Vet did wrong procedure on my dog

[Malia25]

Vet did wrong procedure

I took my dog to the doctor and she was to have her nail removed and teeth cleaned. Instead of teeth cleaned they spayed her. What can I do to make sure this never happens to someone else's dog

 

[Shakira's Ma]

I hope that this post is for real. To be honest I am of no help because from reading your post it is all about money. I don't think that you would be taking breeding to the responsible level and then to want the vet to reimburse you for puppies from not only one litter but for future litters, because you asked how many times she could be bred. It sounds like you are looking at the money end and not thinking of your poor boxer baby. I will let others chime in here and see what they think, but I think this sounds like BYB and adding to the already overpopulation of dogs, including boxers. Do some research here on breeding. I would say that your dog had a guardian angel looking out for her.

 

[Scrapper's Mom]

You know, it's very speculative to assume that your dog could have been bred. What championships has she attained? To warn you, just to breed, for breeding's sake, you will find, will not get a favorable response on here. Has your bitch been health-tested? (not just vet-approved) for heart, thyroid, hips, etc.? Have you gotten a breeder-mentor to help you pick the right sire and guide you through this process? Do you have an experienced, opinion (other than your own) that your bitch is an excellent example of the Boxer and should be passing on her DNA to future generations? Otherwise, she should not be bred.

There is no guarantee your dog would have successfully whelped a litter, and if so, the number of puppies. And per ABC code of ethics, no bitch should have more than three litters during her lifetime and not ever after the age of 6.

I think you will have a hard time proving your "profits" plus you have to subtract stud fee, health testing costs, costs of raising the puppies, vet fees for exams and possible caesarian birth. Many times, puppies die, or the bitch herself may even die in whelp. There may never have been any puppies at all. Just my opinion, but your dog will be healthier and live longer now that she is spayed. BYBs and inexperienced breeders are not condoned here. If you are willing to learn, welcome. If you are just going to be angry after reading the posts here, well, take that for what it's worth.

 

[Malia25]

I'm not concerned about the money. That is what other people say. What I want is for them not make this mistake again. I know before breeding her to make sure she passes several test. She is two and that is when they suggest she should have the test done which we were planning to. Those are questions people have asked me to ask.

 

[Scrapper's Mom]

Have you shown your dog? Even in optimum circumstances, assuming all of the above, to prove a live litter could be born and the number of puppies and their sales price, especially since you have a maiden bitch, seems to me to be difficult. You could have a litter of all or mostly whites. They aren't supposed to be sold except to recoup the breeder costs.

 

[Ciscobxr]

This same thing happened to a friend of mine. She took her cat in to get it declawed and it came back declawed and spayed. She didnt get anything extra but a free spaying.
I see it is a little different here, b/c she was not planing on breeding.
It was a mistake, it sucks, but mistakes happen. There are too many unwanted boxers out there anyway. I would suggest asking for free routine care for the rest of the dogs life.

 

[Malia25]

Scrapper's mom, She has never been shown. Our previous vet has suggested we did. My husband was planning to put her in some ameuter shows to see how she does.

Ciscobxr, I was thanking the same thing about the medical stuff.

 

[harley03]

Scrapper's mom, She has never been shown. Our previous vet has suggested we did. My husband was planning to put her in some ameuter shows to see how she does.

Did you purchase her from an experienced show breeder who health tests?
Did the breeder sell her as a show prospect?
I have a feeling she was the product of a BYB to begin with, and thus should have been spayed instead of bred.
I think it is a blessing that your girl is happy, healthy and now has been spayed with no further complications. I realize it was not what you had intended, but I don't think legal action is going to get you far in this instance.

 

[PawPrintBoxers]

In the grand scheme of things, her being spayed is not a bad thing. You have just removed a huge amount of possible health issues and risks.

I am assuming your vet did not charge you for the spay. With the answers people gave, I am going to assume you originally asked what type of financial damages you could claim before you then modifed your original post.

If so, the answer is: NONE. You can't claim speculative damages in such an area. Heck, you can't even prove she would have gotten pregnant to have had the puppies you thought she might have. Some bitches are barren. Or you may have health tested her and she did not pass. Then she would not be bred. You may have had a litter with no buyers and have to give them away. It happens all the time.

There is no way to know and there is no judge that would award you damages except the cost of the medical procedure. A smart vet would know this and simply not charge you.

Good example: I had Crystal in for an updated Thyroid test. Should only have been T4 and T44 (I think). Instead she got a full geriatic thyroid panel. Much more expensive than what I had her in for. I questioned the bill when I went into to pay for it as I got the thyroid report. My vet apologized and thought that I had wanted a full geriatric panel. I told her No and so she credited my bill. I will admit to seeing it made me realize how valuable it was. So I have since had my older dogs get a full geriatric panel done yearly.

LOL--just did not like being broadsided with it

 

[Ciscobxr]

With the answers people gave, I am going to assume you originally asked what type of financial damages you could claim before you then modifed your original post.

That is exactly right! I had to scroll back up to see what you were talking about. Financial damages and guesses to how many puppys she would have had and how many times she could have been bred.
I guess that made it sound to much like byb and that was why it was modified.