Violations Q&A - In Memory of Stempy Munson

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They say that memories are golden. Well, maybe that is true.

We never wanted memories. We only wanted you.

Stempy - 1999 - 2 years old

Stempy Munson

Stempy - March 2005 - 7 years old

It is our firm belief that Stempy is a victim of VETERINARY NEGLIGENCE & SUBSTANDARD CARE that resulted in his preventable death at the hands of
ANN K. THOMAS, DVM ~ RODEO DRIVE VETERINARY HOSPITAL ~ MESQUITE, TEXAS

Violations Q & A

Music is: "Terminator"

1. UNAUTHORIZED TREATMENT – 9/27/05 Failure to obtain client’s permission to perform a Perineal Urethrostomy. We are positive that this is NOT the procedure she performed…but it is what is noted in his records that she performed. Also, as noted in his records, he was only scheduled for a Cystotomy. We had only authorized a Cystotomy, nothing else! According to the medical definition of a Urethrostomy, this is NOT the procedure Dr. Thomas performed, nor was it a Cystotomy. We believe she did a Urethrotomy and possibly tried to repair a urethral rupture she may have caused by forcing the catheter on 9/24/05. We have NEVER seen the radiograph! We demand to see the radiograph! The incision was around 9 cm, yet there was no new permanent opening made and Stempy remained intact. See Timeline and Consider…for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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2. 573.52(c) RECORD KEEPING – 10/13/05 Dr. Thomas refused to provide client with a copy of patient’s records and radiographs. Dr. Thomas stated that a subpoena would be required to obtain the records. Client left Dr. Thomas’ office without the patient’s records. Written records were faxed to client on 10/18/05. Radiographs have NEVER been released to client, nor has client ever been allowed to view radiographs. We demand to see the radiographs. We also demand to see the ORIGINAL records, not our faxed copy, as we believe they have been altered.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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3. 573.23(c) DUTY OF LICENSEE TO REFER A CASE – 9/27/05 Dr. Thomas failed to refer client to a specialist for the Urethrotomy that was done. Hope, an employee of Dr. Thomas, stated to client that this was the FIRST time in Dr. Thomas’ 20 years of being a vet that she had to make a cut like she did that day on Stempy. The procedure was UNAUTHORIZED.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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4. 573.22 STANDARD OF CARE – 9/30/05 Dr. Thomas did not give or offer an explanation, or even venture a guess, as to the patient’s cause of death.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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5. 573.22 STANDARD OF CARE – 9/29/05 DENIAL OF CARE - Denied client’s request for a third visit on this day, even though client informed Dr. Thomas’ office on the phone at 5pm of patient’s deteriorating condition. Carmen, an employee of Dr. Thomas, told client, “No! Do NOT bring him back in. He will be in pain for 2 or 3 more days.” Patient passed away the next morning, 9/30/05. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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6. 573.26 HONESTY, INTEGRITY, FAIR DEALING – 9/30/05 Falsified patient’s records in recounting the events on this day. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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7. 573.22 STANDARD OF CARE – 9/29/05 Failure to adequately examine patient, twice on this day, at client’s request when informed of patient’s extreme pain and discomfort. Dr. Thomas did not even look at patient on the second visit. Instead, she prescribed a tranquilizer and led client to believe it was another pain killer. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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8. 573.40(a)(7) LABELING OF MEDICATIONS DISPENSED and/or 573.22 STANDARD OF CARE – 9/29/05 Failure to properly advise client of the potential dangers of Acepromazine when prescribed for the patient. This was the FOURTH different medication in THREE days that Dr. Thomas had put the patient on. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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9. 573.22 STANDARD OF CARE – 9/29/05 Prescribed Acepromazine to patient despite being informed by client on 11/1/03 of patient’s two prior seizures. Acepromazine is contraindicated for patient with seizure history. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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10. 573.22 STANDARD OF CARE – 9/29/05 Knew or should have known of a notation that should have been in patient’s records from 11/1/03. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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11. 573.26 HONESTY, INTEGRITY, FAIR DEALING – 9/29/05 Falsified patient’s records in recounting the events on this day. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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12. 573.22 STANDARD OF CARE – 9/28/05 Failure to adequately examine patient at client’s request when informed of patient’s extreme pain and discomfort. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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13. 573.26 HONESTY, INTEGRITY, FAIR DEALING – 9/28/05 Falsified patient’s records in recounting the events on this day. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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14. 573.22 STANDARD OF CARE – 9/27/05 Depriving the client of the option not to proceed so that client could seek a second opinion. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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15. 573.26 HONESTY, INTEGRITY, FAIR DEALING – 9/27/05 Failure to follow client instructions and breach of verbal agreement. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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16. 573.26 HONESTY, INTEGRITY, FAIR DEALING – 9/27/05 Falsified patient’s records in recounting the events of this day. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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17. 573.22 STANDARD OF CARE – 9/27/05 Failure to take postoperative radiographs to verify removal of all stones. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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18. 573.22 STANDARD OF CARE – 9/24/05 Failure to conduct sufficient and timely diagnostics, such as a radiograph and a urinalysis, despite patient’s prior history. Dr. Thomas claims they could not get a urine sample, yet patient was sent home with a catheter in place. She did not follow her own protocol, established on 11/1/03. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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19. 573.22 STANDARD OF CARE – 9/10/05 Failure to conduct sufficient and timely diagnostics, such as a radiograph, despite patient’s prior history, and despite the fact that stones can be present without concomitant crystalluria in the urinalysis. She did not follow her own protocol, established on 11/1/03. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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20. 573.26 HONESTY, INTEGRITY, FAIR DEALING – 3/14/05 Failure to show client radiograph to verify her claim that the stone had disappeared. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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21. 573.22 STANDARD OF CARE – 3/12/05 Failure to conduct sufficient and timely diagnostics, such as a radiograph, despite patient’s prior history, and despite the fact that stones can be present without concomitant crystalluria in the urinalysis. She did not follow her own protocol, established on 11/1/03. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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22. 573.26 HONESTY, INTEGRITY, FAIR DEALING – 3/12/05 – 3/14/05 Falsified and/or altered patient’s records. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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23. 573.22 STANDARD OF CARE – 11/16/04 Despite patient’s prior history, Dr. Thomas failed to perform a follow-up urinalysis or radiograph or make adjustments to patient’s diet. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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24. 573.22 STANDARD OF CARE – 8/10/04 Despite patient’s prior history, Dr. Thomas failed to perform a follow-up urinalysis or radiograph or make adjustments to patient’s diet. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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25. 573.22 STANDARD OF CARE – 2/16/04 Despite patient’s prior history, Dr. Thomas failed to perform a urinalysis or radiograph. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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26. 573.22 STANDARD OF CARE – 11/14/03 Failure to make adjustments to patient’s prescription diet despite the presence of Calcium Oxalate crystals in urinalysis. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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27. 573.22 HONESTY, INTEGRITY, FAIR DEALING – 11/3/03 Falsified and/or altered patient’s records. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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28. 573.22 STANDARD OF CARE – 11/03 – 9/05 Failure to provide or recommend medical management, dietary modification, and constant monitoring, and a follow-up urinalysis is needed every 3 months, which are all necessary objectives of postoperative care for this patient’s condition. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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29. 573.22 STANDARD OF CARE – 11/03 – 9/05 Prescribed wrong prescription diet and never made any adjustments to prescription diet after 11/03. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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30. 573.22 STANDARD OF CARE – 11/3/03 Failure to take postoperative radiographs to verify removal of all stones. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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31. 573.52 RECORD KEEPING – 11/1/03 Failure to notate crucial information in patient records. See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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32. 573.52 RECORD KEEPING – 9/03 – 10/03 Failure to maintain complete and accurate patient records (records from other veterinarian were provided AND contained his prior stone history, despite Dr. Thomas’ claim otherwise). See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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33. 573.52 RECORD KEEPING – 9/03 – 9/05 Failure to record dispensing prescription diet. (multiple) See Timeline for full details.

Violation? Yes 0 No If no, please explain

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WEBSITE VISITOR NOTE:

We sent this to all 6 veterinarian members of the State Board. NONE of them were returned to us. We have now taken the liberty of answering the questions ourselves. We answer a RESOUNDING yes to every single violation listed.

MUFFY STEMPY

MUFFY 2 CANDLES BURN STEMPY

In Memory of
Muffy Munson
Muffy - Our backyard - circa 2003

Muffy - Our backyard - circa 2003

February 10, 1988
October 10, 2005

Muffy, our beloved female Lhasa Apso, passed away 10 days after Stempy on October 10, 2005 at the grand old age of 17 ¾ years old.

She is dearly loved and dearly missed.

Stempy - our back porch - circa 2003

Stempy - June 1998 - 11 months old

Stempy's spot in the bed.

Cindy and Stempy circa 2002.

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In our opinion, ANN K. THOMAS, DVM is an incompetent vet based on our experience with her and we would NEVER, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, recommend her to anybody with a pet!

In our opinion, Stempy is also a victim of the TEXAS STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS' complaint system that is supposed to PROTECT OUR PETS, but, instead,
may very well be protecting GUILTY VETS! Approximately 85% to 90% of ALL consumer complaints filed in Texas against veterinarians are DISMISSED as no violation found!

Notice:The material presented on each page of this website consists solely of the opinions, observations, interpretations, & personal experiences of Greg & Cindy Munson,
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of Veterinary Medical Examiners, along with copies of the medical records, as received by Greg & Cindy Munson via facsimile, from Ann K. Thomas, DVM.

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Stempy at Christmas circa 2001

Stempy on our back porch.

Stempy after getting buzzed at the groomer.

Stempy after getting buzzed at the groomer.

Stempy's last Christmas. 2004.

Stempy - March 2005

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