We Do Not Recommend College Park Animal Hospital: November 2009

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In Smokey's Memory

Smokey was unlike any cats we know. He was a character: completely fearless, a free spirit, and independent thinker, and first and foremost, our cherished pet for 15 years. We don't know how much longer we could have had him, had his congestive heart failure been diagnosed in time, but we can't help but grieve the chance that was taken away. We will never be the same. We will never have the same care-free and trusting view of veterinarians. We dedicate our work of educating consumers of veterinary care to Smokey's memory. Rest in peace, our beloved gray beast. We hope your suffering was not in vain. We love you always.

Monday, November 2, 2009

A College Park Animal Hospital Vet Receives a Formal Letter of Censure

I was just notified that the veterinarian who treated Smokey at College Park Animal Hospital received a formal letter of censure concerning his "failure to recognize cardiomegaly and increased pulmonary interstitial pattern on the thoracic radiographs taken of Smokey on January 8, 2008." This excerpt is from an October 29, 2009 letter from the Maryland State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, addressed to me. The letter goes on to state that prior to accepting censure, this veterinarian "participated in classes offered at a regional conference as a means of improving his ability to read readiographs and ultrasounds." The letter to me also stated that a letter of censure is a matter of public record.