My cat is being treated for a thyroid problem, and earlier this week it turned out his levels were still falling despite a reduction in his medication. The vet rang me yesterday to say they'd spoken to a colleague and believe something else may be going on, as a result of which he may be having pain. I was told to give him 4 units of Loxicom daily.
I thought I had some, but when I got home I found I only had a little bit in the bottom of a bottle from Jan. I gave him that last night. I've just rung to ask whether I can go and collect some today and I was initially told I'd need to collect it on Sat as they've closed tomorrow for Good Friday.
I asked whether I could not go and collect it today. As you'll understand, if it's possible that 'something else is going on' that might be causing my cat pain I want to give him the daily painkiller that's now been prescribed. He's 14. It might be cancer or something else very painful. I was then told that I should ring at 4pm today to see whether they've been able to do it. If not then it'll be Sat and he'll have no Loxicom in the meantime.
To me this feels really shocking. I know the vet will need to sign off on the medication but they prescribed it only yesterday (after seeing him and taking bloods the day before), and he's been in every four weeks since before Christmas due to this problem. It's a bog-standard medication. How can there be any possibility that they might not do it today?
I have the cat's name on the waiting list for the other local vet because I've recently been so disappointed in my current vet, although I've been with them for 12 years.
Am I being unreasonable here?
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Shiveringinthecountry · 28/03/2024 09:57
Shiveringinthecountry · 28/03/2024 10:12
Maybe I didn't explain properly. Today was my first chance to buy it. The vet rang me yesterday when I was at work and prescribed the Loxicom. As soon as I got home (after the vet was closed) I checked and found there was only one dose. I therefore rang this morning, first thing. How could I have bought some sooner?
Shiveringinthecountry · 28/03/2024 10:19
Presumably if you had said you needed some yesterday when they called, they’d have signed it off. That doesn’t mean they have time today. It was your mistake.
Okay, we'll have to agree to disagree.
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