Another Disgusting Monster! More Information regarding the Vampire Vet! Lawsuit: Fort Worth veterinarian experimented on Chihuahua MORE by JOSH DAVIS WFAA Posted on June 2, 2014 at 3:26 PM Updated yesterday at 5:24 PM Gallery SEE ALL 3 PHOTOS ยป Related: Pets under Fort Worth vets care moved to another clinic Fort Worth vets license still suspended despite pleas to committee Family files lawsuit against vet amid abuse allegations Warrant: Fort Worth vet said dog shouldve been euthanized MORE: Stories about Dr. Tierce FORT WORTH -- A lawsuit filed by a pet owner against veterinarian Dr. Lou Tierce alleges the vet kept her Chihuahua alive and suffering for four-and-a-half months after she believed he had euthanized it. Kimberly Davis claims an employee at the clinic told Davis her 12-year-old Chihuahua named Hercules was experimented on by Tierce after the dog was found in an April 29 raid of his animal clinic on Lovell Avenue. Tierces license to practice was suspended after the raid and the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners decided not to reinstate his license in a hearing early last month. All animals being treated at Camp Bowie Animal Clinic have been moved to Western Hills Animal Hospital. Another hearing will be held by July 9 to determine the status of Tierces license moving forward. The lawsuit alleges that Hercules began having difficulty walking and standing and stopped eating and drinking in November 2013. Davis took the dog to one vet, who prescribed antibiotics, then to Tierces Camp Bowie Animal Clinic for a second opinion. Tierce diagnosed the dog with hydrocephalus, a build up of fluid on the brain, and prescribed Hercules steroids in addition to the antibiotics before releasing the dog to Davis two days later. On Thanksgiving day, Hercules again had trouble standing and fell from Davis bed, hitting his head. Davis said the dog was unconscious and dry-heaving, so she returned to Tierces office where she alleges he asked her, Do you want to experiment? Davis said she consented out of desire to save her dogs life and Hercules was readmitted to the clinic. Over the next two weeks, Davis said she and Tierce spoke every day and the vet told her things were going well and the dog was not suffering. On Dec. 14, Davis and her family visited the clinic and were horrified by what they saw, the suit says. Hercules was lying in a small cage, unresponsive, his eyes were rolled back in his head, and he was covered with feces and urine, the lawsuit says. Dr. Tierce told [Davis] at the time that Hercules had taken a turn for the worse. Davis said she told the veterinary technician she wanted the dog euthanized and the tech told her it was the right decision. She filled out the forms and was told the dog would be buried on Tierces ranch. Davis and her family say they could not emotionally bear to be present when Hercules was put down, but they believed they made the right decision. After the raid months later, Davis received a call from a Fort Worth police detective saying her dog had been found alive at the clinic. Hercules was taken to two other vets who said the dog should be euthanized, and he was. Afterwards, the lawsuit states Davis got a call from a former employee of the clinic who said Hercules had been horribly treated and that Tierce had performed medical experiments on him. The former employee allegedly told her Hercules was kept under a heat lamp so long his eyeballs had dried up, and was so dehydrated that a towel would stick to his tongue. The suit accuses Tierce of deceptive trade practices, theft liability, breach of fiduciary duty, gross negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and fraud. The suit seeks damages in excess of $1 million.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 21:06:05 +0000
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