What to do if you have a complaint about a vet?
If you have a complaint about veterinary fees you should contact the Department of Fair Trading. If you are considering lodging a formal complaint against a veterinarian the Board recommends that you firstly:
Can you make a formal complaint against a veterinarian in NSW?
Make a formal complaint against a veterinarian. Any person may make a formal complaint against a veterinarian regarding the conduct of the veterinarian in NSW. The Board is not required to investigate a complaint if the complaint is made more than 3 years after the conduct is alleged to have occurred.
How can I find out if my vet is a bad vet?
Do a thorough Internet search on the vet’s name and the name of the clinic. Even without official disciplinary action, you may find instances of previous problems with the vet. Many veterinary victims are putting up web sites and blogs to tell of their experiences with a bad vet.
Are there any victims of a bad vet?
Many veterinary victims are putting up web sites and blogs to tell of their experiences with a bad vet. There’s safety and strength in numbers. If you can locate other victims of the same vet — even if they are not willing to file a complaint — it may strengthen your case.
Can you make a complaint against a veterinarian?
You can make a complaint against your vet if you think they failed to meet the professional standards of reasonable care and skill that you would expect from a vet.
What should I do if I have a problem with my vet?
Check their complaints procedure – it’ll tell you what to do. If you can’t solve the problem through your vet’s complaints procedure, you can contact the Veterinary Client Mediation Service – they’re impartial and free to use. If this doesn’t work, you could take legal action – you should get expert legal advice first.
Why are veterinarians so bad at online reviews?
In veterinary medicine, writing fraudulent, flamingly negative reviews has become a problem behavior for disgruntled ex-employees. I’m sure it happens in plenty of fields (restaurants come to mind), but tech-phobic veterinarians tend to take these things hard.
Many veterinary victims are putting up web sites and blogs to tell of their experiences with a bad vet. There’s safety and strength in numbers. If you can locate other victims of the same vet — even if they are not willing to file a complaint — it may strengthen your case.