condier anyone who does a > shyster and shoddy? Hey, this isn't about me. :) If the vet tech did check the situation and realized there was an issue but did nothing out of fear, this person is negligent because they took no action to rectify the situation. If the vet tech never checked in on the cat because they knew they would be too afraid to do anything had something been wrong, they are still negligent. > > Have you never made a mistake, such that you condier anyone who does a > > shyster and shoddy? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > be too afraid to do anything had something been wrong, they are still > negligent. FWIW, Eyepee only chimes in to give people sh.t. > You all heard what happened with Bandit getting burned at the vet - well, > the problem was even worse. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > CatNipped No advice,but just wanted to say, poor Bandit! Also, silvadene is a *great* drug to promote healing and keep out bacteria. That's the drug of choice with wound specialty human doctors for burns and other wounds, especially those still draining. I had a lot of it left from my deal, and it amazed me how much more quickly a minor burn will heal using it. I'm also glad that vets are able to treat burns in cats without taking them in every other day for debriding. That would be horrible for her. Sherry > You all heard what happened with Bandit getting burned at the vet - well, > the problem was even worse. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Any further advice for my poor baby would be greatly appreciated! I don't have any advice but I wonder how the heating pad burned her there. How long was she at the vet that time? > > You all heard what happened with Bandit getting burned at the vet - well, > > the problem was even worse. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > I don't have any advice but I wonder how the heating pad > burned her there. How long was she at the vet that time? From 7:00AM until 4:00PM - they did the teeth cleaning early and then left her in a cage to recover. The had a towel wrapped around Bandit and the heating pad (fluid-filled) wrapped around that. I don't see how it could have happened either. They said they checked the heating pad and it wasn't defective. It's possible that since she is 15 her skin is very thing (I know mine has gotten thinner and thinner as I've aged), but it really does seem weird! When I talk to my vet again tomorrow I'm going to ask that she investigate this further. Hugs, CatNipped > > I don't have any advice but I wonder how the heating pad > > burned her there. How long was she at the vet that time? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > seem weird! When I talk to my vet again tomorrow I'm going to ask that she > investigate this further. I suppose it is possible that Bandit wriggled around and got the towel off, and someone heated the fluid-filled pad too much. I thought the pad was just down on the bottom of the cage. Lori, are these pads the type you microwave, do you know? If you are going to use this vet, I would put in a special request that they never use heating pads again. This is insane. Injury over a teeth-cleaning? I am really upset about this, for Bandit and for you. The point for me is making sure they never hurt another animal they are being trusted to help. > > > I don't have any advice but I wonder how the heating pad > > > burned her there. How long was she at the vet that time? [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > for Bandit and for you. The point for me is making sure they never > hurt another animal they are being trusted to help. Yeah, the original burn was bad enough, but this is just too much. I didn't see anything else when I checked her over completely this morning when I found the additional burn - but then again I didn't see the original burn until after the hair fell out and it got septic. I'm freaking badly. After thinking about it all morning I've decided to bring her in tomorrow instead of just calling, and have the vet check her over inch by inch! Hugs, CatNipped > Yeah, the original burn was bad enough, but this is just too much. I > didn't [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > instead > of just calling, and have the vet check her over inch by inch! Granted, the vetting staff should have checked on her more frequently, but to me this sounds like a seriously defective heating pad. The manufacturer may be partially to blame here. No heating pad should get so hot that it burns, even without a towel in between. From what you've described, it she was seriously burned. Poor baby, I hope Bandit heals with no problems. Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG > No heating pad should get so hot that it > burns, even without a towel in between. Every heating pad I've had says not to lie on it (i.e., put weight on it) and not to fall asleep with it on. If you lie on them, they seem to get terribly hot. You're supposed to carefully supervise invalids and children when using them because they can and do burn. Signaturehttp://www.slywy.com/ >> > You all heard what happened with Bandit getting burned at the vet - > well, [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > CatNipped I keep wondering IF it could be something like a spider bite? I read where recluse spiders cause very bad wounds that get larger. Did they do scrapings and have them analyzed? Whatever caused it, my sincere purrs are for Bandit's return to health MLB Hello CN, I can't believe she was burned in another place! I'm glad they've pulled that heating unit out so that no one else goes through this. At this point, you might want to look over every square inch of her body. It's got to be hard to see on a long-haired cat. How are her legs and sides of her hips? Those would have in the line of fire. She must be a pretty tough girl, Rhonda > Any further advice for my poor baby would be greatly appreciated! > Hello CN, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Rhonda Yeah, she's tough, but not even superman should have to go through what she went through. I did look all over her after I found the additional burn, and I didn't see anything - but then I didn't see the original burn either, or the additional burn until after the hair fell out. I'm freaking!!! After thinking about it all morning I've decided to bring her in tomorrow instead of just calling and standing there while the vet checks her over inch by inch. Hugs, CatNipped > After thinking about it all morning I've decided to bring her in tomorrow > instead of just calling and standing there while the vet checks her over > inch by inch. Good plan. They need to take this seriously. I hope you can get them to offer some sort of explanation of how it could have happened, so that you can be sure they have taken steps to keep it from happening again. > You all heard what happened with Bandit getting burned at the vet - well, > the problem was even worse. I've been too busy to comment as much as I used to, but I just had to pop in this thread to send purrs to poor Bandit. I hope she gets better soon. Signature-- ~kaeli~ Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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