 "They say that memories are golden. Well, maybe that is true. We never wanted memories. We only wanted you." |
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firmly believe that Stempy was a victim of VETERINARY
NEGLIGENCE
& SUBSTANDARD
CARE
that resulted in his
preventable death at the hands of BAD vet ANN THOMAS, DVM ~ RODEO DRIVE VETERINARY HOSPITAL ~ MESQUITE, TEXAS |
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LINKS / RESOURCES
Complaint SourcesAcepromazine - Mike Richards, DVMAcepromazine Maleate for Veterinary Use - Barbara Forney, VMD Calcium Oxalate Urolithiasis - VetMedCenter.com Calcium Oxalate Urolithiasis in the Canine - Dana Dolinsek, DVM Improving Management of Urolithiasis: Carl A Osborne, DVM What is Urolithiasis? - Canine Inherited Disorders Database Diagnosis - Long Beach Animal Hospital Urolithiasis - American College of Veterinary Surgeons Hill's Prescription Diet for Dogs Links
Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners PETA - Veterinary Negligence Factsheet American Veterinary Medical Law Association (AVMLA) The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Rhonda's Realm - Shih Tzu Links Granite Pet Memorials - A Friend Remembered Veterinary
Negligence Resources
Legal Beagles-Veterinarians howl over the rise in local animal lawsuits.
Bid
to Create New Tort Over Pets Fails, For Now
"I think my veterinarian committed malpractice on my dog. Can I sue her?" Courts attach little value to pets Domestic Animal Law – Where are we headed? Have the floodgates opened? South Dakota Limits Timetable on Lawsuits Report for Veterinary Professionals Animal Law - Torts Overview Vet malpractice suits on rise, but awards tend to be small If You Suspect Veterinary Malpractice... Animal
Law:
Vet Malpractice Texas Case Law Texas Case Law PETA – Veterinary Malpractice Fact Sheet What a Bite! Veterinary Malpractice Claims Animal Law Veterinary
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Specialty Organizations
American Board of Veterinary Practitioners Dee Ann Walker, CAE, Executive Director 618 Church St, Suite 220 Nashville, TN 37215 Phone: 615-254-3687 Fax: 615-254-7047 E-mail: dawalker@walkermgt.com Web site: http://www.abvp.com American Board of Veterinary Toxicology Dr. Patricia Talcott, Secretary-Treasurer University of Idaho Department of Food Science and Toxicology Holm Research Center 2222 Sixth Street Moscow, ID 83844-2201 Phone: 208-885-7081 Fax: 208-885-8937 E-mail: ptalcott@uidaho.edu Web site: http://www.abvt.org American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine Dr. Melvin W. Balk, Executive Director 96 Chester Street Chester, NH 03036 Phone: 603-887-2467 Fax: 603-887-0097 E-mail: mwbaclam@gsinet.net Web site: http://www.aclam.org American College of Poultry Veterinarians Dr. Sherrill Davison, Secretary/Treasurer University of Pennsylvania 382 West Street Road Kennett Square, PA 19348 Phone: 610-444-5800, Ext 2710 Fax: 610-925-8106 E-mail: acpv@vet.upenn.edu Web site: http://www.acpv.info American College of Theriogenologists Charles Franz, DVM PO Box 3065 Montgomery, AL 36109 Phone: 334-395-4666 Fax: 334-270-3399 E-mail: charles@franzmgt.com Web site: http://www.theriogenology.org/ American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists Dr. John Benson, Executive Secretary 2511 CR 500E Mahomet, IL 61853 Phone: 217-333-5345 Fax: 217-244-1475 E-mail: g-benson@uiuc.edu Web site: http://www.acva.org/ American College of Veterinary Behaviorists Dr. Bonnie V. Beaver, Executive Director Texas A&M University Department of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery 4474 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-4474 Phone: 979-845-2351 Fax: 979-845-6978 E-mail: mail@dacvb.org Web site: http://www.dacvb.org/ American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology Dr. Albert Boeckh, Secretary-Treasurer Merial Limited Pharmaceutical R&D 3239 Satellite Blvd., Building 500 - #258 Duluth, GA 30096 Phone: 678-638-3634 Fax: 678-638-3636 E-mail: albert.boeckh@merial.com Web site: http://www.acvcp.org American College of Veterinary Dermatology Ms. Alexis Borich, Executive Secretary 5610 Kearney Mesa Road, Suite B San Diego, CA 92111 Phone: 858-560-9393 Fax: 858-560-0206 E-mail: itchypet@aol.com Web site: http://www.acvd.org American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Dr. Armelle de Laforcade, Executive Secretary Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine 200 Westboro Road North Grafton, MA 01536 Phone: 508-839-5395 (ext. 84415) Fax: 508-839-7922 E-mail: Armelle.delaforcade@tufts.edu Web site: www.acvecc.org American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Ms. June Pooley, Executive Director 1997 Wadsworth, Suite A Lakewood, CO 80214 Phone: 303-231-9933 or 800-245-9081 Fax: 303-231-0880 E-mail: acvim@acvim.org Web site: http://www.acvim.org American College of Veterinary Microbiologists Dr. Chris Hayhow, Secretary-Treasurer 30705 W. 84th Circle DeSoto, KS 66018 Phone: 913-894-0230 Fax: 913-894-0236 E-mail: chayhow@biomunecompany.com Web site: http://www.vetmed.iastate.edu/acvm American College of Veterinary Nutrition Dr. Wilbur Amand, Executive Director 6 North Pennell Road Media, PA 19063-5520 Phone: 610-892-4812 Fax: 610-892-4813 E-mail: Wbamand@aol.com Web site: www.acvn.org American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists Ms. Stacee Daniel, Executive Director PO Box 1311 Meridian, ID 83680 Phone: 208-466-7624 Fax: 208-466-7693 E-mail: office06@acvo.org Web site: http://www.acvo.org American College of Veterinary Pathologists Ms. Wendy Coe, Executive Director ACVP Executive Offices 2810 Crossroads Drive, Suite 3800 Madison, WI 53718 Phone: 608-443-2466 Ext 149 Fax: 608-443-2478 E-mail: wcoe@acvp.org Web site: http://www.acvp.org/ American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine Dr. David W. Dreesen, Executive Vice President P.O. Box 119 Winterville, GA 30683-0119 Phone: 706-742-2689 Fax: 706-742-8910 E-mail: evp@acvpm.org or info@acvpm.org Web site: http://www.acvpm.org American College of Veterinary Radiology Dr. Robert Pechman, Executive Director 777 E. Park Drive PO Box 8820 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8820 Phone: 717-558-7865 Fax: 717-558-7841 E-mail: administration@acvr.info Web site: http://www.acvr.org American College of Veterinary Surgeons Alan J. Lipowitz, DVM, Executive Secretary Ann T. Loew, EdM, Executive Director 11 N. Washington St., Suite 720 Rockville, MD 20850 Phone: 301-610-2000 Fax: 301-610-0371 E-mail: acvs@acvs.org Web site: http://www.acvs.org American College of Zoological Medicine Dr. Craig A. Harms, Secretary North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Clinical Sciences Center for Marine Sciences and Technology 303 College Circle Morehead City, NC 28557 Phone: 252-222-6339 Fax: 252-222-6311 E-mail: craig_harms@ncsu.edu Web site: http://www.aczm.org American Veterinary Dental College Colin E. Harvey, BVSC, FRCVS, DipACVS, AVDC, Secretary University of Pennsylvania VHUP 3113 3900 Delancey Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6043 Phone: 215-898-5903 Fax: 215-898-9937 E-mail: ceh@vet.upenn.edu Web site: http://www.AVDC.org State
Veterinary Medical Associations
Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association www.arkvetmed.org California Veterinary Medical Association www.cvma.org Colorado Veterinary Medical Association www.colovma.com Delaware Veterinary Medical Association www.devma.org District of Columbia www.yi-pe.com/DVVMA/ Florida Veterinary Medical Association www.fvma.com Idaho Veterinary Medical Association www.ivma.org Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association www.isvma.org Indiana Veterinary Medical Association www.invma.org Iowa Veterinary Medical Association www.iowavma.org Kansas Veterinary Medical Association www.ksvma.org Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association www.kvma.org Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association www.lvma.org Maine Veterinary Medical Association www.mainevma.org Maryland Veterinary Medical Association www.mdvma.org Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association www.massvet.org Michigan Veterinary Medical Association www.michvma.org Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association www.mvma.org Missouri Veterinary Medical Association www.mvma.us Montana Veterinary Medical Association www.avma.org/statevma/mtvma Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association www.nvma.org New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association www.njvma.org New Mexico Veterinary Medical Association www.nmvma.org New York State Veterinary Medical Society www.nysvms.org North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association www.ncvma.org North Dakota Veterinary Medical Association www.ndvma.com Ohio Veterinary Medical Association www.ohiovma.org Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association www.okvma.org Oregon Veterinary Medical Association www.oregonvma.org Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association www.pavma.org Rhode Island Veterinary Medical Association www.rivma.org Texas Veterinary Medical Association www.tvma.org Virginia Veterinary Medical Association www.vvma.org Washington State Veterinary Medical Association www.wsvma.org West Virginia Veterinary Medical Association www.avma.org/statevma/wvvma Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association www.wvma.org Veterinary Colleges
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges www.aavmc.org Auburn University www.vetmed.auburn.edu Tuskegee University www.tuskegee.edu University of California-Davis www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu Colorado State University www.cvmbs.colostate.edu University of Florida www.vetmed.ufl.edu University of Georgia www.vet.uga.edu University of Illinois www.cvm.uiuc.edu Purdue University www.vet.purdue.edu Iowa State University www.vetmed.iastate.edu Kansas State University www.vet.ksu.edu Louisiana State University www.vetmed.lsu.edu Tufts University www.tufts.edu/vet Michigan State University www.cvm.msu.edu University of Minnesota www.cvm.umn.edu Mississippi State University www.cvm.msstate.edu University of Missouri www.cvm.missouri.edu Cornell University www.vet.cornell.edu North Carolina State University www.cvm.ncsu.edu The Ohio State University www.vet.ohio-state.edu Oklahoma State University www.cvm.okstate.edu Oregon State University www.vet.orst.edu University of Pennsylvania www.vet.upenn.edu University of Tennessee www.vet.utk.edu Texas A&M University www.cvm.tamu.edu Virginia Tech and University of Maryland www.vetmed.vt.edu Washington State University www.vetmed.wsu.edu University of Wisconsin-Madison www.vetmed.wisc.edu Canada University of Montreal www.medvet.umontreal.ca University of Prince Edward Island www.upei.ca/~avc/index.html Ontario Veterinary College www.ovc.uoguelph.ca University of Saskatchewan www.usask.ca/wcvm West Indies Ross University www.rossvet.edu St. George's University www.sgu.edu Other Coalition for Reuniting Pets and Families www.readallchips.com Companion Animal Parasite Council www.capcvet.org National Commission on Veterinary Economic Issues www.ncvei.org National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy www.petpopulation.org World Small Animal Veterinary Association www.wsava.org WSAVA 2007 World Congress, Sydney, Australia www.wsava2007.com State
Boards
Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners Decatur, AL 35602-1968 Telephone: 205/353-3544 Fax: 205/350-5629 http://www.asbvme.us Alaska Veterinary Medical Board P.O. Box 110806 Juneau, AK 99811-0806 Telephone: 907/465-5470Fax: 907/465-2974 http://www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/pvet.htm Arizona Veterinary Medical Examining Board 1400 West Washington, Room 230 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Telephone: 602/364-1PET Fax: 602/542-3093 http://www.vetbd.state.az.us/ Arkansas Veterinary Medical Examining Board P.O. Box 8505 Little Rock, AR 72215 Telephone: 501/224-2836 Fax: 501/224-1100 http://www.state.ar.us/directory/detail2.cgi?ID=1137 California Board of Examiners in Veterinary Medicine 1420 Howe Avenue, Suite 6Sacramento, CA 95825 Telephone: 916/263-2610 Fax: 916/263-2621 http://www.vmb.ca.gov Colorado Veterinary Medical Examining Suite 1310, 1560 Broadway Denver, CO 80202-5146 Telephone: 303/894-7755 Fax: 303/894-7764 http://www.dora.state.co.us/veterinarians/ Connecticut Board of Veterinary Medicine 410 Capitol Avenue, MS #13 PHO P.O. Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06134-0308 Telephone: 860/509-7648 Fax: 860/509-7553 http://www.dph.state.ct.us/ Delaware Board of Veterinary Medicine Cannon Bldg. Suite 203 861 Silver Lake Blvd Dover, DE 19904 Telephone: 302/744-4506 Fax: 302/739-2711 http://professionallicensing.state.de.us/boards/veterinarymedicine/index.shtml District of Columbia Board of Veterinary Examiners Washington, DC 20002 Telephone: 202/442-4370 Fax: 202/442-4528 http://obc.dc.gov/obc/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=520971 Florida Board of Veterinary Medicine 1940 North Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0787 Telephone: 850/487-1820 Fax: 850/922-2918 http://www.state.fl.us/dbpr/pro/vetm/vet_index.shtml Georgia State Board of Veterinary Medicine 237 Coliseum Drive Macon, GA 31217 Telephone: 478/207-1686 Fax: 478/207-1699 http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/veterinary/ Hawaii Board of Veterinary P.O. Box 3469 Honolulu, HI 96801 Telephone: 808/586-2699 Fax: 808/586-2874 http://www.state.hi.us/dcca/pvl/areas_veterinary.html Idaho Board of Veterinary Medicine P.O. Box 7249 Boise, ID 83707 Telephone: 208/332-8588 Fax: 208/334-4062 http://www.bovm.state.id.us Illinois Veterinary Licensing and Disciplinary Board 320 West Washington Springfield, IL 62786 Telephone: 217/782-0218 Fax: 217/782-7645 http://www.idfpr.com/dpr/WHO/vet.asp Indiana Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners 402 West Washington Street, Room 041 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Telephone: 317/232-2960 Fax: 317/233-4236 http://www.in.gov/pla/bandc/ibvme/ Iowa Board of Veterinary Medicine Wallace Building, Second Floor Des Moines, IA 50319 Telephone: 515/281-5305 Fax: 515/281-4282 http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/iowavetboard.htm Kansas Board of Veterinary Examiners P.O. Box 242 Wamego, KS 66547-0242 Telephone: 785/456-8781 Fax: 785/456-8782 http://www.accesskansas.org/veterinary/ Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners P.O. Box 1360 Frankfort, KY 40602 Telephone: 502/564-3296 Fax: 502/564-4818 http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/ Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine 263 Third Street. Suite 104 Baton Rouge, LA 70801 Telephone: 225/342-2176 Fax: 225/342-2142 http://www.lsbvm.org Department of Professional and Financial Regulation 35 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 Telephone: 207/624-8689 Fax: 207/624-8637 http://www.state.me.us/pfr/olr/ Maryland State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners 50 Harry S Truman Parkway Annapolis, MD 21401 Telephone: 410/841-5862 Fax: 410/841-5999 Laura Downes, Executive Director http://www.mda.state.md.us/about_mda/ Massachusetts Board of Veterinary Medicine 239 Causeway St Ste 400 Boston, MA 02114-2130 Telephone: 617/727-3080 Fax: 617/727-2366 http://www.mass.gov/dpl/boards/vt/ Michigan State Board of Veterinary Medicine P.O. Box 30670 Lansing, MI 48909 Telephone: 517/373-9102 Fax: 517/373-2179 http://www.cis.state.mi.us Minnesota Board of Veterinary Medicine 2829 University Avenue SE #540 Minneapolis, MN 55414-3250 Telephone: 612/617-2170 Fax: 612/617-2172 http://www.vetmed.state.mn.us Mississippi Board of Veterinary Medicine 209 South Lafayette Street Starkville, MS 39759 Telephone: 662/324-9380 Fax: 662/324-9380 http://www.msvet.org Missouri Veterinary Medical Board P.O. Box 633 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Telephone: 573/751-0031 Fax: 573/526-3856 http://pr.mo.gov/veterinarian.asp Montana Board of Veterinary Medicine P.O. Box 200513, 301 S. Park, 4th Floor Helena, MT 59620-0513 Telephone: 406/841-2394 Fax: 406/841/2305 http://www.discoveringmontana.com/ Nebraska Board of Examiners in Veterinary Medicine P.O. Box 94986, 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509-4986 Telephone: 402/471-2118 Fax: 402/471-3577 http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/brdmbr.htm Nevada Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners 4600 Kietzke Lane Bldg. O-265 Reno, Nevada, 89502 Telephone: (775)688-1788 Fax: (775)688-1808 https://vetboard.glsuite.us/ New Hampshire Board of Veterinary Medicine 25 Capitol St, Rm 228 P.O. Box 2042 Concord, NH 03302-2042 Telephone: 603/271-3706 http://webster.state.nh.us/veterinary/ New Jersey Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners P.O. Box 45020 Newark, NJ 07101 Telephone: 973/504-6500 Fax: 973/648-3355 http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical/veterinary.htm New Mexico Board of Veterinary Medicine 1650 University Boulevard N.E. #400C Albuquerque, NM 87102 Telephone: 505/841-9112 Fax: 505/841-9127 http://www.newmexicoveterinaryboard.us/ New York State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners NY State Education Department, 89 Washington Ave Albany, NY 12234-1000 Telephone: 518/4743817x210 Fax: 518/473-6282 http://www.op.nysed.gov North Carolina Veterinary Medical Board P. O. Box 37549 Raleigh, NC 27627 Telephone: (919) 854-5601 Fax: (919) 854-5606 http://www.ncvmb.org/ North Dakota Veterinary Medical Examining Board P.O. Box 5001 Bismarck, ND 58502-5001 Telephone: 701/328-9540 Fax: 701/224-0435 http://www.health.state.nd.us Ohio Veterinary Medical Licensing Board 77 South High Street - 16th Floor Columbus, OH 43266-0116 Telephone: 614/644-5281 Fax: 614/644-9038 http://www.state.oh.us/ovmlb/ Oklahoma State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners 201 NE 38th Terr Suite 1 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Telephone: 405/524-9006 Fax: 405/524-9012 http://www.okvetboard.com Oregon Veterinary Medical Examining Board Suite 407, 800 N.E. Oregon Street Portland, OR 97232 Telephone: 503/731-4051 Fax: 503/731-4207 http://www.ovmeb.state.or.us/ Pennsylvania State Board of Veterinary Medicine PO Box 2649 Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649 Telephone: 717/783-7134 Fax: 717/787-7769 http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/ Rhode Island Board of Examiners in Veterinary Medicine 3 Capitol Hill, Room 104 Providence, RI 02908 Telephone: 401/222-2827 Fax: 401/222-1272 http://www.healthri.org/hsr/professions/vets.php South Carolina Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners P.O. Box 11329 Columbia, SC 29211-1329 Telephone: 803/896-4598 Fax: 803/896-4719 http://www.llr.state.sc.us/POL/Veterinary/ South Dakota Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners 411 South Fort Street Pierre, SD 57501-4503 Telephone: 605/773-3321 Fax: 605/773-5459 http://www.state.sd.us/dcr/veterinary/vet-hom.htm Tennessee Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners 1st Floor, Cordell Hull Building, 426 5th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37247-1010 Telephone: 888/310-4650 Fax: 615/532-5369 http://www.state.tn.us/sos/rules/1730/1730.htm Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners 333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-810 Austin, TX 78701-3942 Telephone: 512/305-7555 Fax: 512.305-7556 http://www.tbvme.state.tx.us/index.htm Utah Veterinary Board P.O. Box 146741 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6741 Telephone: 801/530-6628 Fax: 801/530-6511 http://www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/veterinarian.html Vermont State Veterinary Board 26 Terrace St Drawer 09 Montpelier, VT 05609-1106 Telephone: 802/828-2875 Fax: 802/828-2465 http://www.vtprofessionals.org/ Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine 6606 W. Broad Street, 4th Floor Richmond, VA 23230 Telephone: 804/662-9915 Fax: 804/662-7098 http://www.dhp.state.va.us/vet/default.htm Washington Veterinary Board of Governors 310 Israel Road SE Tumwater, WA 98501 Telephone: 360/236-4876 Fax: 360-664-9077 https://wws2.wa.gov/doh/hpqa-licensing/ West Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine 5509 Big Tyler Road, Suite 3 Cross Lanes, WV 25313 Telephone (304) 776-8032 Fax: (304) 776-8256 http://www.wvlicensingboards.com/vetmed/ Wisconsin Veterinary Examining Board 1400 E Washington Ave, Rm 178 P.O. Box 8935 Madison, WI 53708-8935 Telephone: 608/266-2811 Fax: 608/267-0644 http://www.drl.state.wi.us Wyoming Board of Veterinary Medicine 2020 Carey Avenue, Suite 201 Cheyenne, WY 82002 Telephone: 307/777-3507 Fax: 307/777-3508 http://plboards.state.wy.us/vetboard/index.asp We'll
Meet
Again
We'll meet again Don't know where Don't know when But I know we'll meet again some sunny day Keep smilin' through Just like you always do Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away So will you please say hello To the folks that I know Tell them I won't be long They'll be happy to know That as you saw me go I was singing this song We'll meet again Don't know where Don't know when But I know we'll meet again some sunny day 
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 What happened to Stempy? Stempy had a problem with bladder stones. This is a condition that needs to be monitored and managed. There is much more to managing this condition than just a diet change. (Read this at VeterinaryPartner.com to learn about Stempy's condition.) Stempy was already on a prescription diet from his previous vet due to a previous problem with stones. This was dealt with by his prior vet nonsurgically. We changed vets in the Fall of 2003 because we never saw the same vet twice at our old clinic. We wanted a vet who would get to know our dogs. It was then that we made the worst decision of our lives in our choice of a new vet. Dr. Ann Thomas - Rodeo Drive Veterinary Hospital (aka Rodeo Dr. Vet Rodeo Dr Veterinary Hospital Canine & Cat Corral , Rodeo Drive Animal ) - was a solo practitioner close to home. We had started buying Stempy’s prescription diet from Dr. Thomas in September 2003. Since Dr. Thomas had never seen Stempy, she required us to provide his records from his previous veterinarian in order to dispense his prescription diet. (*-Note that in Stempy’s records from Dr. Thomas, she claims that his previous records contained no mention of his bladder stone history. If that is the case, then what in the world was she doing dispensing a prescription diet to Stempy without ever seeing him? Isn't that a failure to establish a vet/patient relationship?) Dr. Thomas sold us Stempy’s prescription diet several times before doctor and patient ever met. Stempy
met Dr. Thomas (aka
Ann K Thomas DVM Ann Thomas DVM Ann K. Thomas DVM Ann Thomas,
DVM Ann K. Thomas, DVM Ann K Thomas, DVM Dr. Ann K. Thomas, DVM
) , of
Rodeo Drive Veterinary Hospital (aka
Rodeo
Dr. Vet Rodeo Dr Veterinary Hospital Canine & Cat Corral
Rodeo Drive Animal ),
for the first time under adverse circumstances. In
November of 2003, Stempy had a urethral obstruction (Dr. Thomas and the
Texas Vet Board need to read and reread and STUDY this link on urethral obstruction
and this
link on canine retrograde urohydropropulsion: a standard of care
)
caused by a bladder stone blocking his urethra. This is a medical
emergency.
Of course, all we knew at the time is that Stempy
couldn’t
go pee and he was very uncomfortable. Dr. Thomas was able to wash the
obstruction back to his bladder. As she should, she took radiographs to
see the stone, and she did a urinalysis. Based on the urinalysis, she
changed his diet. She sent Stempy home wearing a catheter to wait a few
days for a cystotomy to be performed. We informed Dr. Thomas of a few
seizure-like episodes Stempy had experienced in his past because we
were worried it would cause problems with his anesthesia. Dr. Thomas
responded to this information by saying, “Oh
really.” (Dr.
Thomas denies this conversation ever occurred – we remember
it
vividly) Stempy had his cystotomy and recovered well from surgery.
Based on lab results, Dr. Thomas again changed Stempy’s diet.
Stempy had one additional urinalysis at one post surgical follow up
appointment that contradicted the lab results and her again changing
his diet. She paid no attention and should have changed his diet again,
but did not...she left him on a diet not even formulated for bladder
stones and had him on this wrong diet for the remainder of his life. From our extensive research after Stempy’s death (also see Consider page of this website), we learned that Dr. Thomas did not follow proper protocol starting with this very first surgery. Dr. Thomas failed to take post surgical radiographs after the cystotomy to verify removal of all stones. Dr. Thomas failed to recommend quarterly urinalyses to monitor his urine. This is a MUST for bladder stone patients as many patients form new stones in the future. Dr. Thomas failed to recommend twice yearly radiographs. This is a MUST with the goal being to catch new stones forming while they are small enough to be removed non-surgically. (Read for yourself - many examples /recommendations from veterinary professionals prove Dr. Thomas did not follow normal protocol: click here, and here, and here, and here, and here, and here) There were several opportunities to recommend a urinalysis or radiograph to us to monitor Stempy’s condition. Dr. Thomas never recommended anything. (See Timeline page of this website.) In March of 2005, Stempy again had a urethral obstruction. We were not sure that is what it was at the time. Dr. Thomas failed to take radiographs to ensure her diagnosis. She again washed the stone back to the bladder to relieve the obstruction. A cystotomy was scheduled for the following week and Stempy was sent home wearing a catheter again. When we went to pick up Stempy post surgery, somehow the stone had magically disappeared, so no cystotomy was performed. We were never shown radiographs to back up Dr. Thomas’ claim. No future monitoring was recommended or performed. In
September 2005, Stempy again had a urethral obstruction that unblocked
itself just prior to going to see Dr. Thomas. Despite his prior
history, Dr. Thomas failed to take radiographs and failed to diagnose
bladder stones, even though she was told he was obstructed and had been
for a day until just prior to coming in. She said he just had elevated
sperm in his urine and sent him home. This event right here
is a
FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE and is BELOW the standard of care ESPECIALLY with
his PRIOR HISTORY of stones WITH THIS VET!
WHY, please tell us, WHY wouldn't you take an x-ray when you have just been told that he had been blocked for a full day AND that WE suspected stones again? Stempy had already had TWO prior episodes WITH HER. This is a MAJOR FAILURE on her part. She must have had an aversion to using her x-ray machine - was it outdated? Looking back on his care, we believe she purposely avoided using her x-ray machine multiple times - when any other vet would have AT LEAST recommended an x-ray! VIOLATION? We believe so. How could the Texas Vet Board just dismiss this case?. ONLY TWO WEEKS LATER, Stempy again experienced a urethral obstruction from most likely the SAME STONE. FROM MOST LIKELY THE SAME STONE THAT FIRST OBSTRUCTED HIM BACK IN MARCH 2005! (Calcium Oxalate stones do NOT dissolve or just disappear - MAJOR FAILURE BY DR. THOMAS - INEXCUSABLE!) She AGAIN failed to take radiographs to confirm diagnosis, location, and amount. She FAILED to properly wash the stone back to the bladder and tried jamming the catheter in to push the stone back to the bladder. She stated in his records that she was unable to collect a urine specimen. She sent Stempy home wearing a catheter and scheduled a cystotomy for the coming week. How would she PASS a catheter and NOT be able to obtain a urine specimen? In fact, how did she relieve the distended bladder caused by the obstruction and yet NOT be able to obtain a urine specimen? As we now know, she had LODGED the catheter to the stone, so much so that she told us the she was unable to remove the catheter. So this begs the question: How did she relieve the distended bladder? There was no cystocentesis done. Did she damage his urethra with the very forceful - and unsuccessful - catheterization? The FAILURE to x-ray on this day is OUTRAGEOUS. Yet, the Texas Vet Board looks the other way. Dr. Thomas ONLY had permission to perform a cystotomy - nothing else. She did NOT perform a cystotomy. She had lodged the catheter to the stone with the forceful catheterization she had performed. She was unable to remove the catheter. She told us that Stempy, himself, removed the catheter, although this is not what she wrote in his records.She performed an unauthorized procedure which she said was a perineal urethrostomy. This is not the procedure she performed, as admitted by the board. SO SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT SURGERY SHE PERFORMED? WAS SHE JUST MAKING STUFF UP AS SHE WENT ALONG? Her own vet tech stated she had NEVER performed that type of surgery before. She cut our little boy from his anus to his scrotum - a NINE cm incision - and NO NEW permanent or temporary opening was made - as would be expected with a urethrotomy or a urethrostomy. Remember - we had ONLY authorized a cystotomy. THAT'S IT. NOTHING ELSE. As previously mentioned, three days before this unauthorized surgery, Dr. Thomas had failed to wash the stone back to the bladder and had instead lodged the catheter to the stone. She would have known this if she would have taken a radiograph three days earlier when he was brought in. Instead, Stempy was either still obstructed for those three days or she had damaged his urethra and/or bladder when she attempted the forceful catheterization. Read this link on urethral obstruction and this link on canine retrograde urohydropropulsion: a standard of care again. Instead of referring us to a specialist, Dr. Thomas tried to fix her own screwup. If Stempy was in an emergency situation the day of surgery, then SHE is the one who put him there with her FAILURES three days earlier. INEXCUSABLE. Are these not violations? COME ON!! Stempy was in extreme pain post surgery. We took him back to her EVERY DAY post surgery. Stempy was not eating and was only dribbling urine. She never properly examined him. She just kept changing his pain medicine. Then she gave us a tranquilizer with no pain killing abilities (Acepromazine) and led us to believe it was yet another pain killer. This tranquilizer lowers the seizure threshold and is not recommended for brachycephalic breeds. Two
days post surgery, Dr. Thomas’ clinic DENIED care to Stempy
when
his condition was deteriorating. The clinic stated that
Stempy
would be IN PAIN for 2 or 3 more days and then he would be fine and NOT
to bring him in - YET they had just taken him completely OFF of
painkillers! How INHUMANE is THAT? Violation? Evidently not in Texas.
The very next morning, three days post surgery….Stempy passed away. He was found unconscious and lifeless on his pillow. We rushed him to this vet to no avail. It is our contention that Stempy passed away because of that unauthorized “surgery” that Dr. Thomas had NEVER performed before that would have NEVER have been needed had Dr. Thomas taken radiographs as needed and properly diagnosed and treated his condition. There is NO DOUBT in our minds that Dr. Thomas is 100% responsible for Stempy’s preventable death. Her attitude and failure to properly care for him those 3 days after his unauthorized surgery - to the point that the clinic DENIED Stempy care the night before he died - is deeply disturbing. Did she WANT Stempy to die? She butchered our little boy! (**NOTE: Dr.
Thomas never
recommended or performed any blood tests prior to ANY of the surgical
procedures she performed. Check
the
Records.)
(Visit the Expert Opinion page of this website.) Greg & Cindy Munson (Visit all the various pages of this website for detailed information of the aforementioned events.) Do you need to check the DISCIPLINARY RECORDS of a Texas veterinarian? If you only want PART of the story, with incomplete information, including many disciplined vets who are not even included in the list... click here. If you want MUCH MUCH MORE of the story, with disciplinary information that is actually USEFUL to Texas citizens... click here! www.texasveterinaryrecords.com MUFFY STEMPY     MUFFY 2 CANDLES BURN STEMPY In Memory of Muffy Munson the best doggie in the whole world!  February 10, 1988 October 10, 2005 Muffy, our beloved female Lhasa Apso, passed away due to old age and cancer 10 days after Stempy on October 10, 2005 at the grand old age of 17¾ years old. She is dearly loved and dearly missed! WE LOVE YOU, MUFFY!
Stempy was an AKC
champion-sired
male Shih Tzu. He was only 8 years old. He was truly a once in a lifetime dog. In our opinion, he had about half of his life taken away from him due to the negligent and substandard care he received at the hands of his vet. Unfortunately, Stempy's veterinarian was: ANN K. THOMAS, DVM Rodeo Dr. Veterinary Hospital  Mesquite, Texas In our opinion, we think the DVM means: (D)oesn't know (V)eterinary (M)edicine Be sure to click the page links at the top of the page to learn all about the veterinary negligence that Stempy endured for 2 years because we were all-trusting of this vet. If only we had researched two years prior..... You MUST do your research NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE! No
matter how great you "think" your vet may be, do not
leave it to chance!
NEVER BLINDLYThere
is no 2nd chance for Stempy!
We miss you, little boy! We will NOT let you die in vain! NEVER BLINDLY TRUST YOUR VET! Let us repeat that.... TRUST YOUR VET! Things to do: To check the disciplinary records of Texas vets: To file a complaint against a veterinarian in Texas: Visit other Vet Victims:
 
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| In our opinion, ANN K. THOMAS, DVM is an incompetent vet based on our experience with her and we would NEVER, under any circumstances, recommend her to anybody with a pet! |
| In our opinion, Stempy is also a victim of the TEXAS STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS' complaint system that is supposed to PROTECT OUR PETS, but, instead, may very well be protecting GUILTY VETS! Approximately 90% of ALL consumer complaints filed in Texas against veterinarians are DISMISSED as no violation found! |
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