Can I take a vet to small claims court?

gibboelli

Might be an idea to threaten the vet that you will get the local paper onto them and have an article written about their incompitance? Might scare them into giving you a refund.
I'm sorry about your cat, I'd be devestated, let alone having to deal with morons who are supposed to have your cats best interests at heart.

BuffyinDebt

simontheiceman wrote: »

This is very interesting because it shows a complete failure to understand the human-animal bond.

For fairness I will state that I have reported members of my own profession to the professional body (the RCVS), when I have felt that animal welfare was being compromised (I have more stories than I could even begin to tell you). In this I had not the least concern that a member might lose their career over such an action, they took their actions consciously and therefore chose to accept the consequences of their action, as indeed has the vet in this case. This kind of negligence is not a trivial matter and a failure to engage fully with a complaint is almost tacit admission of the validity of the complaint.

presuming you are a member of the veterinary profession then?? Backstabber comes to mind

UKTigerlily

BuffyinDebt wrote: »

presuming you are a member of the veterinary profession then?? Backstabber comes to mind

I'm sorry but anyone who can sit back & knowingly watch animals suffer due to others incompetence is scum, i'm glad Simon did what he did & I am 200% sure he had very good reason to. If I take my Pets to the Vet I expect my Vet to treat them as his/her own & professionally & to have the knowledge to carry out whatever procedure they are doing. If they're not sure i'd expect them to get help from someone who is, not to try anyway.

I suppose if anyone reports the guy on the other thread who bashed the Cat over the head they'd be a backstabber too? If you're a Vet IMO you should love animals & want to improve their health & if someone's doing something badly it needs dealing with. I only wish more Vets were like Simon.

BuffyinDebt

UKTigerlily wrote: »

I'm sorry but anyone who can sit back & knowingly watch animals suffer due to others incompetence is scum, i'm glad Simon did what he did & I am 200% sure he had very good reason to. If I take my Pets to the Vet I expect my Vet to treat them as his/her own & professionally & to have the knowledge to carry out whatever procedure they are doing. If they're not sure i'd expect them to get help from someone who is, not to try anyway.

I suppose if anyone reports the guy on the other thread who bashed the Cat over the head they'd be a backstabber too? If you're a Vet IMO you should love animals & want to improve their health & if someone's doing something badly it needs dealing with. I only wish more Vets were like Simon.

Your comment I can understand, but for Simon to go behind backs and report on a colleague, I don't understand unless it was a case of gross misconduct. Why could Simon not have spoken to person in question?

Soubrette

BuffyinDebt wrote: »

presuming you are a member of the veterinary profession then?? Backstabber comes to mind

Better backstabber than someone who covers up incompetence, mistakes and suffering caused by others just because they are in the same profession.

Sorry to hear about Spaghetti mrbadexample, I've always enjoyed your threads on your cooking adventures.

Sou

BuffyinDebt

UKTigerlily wrote: »

I suppose if anyone reports the guy on the other thread who bashed the Cat over the head they'd be a backstabber too? If you're a Vet IMO you should love animals & want to improve their health & if someone's doing something badly it needs dealing with. I only wish more Vets were like Simon.

You are mixing the facts an twisting here. Bashing a cat over the head is on purpose...... failure to diagnose a problem is a mistake

BuffyinDebt

Soubrette wrote: »

Better backstabber than someone who covers up incompetence, mistakes and suffering caused by others just because they are in the same profession.



Sou

no one said anything about covering up????? There is such a thing called taking one to the side and bringing their mistakes to light, whether it was something they should have noticed or not. That is very different than going over their head to a governing body

UKTigerlily

BuffyinDebt wrote: »

Your comment I can understand, but for Simon to go behind backs and report on a colleague, I don't understand unless it was a case of gross misconduct. Why could Simon not have spoken to person in question?

idk, maybe he did Or maybe it was far too serious, but i'm sure he'll catch up with the post & let us know, he's pretty good like that!

Soubrette

BuffyinDebt wrote: »

no one said anything about covering up????? There is such a thing called taking one to the side and bringing their mistakes to light, whether it was something they should have noticed or not. That is very different than going over their head to a governing body

Except we don't know the circumstances that Simon felt this was necessary except that it involved animal welfare - certainly a gross misconduct in my book.

With reference to mrbe - that is exactly what he has given the vet the opportunity to do and he still feel that he has a case so he has to take it further.

Sou

BuffyinDebt

Soubrette wrote: »

Except we don't know the circumstances that Simon felt this was necessary except that it involved animal welfare - certainly a gross misconduct in my book.

With reference to mrbe - that is exactly what he has given the vet the opportunity to do and he still feel that he has a case so he has to take it further.

Sou

well, if he has given the vet a chance to put things right, and the vet failed to do so, then i am sure he is well within his rights to do what he is doing