Thanks everyone we are not going to charge them, after speaking with them again last night they where very worried about us and having to deal with getting the kitty cremated and such, such nice people and I truly hated to cal them in sunny HW and deliver such news this was a kitty in poor health but not sick as too put others at risk. He was 10 and a very nice kitty.... Happy new yrs
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Just me personally....I think that was the right decision. Not one you will ever wake up at 2 am...and second guess or feel bad about.
Sometimes the best way I have found to make a decision like that...is to put myself in the owner's shoes and wonder how I would feel about being on the receiving end of all the different options....
As for those who indicated maybe you should not have admitted the kitty in the first place for boarding...well, perhaps not, and I don't know how things work in your part of the world, but short of turning those clients away because of the fear something like this might happen...we had no options at the kennel I managed.
Not one of the 14 veterinary clinics w/in a 20 mile radius would board pets anymore...no one wanted to staff at night or take up cages for "boarders".
That left only the ER's to board...and they would typically have nothing to do w/ that if they were not getting a minimum of $500.00 a day.
We watched plenty of pets...that while definitely "ill" in the conventional sense of the word...were not contagious, and were given better around the clock care than could have received anywhere else at the time.
Myself...I don't think I would EVER travel and leave a pet behind in that condition...but many people can and do.
That's what we have to work with, and all one can hope is that the care you provide is observant, compassionate and sensitive. Sorry this even happened...but again, I think you chose the right resolution.Often it's not what you say, but how you say it.
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I think you guys did make a good decision. It definitely sounds like they are nice people.
I will also interject that managing boarding kennels I learned that there is a number of people that will purposely leave their ill pet at a boarding kennel in hopes that the pet passes while away from home. Not my approach, but one that many do take. Many will not tell you that was their approach until you call to inform them and then they are relieved that it "finally happened" and are pleased they did not witness the passing.
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Originally posted by SwissNChow View Post
I will also interject that managing boarding kennels I learned that there is a number of people that will purposely leave their ill pet at a boarding kennel in hopes that the pet passes while away from home. Not my approach, but one that many do take. Many will not tell you that was their approach until you call to inform them and then they are relieved that it "finally happened" and are pleased they did not witness the passing.
We always prayed the inevitable didn't happen "on us" but many clients drove away on vacation...hoping it would.
Argggg...the sleepless nights I had...the infirmed dogs I brought home to keep an eye on...I don't miss those days 1 little bit......
To sum...inability to euthanize was the problem.Often it's not what you say, but how you say it.
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what I mean
by say he was ill was that he had some liver issues in the past as well as diabetes but was no longer on insulin, he was over weight and had a rather large tumor on his side, he just wasnt a healthy cat nothing that could affect other kitties. Dawn
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Originally posted by 4Sibes View PostJust me personally....I think that was the right decision. Not one you will ever wake up at 2 am...and second guess or feel bad about.
Sometimes the best way I have found to make a decision like that...is to put myself in the owner's shoes and wonder how I would feel about being on the receiving end of all the different options....
As for those who indicated maybe you should not have admitted the kitty in the first place for ... That's what we have to work with, and all one can hope is that the care you provide is observant, compassionate and sensitive. Sorry this even happened...but again, I think you chose the right resolution.
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