They Dropped Her Off To Get Spayed. Then Received A Call To Come Collect Her Body

Ajay | June 13, 2019 | Articles

When they dropped her off to get spayed they expected to see her in just a few hours time, perhaps not a little worse for wear. Instead, they got a call to come to pick up her body.

The Briggs family expected to see a slightly sore but nonetheless living dog in a few hours time when they took their year-old dog, Nya, in to get spayed. After all, it is pretty much a routine operation for female dogs.

What they got, was a very blunt straight to the point call to come and collect her body from the freezer.

No explanation was offered for why she passed away while under the knife, just a call to pick her up from the fridge.

You would think that things could not get worse, but they did. The Briggs family then received an email that only made their pain that much worse.

One of the staff at the veterinarians inadvertently sent the family an email that was meant for another member of staff. It stated that Nya somehow received euthanasia in her drip instead of anesthesia.

But vets at Crystal Mountain Animal Hospital in Austin, Texas, dispute this account, countering that Nya died from a severe reaction to anesthesia.

“The allegation that I euthanized their dog is absolutely not true,” Charles Vandermause said.

“I’ve been a veterinarian for over 40 years and this is something that just can’t happen in practice. There are too many variables and details that have to be completed before a dog is euthanized… That e-mail has nothing to do with the dog being euthanized in any way.”

Regardless, the confusing circumstances surrounding Nya’s passage have wreaked havoc on her family, which includes young children struggling to cope with the sudden loss of their beloved pet.

“I wanted to collapse on the floor and scream because I was really sad,” Lisa’s son, 9-year-old Landon Briggs, told KXAN.

“[Nya] was more than a pet, she was family, and, it’s like if a family member dies and it’ll warm your heart thinking that they are watching over you.”