You may recall the Shiloh Shepherd named Gandolf that rescued the lost boyscout in NC several years ago.
There is another Shiloh Shepherd service dog owner in Rochester, MN. Last night his service dog bloated and needed emergency surgery to save it. He was not allowed to have this surgery because his disabled owner did not have $3000 to pay up front.
Here is the information about this incident and would you please tell me why a disabled citizen lost his service dog to an uncaring emergency vet clinic? I am outraged! I am hoping you’ll be outraged too.
As posted by Tony, the disabled vet who lost his dog. This was posted on the Shiloh Shepherd forum:
“Rebel passed away of bloat at 12am central time (euthanized) at Affiliated Emergency Veterinary Clinic in Rochester, MN (based out of the Twin Cities). But for $3,000 (paid in full upfront before surgery), Rebel would have had a good chance of being saved. I do not have credit cards and this ER vet reagional business does not do payment plans. They have a credit service available if you qualify. My credit is good enough to buy a car; not good enough to save my dog.
Yes, some would say I am to blame since I did not save up enough for this after Casey’s emergency (that vet took payments). Well, I was told that a payment plan was avaiable before I brought him in.
Others would say, You should have had insurance. All the insurances I looked at would have only reimbursed me after I paid up front.
At any rate, Rebel is playing with Casey at Rainbow Bridge. My family, especially me, is devestated. Lessons learned the hard way.
Btw, Rebel bloated on my birthday. It was a good day until then.”
I’m posting this story everywhere. Why couldn’t the hospital give Rebel the surgery and let his worried and upset owner have a little time to pull the money together? Rebel was a SERVICE DOG, after all. What kind of society do we live in? How can something like this happen? How do these individuals look at themselves in the mirror without recoiling in horror at the monsters they’ve become?