[ckrott]

Our vet did talk to the emer clinic vet who performed the 2nd surgery and he didn't disagree with what was done.

What he objected to was the WAY that our options were presented to us. His opinion is that they need to cover themselves and have you sign a waiver signifying that you've been given your options, but the way that they presented our options played on the emotional and that was the part that didn't sit well with him.

On top of that, the fact that high cost was something that he objected to and he is working with the emer clinic to work out something more reasonable.

Spidey - I agree that there's going to be a mark up and was prepared for that. Quite honestly, we would still have made the same decision for them to re-suture ASAP. But the presentation of our options was the part that I'm still having problems with, esp when after we authorized the re-suture, the vet also asked if we would like to have our dog's stomach stapled to prevent bloat while they were in the area. It felt like they were trying to up-sell.