Hi everyone! I just want to share this experience I had with a Vet here in Lapulapu City. This happened recently. My 2 year old pug was sick and we went to the clinic 7am but the clinic would open 10am. So we waited outside. Then pag open nila we waited until 11:30 kay late niabot ang vets. As usual, the male vet checked the dog while the female vet sits on her office chair writing and sometimes using the calculator while I was telling them what happened to the dog. By the way si female vet dili na siya mobarog sa iyang lingkuranan while nag diagnose siya, iyang assistants lang ang mag gunit sa iro sa laing table. Never pa ko kakita niya na nihikap man lang sa iro. Maglingkod lang siya holding either her pen or calculator,dili ni exxageration, mao jud ni siya ever since we became their client. If kaylangan ug vaccine or IV fluid insertion the male vet would do that but never the female vet.
My dog stopped eating for 3 days, I fed her water with sugar every 4 hours (been doing this to my other dogs when they are sick and this one was suggested by our previous vet in our province). The dog vomits rarely. No diarrhea. Night before we went to the vet the dog was a bit disoriented and pale. Additional info, week before this happened the dog ate a dead rat.
When I mentioned the dead rat the female vet immediately said it's leptospirosis. She said the dog is yellowish because of jaundice caused by leptospirosis. She did mention the dog has severe anemia and "could be" caused by ehrlichia. But the entire time the only thing she discussed was leptospirosis. She suggested confinement for IV fluids and for close monitoring. I asked her if my two other dogs (labrador and pug) could possibly have leptospirosis since it is highly contagious. According to her yes they might have leptospirosis already. So she prescribed 6ml Doxy for my 2 dogs for 7 days. I asked her if it's ok to give them the medicine even if they do not show any signs of leptospirosis. She said all the more that you should give this medicine so that we can prevent leptospirosis.So I agreed. An she told me to clean the house,disinfect all the areas the dogs could have peed on, because I might also catch the deadly disease. So mahadlok sad ko ana for myself.
Paspas kaayo ang diagnosis, murag 10 minutes lang. And then she handed me the bill. Anyway client mi nila for 1 year na and I am already used to her handing me the bill even if dili pa tapos ang diagnosis kay paspas lagi ni siya basta payment na. At that time wala na ko mada akong ATM kay I was in a hurry to rush the dog 6:45am nilakaw na mi sa balay kay nag worry na ko. Well i have 500 in my pocket pero dili man na enough na deposit. So I told her na pwede mubalik lang ko kay magwithdraw sa ko. Nachange ni iyang facial expression pero niagree lang gihapon siya. By the way nangayo siyag 1,460 deposit naa nakasuwat sa iyang gihatag na Statement of account. And wala niya gipada ang duha na doxy for my other dogs kay lagi wala man ko magdeposit. Pero ok ra na ko kay wala man nagluya akong 2 dogs.And at that time akong hunahuna naa sa pag general cleaning sa balay kay contagious baya daw ug posible ko matakdan. Wala na ko nagworry sa akong dog kay naconfine naman ato naman sa ilang custody.
So mao ni natabo after. I went home supposedly to get my card to withdraw but when I went home nanglimpyo ko sa hugaw sa akong 2 dogs which eventually lead to general cleaning. I lost track sa time kay seryoso na ko paglimpyo ug disinfect and panbutang ug racumin bisag sa roof kay naa didto ang lungga sa mga ilaga. After ko nanlimpyo nahinumdum ko sa deposit but it was already 6pm kapin unya magclose sila 7pm, I still went to the bank to withdraw pero since alanganin na sa time wala nalang ko niadto nila. Wala sad ko nagtext kay gabii na magrespeto sad kosa ilang oras.
Pagka ugma of course motrabaho ko kay niabsent na lagi ko the other day. I texted her nangumusta ko sa iro and I apologized ngano wala ko nakabalik. She said di lang gihapon mag-eat ang iro. I replied ingon nako moadto ko pagkahapon sa clinic to give the deposit and visit the dog.She replied "ok'.Pag out sa work niuli ko but of course dili ko macontrol ang traffic and apil pa na ang paghuwat sa jeep. I made it to their clinic 7pm kapin closed na so hasta gawas lang ko. Pagka ugma niabsent ko kay aron macheck na nako ang dog. I texted her ingon niya pwede na daw madischarge ang dog 3pm. But I was already on my way sa ilang clinic so nag decide ko to just stay there even if wala pa sila niabot bisag 1pm kapin na wala lang gihapon sila. I asked their assistants kung naa bay test na gibuhat ilang tubag kay "si doc lang pangutan-i kay siya man lang ang nakahibaw ana". Yes or no man lang jud ang answer pero di katubag ilang assistants. I asked kung pila na akong bayranan again si doc lang daw nakahibaw.
Finally niabot na sila. Ok pa ang nawong ni female vet pero the moment I told her mangayo kog breakdown sa tanan tanan her face changed. At that time she was already computing the total amount. And then nakahinumdum ko sa iyang prescription sa akong 2 healthy dogs so I told her Dr ayaw nalang iapil ang 2 doxy kay ako pa iobserve akong dogs. She frowned. clearly di siya ganahan na nangayo kog breakdown and all. But she never complied, pa as if tingali na wala siya kadungog so she handed me the Statement of account unya nidiretso lang siyag ingon "1,400 among charge for confinement apil na na ang IV fluids ug uban pa, tan-awa kay ang iyang days 2 and 3 ako nalang gihimo na 1000/day, salamat gani ka gitagaan ti kag discount". By the way wala ko nangayog discount niya and ang dog nag stay lang for 2 nights and ako siya gikuha hapon pero dili naman unta na counted as 3rd day kay wala na bitaw siya nag overnight didto. Ang reason sa vet ngano nicharge siya for 3rd day kay naa daw silay giinject sa dog apil nana ang IV fluids daw. And also sa ilang white board kung asa nakasuwat ang schedule sa medication sa ilang mag patients ang nakasuwat lang under sa akong iro is: doxy and recovery (food). The reason why nangayo kog breakdown kay I want to know unsa ilang gihatag sa iro everything, but wala siya naghatag and wala nalang sad ko nag insist. So all in all I paid 3,860. naka 800 discount ko niya kay instead of 1.4k confinement per day iyang gihimo na tag 1k nalang ang days 2 and 3. if walay discount I would be paying 4,660.
When we arrived home my cousin (who's in US) called and asked me for the breakdown and receipt. Ever since naging client mi nila wala pa ko kadawat ug Official receipt from them. Daghan lang na silay reasons like nahabilin sa balay ang resibo, dili maarang sa resibo ang tanan, etc etc. Ever since naging client mi nila kay Statement of account lang akong madawat from them. Ang ilang statement of account walay business permit number, walay name sa vets with their license numbers, walay TIN. Pero ila jud na habit dili maghatag ug official receipt. Bisag sa ilang pet supplies wala sad receipt. If mangayo kag receipt Statement of account ilang ihatag. So I told my cousin di ni sila maghatag ug receipt. Nasuko ako cousin but didto nalang siya nag focus sa breakdown. Unya wala man koy breakdown kay wala man naghatag si female vet nasuko na sad akong cousin ug iya kung gisugo to message the vet kung unsa tanan ang gihatag sa iro. And she asked me nganong 3 days na sa last day wala man gani nag overnight. And so i texted the vet sa breakdown and ug nganong 3 days nag charge and kung unsa ang inclusions sa akong gibayran. Female vet replied,I am not judging her but maklaro man sad sa text bad trip siya. Iya gitext ang breakdown with prices na, so wow. IV insertion: 650, IV cannula replacement: 150, Antibac injection: 400, liver med: 350x2=700, ranitidine amp 200x2=400, confinement 300x2=600, doctors fee 300x2=600, recovery 180, papi doxy 280.All in all sa iyang costing kay 3960. But I only paid 3860, so ambot giunsa ni niya ug compute iyang breakdown na nag sobra man ug 100. Sa iyang first na Statement of account katong dapat may deposit ko ang nakasuwat lang kay day 1 confinement 1,400, papi doxy 3 pcs 840, recovery 180 total 2,420. then ang iyang last na statement of account for discharge na kay mao ni day 2 and 3= 2000, then wala man ko nipalit sa duha na doxy so minus sa first SOA niya so ang total amount sa ubos kay 3,860. Ang days 2 and 3 na entry mao na iyang gipakita sa akoa na gitagaan daw ko niyag discount unya while uttering those words klaro kaayo na bad trip sya. di man gani siya mutan-aw sa akong mata mao na akong naobeserve niya ever since, bayaran na gani iyang lang na iduhol ang statement of account sa akoa then dili jud na siya makig eye contact. I texted her na kikasab-an ko sa akong ate kay nganong walay breakdown and receipt, iyang tubag "dili man maarang sa receipt namo ang breakdown... ang total lang na sulat sa secretary...", ambot kinsa na secretary ang nagsuwat sa total kay as far as i know na ako sad nawitness wala man siyay secretary na magsuwat para niya especially billing, I was in front of her when she wrote the total amount so ambot ngano naapil sa storya ang secretary na maong nagsuwat daw sa total amount.
If wala siya naghatag ug discount the prices would change. Ambot asa niya i-allocate ang 800 discount sa kanang costing na iyang gihatag. Probably iyang ibutang for IV insertion kay 1000 na. 650 kay mahal naman na for dextrose pero wala nalang ko nangutana kay masuko na sad na siya ug nganong magbuot ko sa iyang costing. I wonder apil ba ka ha ang tax sa akong gibayran? wala man jud 12% tax nakasuwat sa iyang SOA, basin apil na to but unsaon ka ha niya pag justify that she is paying their taxes hoenstly. Considering wala silay resibo.
The dog was still yellowish and weak right after nadischarge pero kay na leptospirosis bitaw so exepected na nga luya lang gihapon ang dog. The dog was discharged with only two prescriptions: 5ml doxy for 21 days and 1 Essentiale per day for the liver for 10 days. Nilakaw ko balik kay mupalit kog essentiale sa pharmacy. And then on my way home nihapit kog laing vet clinic because I remembered the doxy prescription for my 2 dogs. Their doxy is only 250 pero sa female vet tag 280. So I asked for 2 doxy pero the vet asked me kung kinsay moinom. I told her its for my 2 dogs to prevent leptospirosis kay my other dog has leptospirosis. The vet asked me if na blood test ang 2 dogs, I said wala. Ingon siya dili advisable to give doxy to healthy dogs because doxy is toxic. She asked me if the other vet performed blood test to my sick dog I told her she didn't. Mao to niingon siya na mam dapat man jud basta ingana mag blood test kay para mahibaw-an if leptospirosis jud kay aron maaddress jud ang real issue. She asked me unsay gireseta sa vet I told her doxy and essentiale only. Mao to nangutana siya if wala bay reseta for anemia kay I told her hangtod ron ang iro pale and yellowish. Pero wala man nagreseta si previous vet so I thought doxy would be enough. Mao to I went home and nagpadayon lang mi sa prescription ni female vet. Wala ko nipalit ug doxy for my 2 dogs.
Wala koy nakita na improvement sa akong iro since i took her home. Everyday she became weaker and weaker and disoriented di lang gihapon mukaon. So I took her to the other vet para second opinion. She took blood for complete test and for ehrlichia test.Pagka next day she texted me sa result. Results showed it wasn't leptospirosis but it was ehrlichia. Since nagstart naman lang ug doxy gipapadyon lang sa vet ang doxy pero lesser dosage because gamay daw ang iro. Doxy dosage kay magdepend sa weight sa iro. According to the results naay severe anemia akong iro and liver and kidney damage. Nagprescribe siya for liver and kidney and its for 3 months treatment. And prescription for anemia sad. By the way katong for anemia pwede sad to sa human. I have a doctor friend na naay supply sa injectable med for anemia unya iya gihatag nako for a cheaper price kay it's 1.7k sa pharmacy. And he referred me to his frat bro na vet na willing mag treat sa akong dog for free layo lang sa amoa iyang clinic pero ok ra basta lang matreat ug sakto akong iro..The same day natagaan ug medicine for anemia akong dog. He performed tests also. And again it's ehrlichia not leptospirosis. First day palang after makatake akong dog ug para anemia nikusog na siya dayon.pagka gabii nikaon na dili na mamili ug food. The dog was again tested last night and ok na iyang dugo dili na severe though recovering pa. Pero kiat na kaayo ron ang dog. Di na sad ko magworry na matakdan kog leptospirosis.
This story has part two pa. I will share it sa sunod na post. Thanks!