Originally Posted by
cepheid
That sucks about Charlie, but man, $100 is nothing for a vet bill. If I could get away with paying only $100 I'd be dancing all the way home. Maybe it's because I'm in CA, but any time we need anything other than a routine check-up, we're usually out $200-$300 on average.
That said, if the daycare didn't inform you of Charlie's wounds, I wouldn't bring him back there... they are clearly negligent. If you're feeling litigious, you might even consider a lawsuit for your "mental anguish." I hate lawsuits, but I hate seeing animals abused or neglected even more...
This is strange, I know I submitted a reply to your post earlier but it's not here.
You're right. The bill could have been much higher but it still stung especially because of how it happened. It's virtually impossible to sue for mental anguish for pets because they are still considered property. I think that's wrong but I'm not going to fight it today.
I'm not going to bring Charlie back to that facility because the staff obviously couldn't properly watch the number of dogs they had. It's weird because they do temperament test the dogs. Obviously, someone cheated on that test!
So, I will go back to PetSmart even though it's very inconvenient. Charlie will be just as happy.