Cat Becomes Very Sick After Simple Veterinary Procedure, Leaving The Owner Confused And Worried, Turns Out He Got Internal Burns During The Operation

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Mar 6, 2024 10:00 AM EST

Veterinarians are godsent. We need them. They have saved the lives of our cats an endless number of times. They have dealt with all of the things that our cats threw at them. Veterinarians have dealt with our cats hiding in the vet's office. They have dealt with our cats being chaotic as heck during their visits, zooming around the whole room and going crazy. They have had to deliver the hilarious news that the reason our cats have been feeling bad is because they were constipated and now you have to pay thousands of dollars for their hyper-expensive poops. 

We love our vets, but we do have to remember that vets are human beings first, and human beings are not purrfect like our cats. We can only be glad that this specific story had a good ending, even after all the mistakes that were made. 

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    Posted by u/KSleepCHB5423 4 days ago My Cat (Finn) was badly burned at a veterinarian 6 months ago. This was his recovery journey.
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    Reading this thread for the first time filled us with so much rage and outrage. To think that the people who are supposed to take care of our pets were the ones that hurt it in the first place is beyond heartbreaking. We're only glad to know that everything turned out more or less okay. 

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    Story: I took my boy in to get his teeth cleaned and I knew teeth extraction was likely and it turned out he needed to get 7 teeth removed. I gave them the go ahead and everything assumingely went well. Finn then stopped eating and the thought was his teeth were causing too much pain but after nearly 3 days
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    We also have to say thank you to this sweet cat's owner. This was an incredibly difficult and stressful situation to go through - not just for the cat but for them as well. And they did amazing. Unwavering, regardless of the cost, they helped their cat, and we were so happy to read about it.

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    of no food I took him back where I would leave him everyday for 3 days to get iv treatments for high enzymes in his kidneys and liver. Even after solving that issue he still would not eat food. At this point I thought my dude was going to die. My last resort was to get him a feeding tube and this was a killer on my credit card but in my mind that's why I have one.
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    It was only after the feeding tube was placed that the vet noticed the burns. There were 3rd degree thermal burns across his entire left side, this occurred while Finn was getting his teeth cleaned and they literally fried him from the inside out. It took nearly a week for the burns to become visible and I can only imagine the pain he must have felt and not for a second did he show it.
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    The vet took responsibility for the mistake, it turns out the pads they were using were discontinued by the manufacturer and they were not notified (or at least that's what they tell me) but they were pursuing get reimbursed and would pay me back accordingly. They have payed for everything from the feeding tube onward and after over 53 vet visits, 3
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    surgeries, and a skin graft my cat is finally done with the vet for the foreseeable future. This was one of the hardest things I've ever gone through but my boy has been an absolute trooper through the whole thing and I'm so glad he is a healthy cat again. Hold your cats extra tight for me and Finn because we are finally back to normal. Just need some hair to grow back!
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    Danish RedSausage . 3 days ago That's horrible! I'm glad he's better! If you don't mind me asking, how did he get burned while getting his teeth cleaned?
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    KSleepCHB5423 OP. 3 days ago Animals internal body temperatures drop when under anesthesia so a vet will usually incorporate some sort of heating pad or other device to keep them warm while they are being worked on. In this case that's what happened but the pads were either defective or the vet was not paying attention that closely.
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    Axiian19 3 days ago Was there any damage to his internal organs / muscles or just the skin? How do they treat that kind of stuff? Just curious (I'm an absolute biology / animal nerd and was interested in being a vet for a time).
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    KSleepCHB5423 OP · 3 days ago No damage to organs, although the high enzyme count his kidneys and some skin infections were a part of the whole process. The dead layer of skin you see was actually being used as a natural band aid of sorts and it was slowly removed over the course of 4 months.
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    Rexxington - 3 days ago So did the heating pads, I assume that was what they were using, have faulty wiring that caused him to be electrocuted the entire time to cook him like that?
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    KSleepCHB5423 OP. 3 days ago The way it was explained to me was they had discontinued the pads, though I never learned why. So I'm assuming it had to do strictly with the way the pad was able to control the temperature.
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    Lazy_Cana 3 days ago This might be a stupid question but is that his normal fur pattern? Or is it a result of the skin graft?
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    KSleepCHB5423 OP · 3 days ago That is definitely not his normal fur pattern haha he used to mostly grey on most of his body. They actually stretched the skin from his back leg/pit area all the way across his body. So now he has a n pple on his hip haha.
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    _The_BusinessBitch - 4 days ago I would sue the out of them. Don't think for a second that them giving you "free" vet visits after they almost killed your cat is a deal! Go after them! I bet you they received a notification from the manufacturer of the pads and ignored it, decided to run out of the pads before they go on the next batch. Lies. It's al|||||||| lies!!
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    KSleepCHB5423 OP. 4 days ago. edited 4 days ago I looked into it and unfortunately it just wouldn't be worth it. Pets (at least in my state) are considered property and any actions taken by the vet that were deemed negligent would only grant me the cost of my cat and nothing more.
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