Owner claims consent form at Upper Thomson vet clinic was only signed after pet was already on operating table
A pet owner in Singapore has raised concerns about a veterinary clinic’s consent process, alleging that her cat may have been prepared for surgery before she had signed the required forms.
The owner, who asked to be known as Sarah, shared her experience online, claiming she only signed the consent form after her cat had already been placed on the operating table.
Cat scheduled for combined procedures
According to her post on 26 March on the Cat Welfare Society Singapore Facebook page, Sarah brought her cat, Ekko, to Mount Pleasant Veterinary Group (Gelenggang) on 25 March.
Her pet was scheduled for a neutering procedure and teeth filing, which Sarah opted to combine under a single round of anaesthesia to reduce risk.
Source: Mount Pleasant Veterinary Group
She said she arrived at about 10.05am and left the clinic at around 10.43am after Ekko was admitted.
Consent form allegedly sent after procedure had begun
According to Sarah, she was not informed of the procedure’s exact start time and only received updates after repeatedly asking.
She later realised she had not been asked to review or sign any consent forms before leaving the clinic.
Concerned, she contacted the clinic to request the documents.
Image courtesy of Sarah
She received the consent form at 11.12am and signed it at 11.16am.
However, she was later told that Ekko had already been placed on the operating table at around 11.10am.
