cal 0 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 vet was ment to ring me this morning but never botherd so i had a drive up when i got there i asked one of the people behind the desk how much for the snip for a hob ferret she told me 56pound and i asked her what it ment she said its a full castration i said no its not by then the vet came out he told me it wasnot his fault what happend to me hob ferret and if i get another one he will do it for nothing,but iam now 56 pound out of pocket and 45 pound to get 3 jills out of season still not the vets problem am i being unfair wanting me money back and the 45 on top to get jills out of season or not Quote Link to post
Tiercel 6,986 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Solicitors letter should sort it out. And don't forget the solicitors fee's. TC Quote Link to post
cal 0 Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Solicitors letter should sort it out. And don't forget the solicitors fee's. TC told the vet that and he told me i wont win Quote Link to post
Jamie m 668 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 The snip could mean many things vasectomy is a vasectomy ???? Quote Link to post
The one 8,483 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 report him for a start ,so he see's your going to do something Quote Link to post
skycat 6,173 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 If you just asked for the snip then that could have meant either a vasectomy or castration. You should have specified which, using the word vasectomy: if you didn't, I'm afraid you don't have a leg to stand on. Quote Link to post
cal 0 Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 i even explained that the ferrets tubes get tied and he will bring the jills out of season and also said to them thats its a vasectomy i asked the vet today what the snip was he knew what it meant and i also said would u be happy if i were ur doctor and u asked me for the snip and i chopped ur bollocks off and he said no his staff should know what it means Quote Link to post
skycat 6,173 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 They are clearly in the wrong then, unless your vet denies having had this conversation with you. Unfortunately your's is not an isolated case: I've heard of it happening to other ferret owners who wanted a vasectomy and ended up with a castrated hob! Quote Link to post
Tiercel 6,986 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Solicitors letter should sort it out. And don't forget the solicitors fee's. TC told the vet that and he told me i wont win From what you have said it seems it is a memeber of his staff that has pardon the pun made a balls up. Ulitmately he is responsible. Go and see a solicitor you can get half an hour free with most solicitors. They will tell you if they can win your case or not. He is not likelyto tell you that you would win. It is neglegence on the part of who ever booked the ferret in. TC Quote Link to post
The one 8,483 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Should have taken the hob and left it saying hes no fit for purpose now and see what he said Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 It could cost you the best part of £3000 to get it to court, I'd try and find a year old hob and take the vet up on his offer to do the OP again 1 Quote Link to post
ferret100 47 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 I would write/email the practice manager. Put it in writing to them, (make a copy if you write/print email otherwise) including details of the conversation with the vet and ask for a response within a few days. Have them put an offer back to you in writing, see what they say. As it was their mistake that now leaves you with jills that need brought out of season and a hob that cannot carry out the function for which you requested their services in the 1st place, you are happy to either have the practice jab the jills foc or they can refund the cost of the unrequested castration in addition to accepting their offer of a free vasectomy. They have caused this problem not you, you should be fully compensated. If they don't play ball, maybe speak to a Solicitor and let us all know who this vet practice is so we can avoid them and spread the word about that they carry out ops without ensuring they know which op is required and refuse to give satisfactory compensation with they f**k up. Atb. Quote Link to post
cal 0 Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 then thats another ferret to feed and i already have 6 of them might go see him again and say money back and free op and i will drop this, see what he says then best of it is i took a ferret of them last year that got handed in and give them 10 pounds for it thinking i was doing them a good turn Quote Link to post
ferret100 47 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 (edited) Have another chat and see, but it's harder for them to mess about when they have to put it in writing. Plus if you have their response in writing and it isn't good enough then you can forward this to the RCVS or solicitor if you wish. They didn't harm your ferret or carry out the wrong op deliberately, but they should be making the upmost effort to make up for their mistake. Not sure what the RCVS could/would do, it's really only vets who are really dodgy that get reprimanded/struck off....lol like the one who was selling lions from Basildon Zoo for exotic pets on the black market when the Zoo shut down. She reported that the animals have died or had to be PTS when she was pocketing serious money for selling them....that wasn't all she got up to either! Edited to say they are cheeky beggars after you paid them for a ferret they didn't want. That's taking the p*ss. Atb. Edited July 23, 2012 by ferret100 Quote Link to post
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