The origin was two anonymous reports to the County Administrative Board at the end of May this year which stated that the animals in these cases were not treated in an accepted manner.
The veterinarian, who works in Västerbotten, is now reported by the County Administrative Board to the Responsible Committee for Animal Health and Medical Care for further investigation.
Did not get out feed that blocked the neck - the horse had to be killed
At the end of May this year, the veterinarian, who was on call, received a call from a horse owner whose horse had respiratory problems.
The vet treated the horse after the pet owner had come in, it turned out that it had laryngeal constipation and was very sore. After the treatment, the horse began to swallow but still had a sore throat. The horse was sent home with anti-inflammatory medicine, but the veterinarian had not managed to get all the food out of the throat.
When the vet called the pet owner in the morning, the horse did not want to eat or drink and was then referred to another veterinary station. There they did not manage to solve the laryngeal constipation and the horse had to be killed.
In the County Administrative Board's investigation, a horse specialist had stated that the horse should have been referred directly due to the pain.
The calf was wrong - the cow had to be killed the next day
It was in May last year that the veterinarian was called out for a difficult calf birth at night.
According to the vet, it was a uterine twist and they tried to put the cow down to be able to get the calf out, which was wrong. However, neither the animal owner nor the veterinarian managed to get the calf out, as is clear from both parties' submissions.
After that, the stories fall apart somewhat.
The vet says that he decided that the cow needed to be killed or needed a caesarean section and that the pet owner then said that they would kill the cow in the morning, after which the vet gave the cow a syringe with cortisone for the pain. However, the animal owner believes that cortisone was given so that the uterus could possibly relax and the calf could come out and that another cortisone injection was given at 4 pm the next day.
The next morning, the pet owner goes out to the cow that is still lying and shakes, which the pet owner said "felt completely crazy" and then calls another veterinarian for advice. He then suggests the "French itching method" and a fork to be used to turn the calf.
The pet owner then calls the original veterinarian and they try again to get the calf out, which is now dead.
They work until the middle of the day and according to the animal owner, the veterinarian finally tried to saw off one of the front legs of the calf but gives up and says that the cow should be killed.