I recently moved, and so I'm seeing a new vet.  So far, this one nurse
is really getting on my nerves.

I brought my cat in and got some medication for a UTI.  She hands me
the box of the antibiotics and a bag of dry medicated cat food.  I had
already spoken with the doctor and explained that my cat does not eat
dry food, and he said he would get me wet food for her.  She's a 20
year old cat, and my previous vet suspected that some tooth pain makes
her dislike dry food.

I told the nurse that my cat doesn't eat dry food and asked for wet
food, and she said my cat MUST eat this dry food (hill's c/d).  I was
baffled and said she just doesn't eat dry food, so she told me to let
the cat starve for a few days, and she'll eventually eat it.

She then looks up at me like we're done.  I look at the box of
antibiotics and it only says to give it to her 2x a day... but fails
to mention how many days.  I asked her how long I should give it to
her, and she says 7-8 days, or really, until the medication runs out,
but no longer than 10 days.  I was a bit put off that she didn't tell
me how long to give it to her in the first place.

Well, I let the cat starve for two days.  By the third day, I call up
the vet and explain she isn't eating at all.  I get the doctor on the
phone, and he's talking to me like I have two heads, "You could have
gotten the wet food instead..."  Argh!  So I go in and pick up wet
food.

She doesn't eat the wet food.  Now I'm concerned, and I'm like damn
the medicated food, just get her to friggen eat.  I tried feeding her
some treats and chicken, but she would only eat a little.  By the
fourth day, I tried feeding her chicken again, and she refused to eat.

I have a very distinct feeling that starving her was a BAD IDEA.

I take her back to the vet, and they give her fluids, and the nurse
raises alarm bells again.  When she put the needle in to give her
fluids, she put it through the skin, and it came out the other side,
and had fluids gushing everywhere.  She moved the needle around
because she didn't want to puncture another hole in her skin.  But...
shortly afterwards, the needle just fell out.  As you can imagine, by
this point, my cat's back is completely soaking wet.  I seriously
doubt she got remotely the amount of fluids she was supposed to....

Additionally, I don't remember her putting lube on the thermometer
when she took her temperature, and the cat definately let out a yelp
and lots of growling when she inserted it - which she had not done the
time before.

Then, this morning, the 8th day, I decided to sit down and scour the
antibiotics box for more information.  It reads to give dogs 5-7 days,
or 48 hours after symptoms stop, and for cats 48 hours after symptoms
stop.  Um.  That doesn't seem to me to be like 7-10 days!

Is this just a streak of bad luck with this woman, or do you, with a
little bit more knowledge, see how she's really messed up?