Hello everyone,

A new vet (one vet in the practice, very much non commercial puts animal first type of practice which is the reason why I went to them despite being over 35 minutes from my home) who has been recommended to my by three breeders.

I've had issues with every animal that I've taken to her,

My dog had a Spey, whilst she was being sedated fluid began rushing out her mouth, the vet was very flustered and shouted to the nurse to get furosemide quickly, after a few minutes she realised she was vomiting and suctioned the vimit out. She had eaten later than she should have so I put it down to my fault.
During said ceserean one of the nurses dropped a puppy on the floor.

Then when the puppies were 8 weeks old they went back to said vet for vaccinations, I asked that they not be given lepto4 because the stud dog had a bad reaction to it and I wasn't sure if the puppies would too, first vaccine they were given lepto2, next time I went 2 weeks later she gave them lepto4 knowing full well I didn't want it. I didn't say at that visit I didn't want it as I kind of though that as I had already said it I didn't need to again so put this down to a miscommunication on my part.

Then yesterday my two toy breed girls went in for Spey and dental and my other girl a dental.
I was phoned at 3 to say everything had gone well, when I went in the vet wasn't in the practice and had gone out. I waited for 20 minutes for her to get back, as she was discharging my girls she showed me the teeth of the girl who had the Spey and she noticed her gums were extremely white, she rushed her to the back where she noticed she was bruising on minimal touch, they did bloods and had to open her op again (apparently it was subcutaneous bleed where she had cut some fat away).
She said she was fine three hours ago, I wonder if she was checked from then to that point. She also said she had caused the bleed herself by being too active and getting up at the cage.
This girl previously had a bad reaction to NSAIDs the vet was told this but sent her home with metacam, when I told her again about the NSAIDs she gave her Omisol which when I got home and read the packaging realised its again another NSAID.

Also the other girl who only had a dental had two canine teeth fall out, she claimed they were loose but I really don't think they were, she regularly chews bones and I checked them myself on Saturday and didn't notice anything. I wonder if she was too rough with her.
Also on discharge this girls harness was put on wrong and she was allowed to walk down the stairs to the reception area (which I think is foolish considering she had an anesthethic) and whilst walking down the stairs excited to see me she fell down the bottom too probably a combination of the drowsiness and harness being on wrong.

Whilst my other girl was having bloods taken for the bleed I heard her say I can't get a vein because I'm too tired.

I now have absolutely no faith in this vet what so ever, every animal I have taken to her has had an issue, I was petrified I was going to lose my girl yesterday.

Also when they first came out to be discharged they were wet through and looked scruffy not what I expected.

Now I've written it all down I can't believe I took them to her with the issues I had already had, I feel so stupid!

In your honest opinion does this sound like I've had bad luck or the vet is incompetent?

Nb on looking at her website it appears they don't have any fully qualified nurses there only trainees.

With a list like that I would be going elsewhere. Yes some is bad luck but that many times , don't think I would be bothered with wanting reassurances I would walk. Maybe if you feel like it write a letter explaining your reasons but it isnt necessary

It's an appalling catalogue of catastrophes, which makes me wonder why the vet was recommended by three breeders. Unless they recommended the practice rather than that specific vet? I would certainly go elsewhere, you need to know for certain that your dogs are in good hands, they are family after all. And as for the nurse who dropped the puppy, words fail me.

I would be making a formal complaint.  To them, and possibly to the RCVS depending on their response.  Certainly go elsewhere, I'd have no faith in them after all of that but if she and her staff are that incompetent, I would want to know that issues are being addressed to safeguard other patients in their care.  I couldn't simply walk away knowing that it could all happen to someone else because I didn't raise it as a concern.

Thankyou everyone for your replies, I definitely wouldn't take any animal to her again and will complain as recommended by letter to her.

Sadly I'm not sure why they recommended her, as she's the only vet in the practice so can only be her.

Also in my original post I wrote about the first incident (with the water in her mouth at point of sedation) I wrote spay but it was a ceserean.

The spay was yesterday with my toy breed 6 year old girl.

since c sections are often emergencies the vet should have been able to cope with what happened without panic. My fcr started being sick while under a ga and whilst it wasn't the best thing the vet gave me no indication of panic when it happened just concern that she may have inhaled vomit

> since c sections are often emergencies the vet should have been able to cope with what happened without panic. My fcr started being sick while under a ga and whilst it wasn't the best thing the vet gave me no indication of panic when it happened just concern that she may have inhaled vomit

Totally agree - yes, with a booked surgery the dog should be nil by mouth from around 10 the evening before.   But surely not all surgeries with a g/a, is planned.   There have to be tons of situations where it's an emergency and as such, something all qualified vets would know how to deal with (the risk of vomiting while 'out')

Any owner has to be able to trust the vet(s) they use although in these days of multiple vet practices, getting the same vet when you go in isn't always possible.   I recently switched and have now found one I prefer and go in when he's on duty.   With an emergency - not so likely.