What should I have done? -> Updated
A pitbull got my cat this morning. Cat is in the hospital and dog owner gave them his credit card. I finally have a minute to breathe, and am trying to think what I could have done differently, for ...
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Kitty is still in hospital. They are keeping him for another night because his pain level is too high to control with home meds. They have him on IV fentanyl. He has bruised lungs and a lot of muscle damage, but no broken bones or ruptured organs, etc.
I visited him today. He did not get up, but purred and reached for me whenever I moved away. I got him to eat about a teaspoon of food, the first he would take in 24 hours. After 20 minutes visit he was worn out.
I guess he will be spending a few weeks in bed when he gets home. At this point he cannot get up to use cat box or anything, just pees where he lies. But he will heal.
I had a bad shock on the phone with vet tech just now. When I arrived at ER with cat and the dog owner, and I was filling out intake paperwork, I asked dog owner his last name, to put him down as responsible party. He took the clipboard out of my hands and said he was writing down his name and address. He then took the forms over to the intake window, conferred with the woman there, gave her his credit card, etc.
Vet tech now tells me they did NOT get his last name or address, and that he is not on any paperwork as responsible party. And he is not returning their phone calls.
I feel dumb that I trusted, but the vet intake woman was right there when he said he was writing himself down as responsible party, and she bent over the form with him. I never imagined they were not doing what they said they were doing.
Is there anything I can do, legally? We are looking at about $1000-1500 in addition to the $1800 that he did pay at intake.
Kitty is still in hospital. They are keeping him for another night because his pain level is too high to control with home meds. They have him on IV fentanyl. He has bruised lungs and a lot of muscle damage, but no broken bones or ruptured organs, etc.
I visited him today. He did not get up, but purred and reached for me whenever I moved away. I got him to eat about a teaspoon of food, the first he would take in 24 hours. After 20 minutes visit he was worn out.
I guess he will be spending a few weeks in bed when he gets home. At this point he cannot get up to use cat box or anything, just pees where he lies. But he will heal.
I had a bad shock on the phone with vet tech just now. When I arrived at ER with cat and the dog owner, and I was filling out intake paperwork, I asked dog owner his last name, to put him down as responsible party. He took the clipboard out of my hands and said he was writing down his name and address. He then took the forms over to the intake window, conferred with the woman there, gave her his credit card, etc.
Vet tech now tells me they did NOT get his last name or address, and that he is not on any paperwork as responsible party. And he is not returning their phone calls.
I feel dumb that I trusted, but the vet intake woman was right there when he said he was writing himself down as responsible party, and she bent over the form with him. I never imagined they were not doing what they said they were doing.
Is there anything I can do, legally? We are looking at about $1000-1500 in addition to the $1800 that he did pay at intake.
