xDundryx
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Hi all
Advice needed please! Approx 4 weeks my beloved ex racehorse was pts (euthanised by my vet by injection) it was, as anyone knows heartbreaking. He was mildly sedated first as he knew something was happening and was getting quite upset. We walked him round to where he would fall, myself, husband, yard owner (like a second Dad to all us at the yard) and the vet. My boy was calm and the vet put a canular/catheter? not sure of the name but looks like a butterfly in his neck. When he attached the syringe the (if i go with catheter?) didnt appear to be working so he trundled off to get another. When he had inserted this and attached the syringe with the 'stuff' he started to put it into my horse then stopped and said 'im not happy with that i'll have to get another' so stopped and trundled off again to get ANOTHER catherer. in the meantime my boy started to sway and stagger around and i shouted for someone to help as he fell down, this seemed to jerk him into sense and he started trying to get up, and almost running on the spot as he lay on his side, he was also screaming this awful sound that i will never forget. At this point one of the other girls at the yard had been watching and ran to get the vet as my husband and yard owner took his lead rope off me and pushed me away as I was in a state, this horrific scene went on for 6 minutes before the vet managed to inject the rest of the stuff into him, when all went quiet i sat with him until the end, but he was covered in sweat, his legs were cut and his eyes were bulging. The most awful thing I have ever had to go through and my horse suffered awfully. When he passed the vet (visibly shaking) apologised and said that didnt go well at all I wont charge you for this. I walked away. A couple of days later my yard owner (very experiennce and knowlegable man) rang the vet in question to voice his concerns/opinions on what happened and was told by the vet that I would not get a bill for anything that day. I received a card from this vet a week or so after explaining that it had gone wrong and they had now changed their procedures to prevent incidents like this. Yesterday I came home to a bill for £264 from the Vets for the removal etc of my horse. I have had horses all my life I know things happen beyond our control especially with animals and have lost horses before so I am as practical as you can be about theses things despite people trying to push me into making formal complaints about my horses treatment I just wanted to try and forget the whole awful incident (which is easier said than done). I was truly was astonished to get this bill, where do I stand on fighting not to pay it, I have 3 witness to what the vet said plus the television conversation with the yard owner. Any legal eagles please!
Advice needed please! Approx 4 weeks my beloved ex racehorse was pts (euthanised by my vet by injection) it was, as anyone knows heartbreaking. He was mildly sedated first as he knew something was happening and was getting quite upset. We walked him round to where he would fall, myself, husband, yard owner (like a second Dad to all us at the yard) and the vet. My boy was calm and the vet put a canular/catheter? not sure of the name but looks like a butterfly in his neck. When he attached the syringe the (if i go with catheter?) didnt appear to be working so he trundled off to get another. When he had inserted this and attached the syringe with the 'stuff' he started to put it into my horse then stopped and said 'im not happy with that i'll have to get another' so stopped and trundled off again to get ANOTHER catherer. in the meantime my boy started to sway and stagger around and i shouted for someone to help as he fell down, this seemed to jerk him into sense and he started trying to get up, and almost running on the spot as he lay on his side, he was also screaming this awful sound that i will never forget. At this point one of the other girls at the yard had been watching and ran to get the vet as my husband and yard owner took his lead rope off me and pushed me away as I was in a state, this horrific scene went on for 6 minutes before the vet managed to inject the rest of the stuff into him, when all went quiet i sat with him until the end, but he was covered in sweat, his legs were cut and his eyes were bulging. The most awful thing I have ever had to go through and my horse suffered awfully. When he passed the vet (visibly shaking) apologised and said that didnt go well at all I wont charge you for this. I walked away. A couple of days later my yard owner (very experiennce and knowlegable man) rang the vet in question to voice his concerns/opinions on what happened and was told by the vet that I would not get a bill for anything that day. I received a card from this vet a week or so after explaining that it had gone wrong and they had now changed their procedures to prevent incidents like this. Yesterday I came home to a bill for £264 from the Vets for the removal etc of my horse. I have had horses all my life I know things happen beyond our control especially with animals and have lost horses before so I am as practical as you can be about theses things despite people trying to push me into making formal complaints about my horses treatment I just wanted to try and forget the whole awful incident (which is easier said than done). I was truly was astonished to get this bill, where do I stand on fighting not to pay it, I have 3 witness to what the vet said plus the television conversation with the yard owner. Any legal eagles please!