Mum in tears as beloved dog left 'rotting' in vets for five weeks
09.10.2022 - 18:47
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A mum was left 'devastated' after finding out her beloved dog had been left "rotting" in the vets for five weeks after it died. Dawn Stanley says she has "cried everyday" since she was woken up at 6.45am with a call from the vet saying her pup Dotty, who had passed away over a month ago, had been left "in storage".
The 56-year-old first took the Lhasa Apso to the vet with an "upset tummy" back in August. Dotty was sent home the same day after being deemed well enough, however just a few hours later she was in a 'terrible state' and had to be rushed to PDSA Huyton.
Vets Now staff, who run a nighttime emergency clinic, admitted the pup to care for her. Dawn said she "can't fault" the service and thanked the"brilliant and lovely" staff who looked after Dotty, the Liverpool Echo reports.
She said at 1.30pm the vets called her to tell her Dotty had aspiration pneumonia, "meaning she'd probably been sick and inhaled some". Dawn, who owned Dotty for nearly 12 years since she was a puppy, said: " That was the worst bit because they said they’d do everything they can for her and that she’s got a good chance.
"Then at half-three that morning I got a call saying she passed away. I was devastated.
"She was my little pet for the past 12 years. She was like one of my children and my little best friend."
Dawn then made arrangements with the veternary nurse to have Dotty cremated and delivered to her in a casket within seven to 10 days. Yet, time passed and she heard nothing about her beloved dog.
She said: "I had to keep chasing it up and chasing it up. I was waiting and waiting and I made phone calls.
"At first they said she'd be home in seven to 10 days. Then they said 10 to 14 days.
"I started questioning my own vets, thinking they