Vet hospital lost 4” catheter in my dog
Hoping for advice on what would be fair. The hospital did try to correct their mistake and sent us to a cardiologist specialist an hour away and although I had to pay upfront, they will reimburse me through a claim. In the meantime they are still charging me for the full amount of the original surgery with 3 days of post surgery care. They discovered the lost catheter on the third day. After weighing the pros and cons with the cardiologist, it was determined that leaving the catheter in place was safer than the risk of emergency surgery at the moment. I’m glad the hospital offered to cover the cardiologist through their insurance policy but I feel like I shouldn’t have to pay them anything, or at the most just a fraction of the original bill. Any thoughts on what would be fair? Also this catheter could still be an issue in the future.