Can someone hold the vet legally responsible for a death caused by kidney failure in an over-prescribed dog? The dog died fairly young @ 5 years old and is greatly missed
A really good friend of mine from Toronto had his Boxer die very recently due to kidney failure from all of the meds he was on for arthirtis. Some of you may remember me posting pics of this boxer, who was very close to myself as well. I lived with him and shared a lot of time with this wonderful animal.
Now to me, this definately could have been prevented and should not have occured. A vet should know if certain drugs interact adversely and should prescribe accordingly. Should this vet be held legally liable for this?
I do not see how the vet can plead ignorance especially in this case because he was only dealing with one vet. What's your opinion?
I tend to be cautious of vets myself, but what about the people who trust them word for word and then have incidents like this occuring?
A really good friend of mine from Toronto had his Boxer die very recently due to kidney failure from all of the meds he was on for arthirtis. Some of you may remember me posting pics of this boxer, who was very close to myself as well. I lived with him and shared a lot of time with this wonderful animal.
Now to me, this definately could have been prevented and should not have occured. A vet should know if certain drugs interact adversely and should prescribe accordingly. Should this vet be held legally liable for this?
I do not see how the vet can plead ignorance especially in this case because he was only dealing with one vet. What's your opinion?
I tend to be cautious of vets myself, but what about the people who trust them word for word and then have incidents like this occuring?