A woman has claimed her Border Collie was poisoned after anaesthetic was injected into her bloodstream at an Airdrie vets.
Ashley Kennedy, 37, from Chapelhall has alleged her dog Poppy could have died after the incident at Vets4Pets on Clark Street on October 27.
The mum-of-two, told the Daily Record she dropped two-year-old Poppy off to be neutered when she received a phone call from a member of staff who said there had been a 'small error' and her operation could no longer go ahead.
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She claimed she was told it was 'human error' but when she saw the paperwork, Ashley said it was revealed a general anaesthetic which should have been injected into Poppy's stomach had been administered intravenously and poisoned the dog.
Ashley said: "A vet came out to speak to me, but she still wouldn't tell me what had happened. They just kept describing it as a 'human error'.
"I asked to see the paperwork and was then told a local anaesthetic that was supposed to go into Poppy's tummy went into her IV instead. They said that five bottles were laid beside each other and the vet had accidentally administered the wrong one.
"When they realised what had happened they had to call the poisoning line for guidance."
Ashley, who works in financial crime, has alleged a staff member said the alarm was raised when the vet went to inject Poppy's tummy and realised the correct syringe wasn't there.
She continued: "They kept saying it was human error and not negligence. It is not human error to not read bottles properly.
"I asked the vet responsible if Poppy could have died and she said 'yes but she is okay.'
"I was later told I should be glad Poppy is okay. The fact they didn't do the basic checks is really worrying. My dog could have died."
Poppy had to be kept in throughout the day for monitoring after the incident at the practice after vets consulted with the animal poisoning line.
Ashley added: "Poppy was a bit dozy for a couple of days but she's doing okay.
"It was reversed as soon as they realised what had happened but I don't know if this will have caused damage to her organs in the future.
"This should never have happened."
Ashley has now moved Poppy to a new vet and said she reported the incident to an independent authority.
Vets4Pets were asked for comment.
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