NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — A southwest Florida man was apprehended Friday for declaring to be a vet and carrying out surgical treatment on a pregnant dog who passed away of issues from the treatment, authorities said.
The man was a certified animal groomer however not a certified vet, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said in a social networks post.
Collier County Sheriff’s Office
The 61-year-old Collier County man was charged with animal abuse and practicing veterinary medication without a license.
The 6-year-old Chihuahua called Sugar passed away following the surgical treatment in May. Sugar’s owners had actually been presented to the man as a vet and connected to him since the 6-pound (2.7-kilogram) dog seemed having problem providing her puppies, the constable’s workplace said.
The man concerned the owners’ home and carried out a cesarean area on Sugar in a transformed ambulance. He eliminated a stillborn puppy and charged $600, according to the constable’s workplace.
After Sugar ended up being ill from an infection a week later on, her owners took her to an emergency situation animal health center where staff informed her that the cut was closed with string or thread rather of basic stitch product. They said that might have added to her infection. Sugar passed away hours later on.
“A doctor at the emergency pet hospital told detectives a C-Section is not an uncommon surgery on pregnant dogs and that had a qualified veterinarian performed the procedure on Sugar she likely would have survived,” the constable’s workplace.
The man’s case hadn’t yet been put in an electronic docket at the Collier County notary’s workplace so it was unidentified if he had a lawyer who might comment.
