Should a vet extract my cats teeth without my consent? The reason I ask is, is that last week I took spangles for the yearly jab, vet checked her teeth and said the gums were a bit red and needed a clean. Fair enough I asked how much and she said £200, so appointment was made for today. Dropped her off this morning and went to work expecting no more than what was agreed i.e clean and polish to be done. At 1pm I received a call saying that she had had the work done and that I needed to pick her up before 5pm. even at this point all I am thinking is, is that she has had the agreed treatment. When I arrived to collect her, I was informed that some of her teeth had been extracted and that I had to give her both pain killers and antibiotics obviously the agreed costs have now also escalated to nearer £400. The costs wasn't an issue, the fact that they never asked or consulted me is so I went a bit ballistic at the vet and asked him why no one bothered to contact me, he said they tried although the phone never rang and no message was left and then he walked off. I only paid them the agreed amount of £200 and told them to stuff the medication. I then took Spangs to another vet just to make sure she was ok and he said she dosent need any of the additional medication. Anyway can a vet do what they want willy nilly without the owners consent? I fully understand about that the vets first priority is to the animal, I get that entirely, but this was not life threatening, Spangs wasn't in any pain and just went in for a clean... I feel quite guilty for taking her there now...
