In North Carolina, the content of the medical record is assumed to be factual, accurate, complete and timely; confuted only through the testimony of an expert in veterinary medicine. As such and devoid of expert testimony, the two reports below which indicate that Champ was in surgery with two different doctors at the exact same time, are assumed to be [...]
Disingenuous entry made in Champ's medical record by Dr. Bonin. Date: 9-5-2014 Time: 9am Dr. Glen Bonin Called and SWO [spoke with owner]. Gave a detailed update - Champ overall did well overnight and appeared stable for surgery this morning. I updated the O [owner] in detail on Champ's current condition and also went [...]
Verbatim statements made by Dr. Bass regarding the decision to use certain antibiotics regardless of Champ’s history of resistance to the chosen drugs. "That was a decision that was carefully considered by Dr. Nanfelt. It's in her records that she consulted with other veterinarians, and so it wasn’t that they didn’t think about it. They did [...]
Verbatim statements made by Dr. Shannon Bass regarding Dr. Jennifer Merlo’s evaluation of Champ. "Obviously, that’s fact. They did not do anything to check. Her opinion based on her physical exam was that there wasn’t an infection. That’s a fact. You know and there’s nothing to disagree with about that. I agree, and so I [...]