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Originally Posted by QuietDaze  Poohbear - I'm curious as to why you think the vet bears no responsibility at all? Of course the adults in this situation allowed it to happen by not watching their kids and dogs, that goes without saying. But if my dog is attacked and I take it to a vet, do I not have a reasonable expectation that my dog will be checked for puncture wounds? Isn't it possible that if the vet did that and treated accordingly that my dog may live?
PS I'm also considering the fact that we don't know exactly what happened at the vet. The neighbors were just babysitting the dog. Maybe the vet suggested that they leave him overnight, surgery, whatever and they didn't do it for whatever reason. So my question to you is only as the situation was presented. |
A veterinarian is responsible for giving reasonable care. Many people in this thread have spouted off about the veterinarian.
Puncture wounds can be VERY difficult to find, first of all. And secondly, if the dog was not having trouble breathing at the time, there would likely be no reason to suspect a punctured lung.
Bottom line, and all that aside... had there been adequate (or any) supervision, this situation would not have occured, thus, the need to go to the emergency vet would not have been.
We all, as dog owners need to look at this situation, and our own dog management. It is incidents like this one that give our breed one more black mark. What are each and every one of us doing to prevent incidents (notice I did not say "accident") like this from occuring? This should be a learning experience not only for the OP, but for anyone and everyone that reads this thread.
You can bet your bottom dollar the neighbor has been spewing off to all their friends and family and the lady at the supermarket checkout counter about the "aggressive rottweilers" in their neighbors yard. What many people fail to understand that animal aggression rarely anything to do with human aggression, but that's not going to be discussed.
Unfortunately, the adults left the adult decision up to children and a dog.
