Veterinary Malpractice

We had the surgery done to remove Pyrite's bad eye after she had a painful day from pressure building up. We used a different vet since our normal vet was out of town for the last episode. He kept her a few hours longer than usual in recovery. She was not acting right when we got home and we attributed it to being groggy from the anesthesia. Later it became apparent she was now sightless in the other eye, and not shaking off the anesthesia. We force-fed her and trickled water in the kitchen sink to entice her to drink. I took her back to the vet and he acted confounded that she was blind. He said he tested her vision after surgery and she responded positively. I offered that according to Internet forums, the optic nerve of cats are short and enter the brain very close together behind the eye socket, necessitating care not to damage the other upon removal. He was not conversant on that. So I was more informed than he? I wondered if he checked her opposing vision as a routine follow up procedure or did he know something had gone wrong? We were billed for twice the anesthesia proposed and it has taken a full week for her to recover, and now she remains blind in what was the good eye. Dix is kicking herself for not researching this vet's competence, and a good kicking would be preferable to what she would do to him if she ever sees him again. The vet said he would consult with the eye specialist from Loveland we first took Pyrite to when he made his rounds in Casper but there was no follow through. So Dix called the specialist and his advice was to file a complaint with the State Veterinary Board, which she did.