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As the number of families raising pets increased, so did the medical disputes. This poodle is a dog called 'Coco', who was admitted to an animal hospital last year for breast tumor surgery and has since been amputated, leading to a medical dispute between the hospital and the guardian.
What happened, reporter Lee Hyun-jung covered.
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11-year-old poodle 'Coco' in January last year.
A is a companion dog to the family, but now the left front leg has disappeared and a bandage is worn all over the body.
What happened?
In September of last year, Coco had a breast tumor removal operation at an animal hospital in Seoul.
I was discharged after six days, but my gait was different.
[Mr. A (Guardian of Coco): I'm walking to drink water, but I can't reach the left forelimb like this.]
I took an x-ray at another hospital and the left forelimb bone was missing.
After protesting if there was a problem during the surgery, the hospital cast a coco on it, and was hospitalized from November.
However, in April, five months after hospitalization, Mr. A was surprised again.
When I cut off the bandage around my body, Coco's back was peeled off with a burn.
I told the director that the hot water mat that the nurse had put on my back burst.
[A's side / Record of conversation at the time (April 2nd): No, how to make a child like that ... ]
[Animal Hospital Director / At that time, I recorded a conversation (Last April 2): I asked you to do a hot pack and make a water bed… I think I did it wrong.] When
I asked for treatment at another hospital, I couldn't do it anymore, so my forearm bones were exposed due to inflammation and muscle loss, and my muscles and skin were severely damaged by burns.
[Mr. A: If you don't cut your legs quickly, this is a hindrance to life (he said.)]
Coco eventually cut the forelimbs.
The hospital admitted that it was responsible for the burn caused by the hot water mat accident, but was not responsible for cutting the forelimb.
[Animal Hospital Director: I was surprised because there were no such signs. I didn't think it would go to amputation because the test numbers weren't too bad.]
Mr. A filed a complaint with the National Petition and SNS for hospital liability, and filed a lawsuit for damages, and the hospital sued Mr. A for alleged defamation. .
The medical dispute surrounding Coco was obscured through investigations and trials.
(Video coverage: Seo Jin-ho, Kim Nam-sung, Hong Jong-soo, video editing: Park player)
Cut the tumor and eventually cut the leg… What's going on in Poodle 'Coco'?
2020-06-01T11:57:13.768Z
As the number of families raising pets increased, so did the medical disputes. This poodle is a dog called 'Coco', who was admitted to an animal hospital last year for breast tumor surgery and has since been amputated, leading to a medical dispute between the hospital and the guardian.
Source: sbskr