Damn Vets...

[Dan]

We have a Wellness Plan for Scooter, I pay every month, basically cat health insurance. I jokingly refer to it as Scooter's Warranty...

Anyway, he was due for a round of vaccinations, and a health check, so I took him in. I tell them he doesn't need rabies shots, and I only want the minimum vaccinations for a 100% indoor cat. They ask why, and I tell them he doesn't tolerate shots well.

So, the gal tells me there are two additional shots they can give cats especially for this, prior to the vaccination shots. Helps them tolerate the shots, and he wont be lethargic for days like he usually is. $41.00 extra not covered under the wellness plan.

Fine. I want him to be as comfortable as possible...

6 hours later, they call me and tell me he is nauseous, and didn't tolerate the shots well. I ask why the extra shots didn't help. They then tell me the extra shots made him sick, and they didn't do ANY vaccinations...

I go get him, and argue the up charge, that not only didn't help, but actually made him sick. They won't back down, and I have to pay before they will bring him out...

They finally go get him after I pay, and I argue again with the vet. She wont budge either, he got the meds, I gotta pay...

Put him in the car, and 1/2 way home I smell urine. Get him home, and he's pee'd all over himself, the carrier and the back of the car. He's gone for car rides before, it's not car sickness, it's the shots...

He's still not great, just exhausted and wrung out...

I, am not pleased...

Edit: The "extra" meds were Dexamethasone and Diphenhydramine. If your vet offers these, I'd be very careful....

[Jackie]

Oh good grief!!! Poor poor scooter We all know how our cats like to be clean. That's horrible Dan.
We have that insurance here in Canada as well but I opt out of it. Knock on wood....our guys have taken their shots very well and don't even settle down for a cuddle afterward
Will you be going back to that vet?

[Dan]

Yeah, I'll still be using them.

They have always been great, this is the first issue. In fact, they bent the rules, and put Forrest down at our home so he could pass here, rather than in a sterile room. Apparently, that's a pretty big deal, vets just don't do that.

Also, the insurance covers pretty much everything. Injuries, cancer etc. Also all check ups are free.

I am just going to be very selective on what shots he gets in the future. Rabies is mostly non-existent in Nevada, and he never, ever goes outside. I'm going to talk to the doctor and only get him the shots that are a must have for 100% indoor cats.

He's fine now. Lesson learned...

[lynxlady]

Man, first Amber's vet screws up and now yours Dan.. what in the world is going on ??
I know ''stuff'' happens but man it's getting bad . I appreciate your sharing the info with us.. just something to add to not using on our kitties. Is it on the same form as Ketamine?? Is it a muscle relaxer, tranquilizer? Did he say?

[Dan]

It's a good office, he just had a reaction. He's very sensitive that way, every vaccination he has had knocks him down for a few days. The shots were supposed to stop this. They didn't...

One was a steroid, the other benadril(sp?)