Medical Malpractice

NORTH CAROLINA- IS THIS LEGAL?

my cat got out a while ago, and she was in heat and i wasnt gonna let her get pregnant and there were males outside waitin on her so i went out and set my trap for her and she actually came up near me instead and i knew she wasnt vaccined and so i went to put her in the trap and we were gonna take her somewhere else, like to the shelter. cuz we were thinkin she was probly pregnant. (is probly pregnant.) SO, when i went to put her in the cage, she snapped on my finger and the teeth pretty much scraped against my bone- i was exposed to rabies, possibly. there was a rabies case down the road and a woman got bit. i immediately went to the animal shelter and asked what to do, and they wanted me to fill out a bunch of papers and file a report and stuff but i didnt have time (i was bleeding everywhere and my finger was swelling more and more) so the guy sent us to the hospital instead. the cat waited in the car while i got checked out, freaking out cuz i didnt want them to euthanize her for it, so i was told to wait for the rabies shots until we knew for sure that she had it (but shed been exposed to it 12 hours before me, so i didnt really see the point, anyway) they told me to go get antibiotics before it went to blood poisoning like i had before, and i didnt have the money, and so we went to this cheap pharmacy, had to buy half the antibiotics, and then waited about a week before we came back. 5 days actually. the five days that the cat had been in a room, alone, in our house, away from our other cats (who are vaccinated and neutered. the ONLY reason she hadnt been all fixed up was cuz we are VERY low on money and i could only fix ricky the last time i went to the special clinic) so on the 5th day, the shelter called us, threatening to send my mother to jail cuz the cat wasnt in quarantine. we ran to the shelter, asking them to quarantine her, which they WOULDNT. we waited and waited and they got worse and worse about it cuz we dont have no money and they EVENTUALLY gave us a number to a cheap vet 20 miles away so we went and we had her quarantined those 5 days. my mom is the only one workin (was the only one) and now has lost her job, and i went to work my season in illinois, they are in north carolina, where its happening, and they started threatening my mom cuz shes kept the cat in there for extra days, cuz we didnt have the money up front. so it got to be more and more, and my mom and the grandkids barely ate, and they keep calling, and calling, and then finally they call her up and say that in 72 hours shes goin to jail for 6 months on charge of a misdemeanor on cause 2 or something like that, and the thing is- she just LOST HER JOB, is MOVING BACK TO ILLINOIS, RIGHT NOW, im staying with my sister, its been 30 days EXACTLY and we owe 270 now, and they barely have money to come back to illinois, we will be living in a HOTEL. i wont have my first check (not enough anyway- like $150) and every day i work, theres another charge on for the fee, and she only has 72 hours now and we dont know if they can really do this. my mom called the shelter (animal) and they said they didnt care if none of us had jobs, if none of us had food, if none of us had shelter, they said they wanted the cat out in the next 72 hours or shes GOING. this is all my fault and now i dont know what to do cuz i dont see how i can catch up to that amount at my work and we dont even get paid but once a WEEK. my first check of the season wont even come in the next 72 hours. and this season SUCKS and we probly might not make but $500 this year. i wouldnt mind living OUTSIDE, or anything BUT my mother going to jail all the way in NC when were moving back. theres no way wed make it. literally. my sister dont even want me here and my mom would like never get up the money after the 6 months. i wouldnt be able to go to high school, my stepdad would leave her, he would be homeless, our dogs ( theyre like my KIDS) would be gone somewhere, is this even legal for them to do that? would they really take her to jail? what can i do? im under age (15) so i have not much of a choice but to do small things and collect up or somethin.. my moms the last one almost that i can live with. i dont know what ill do. i would live outside and just wait, yeah, but then what about my dogs? and my cat? someone would take ricky, but buddys been with me for 8 years, and im not about to lose him.. or my 2 dogs ashley and rex. theyre all vaccined and fixed. except ashley cuz shes prety much a baby..

Public Comments

1. Wow omg im really sorry, if you wanted to earn some extra money in a couple of days you could try having a yardsale...or just go to some of your other family members and just be honest with them and ask if you could borrow some money. im sure family wouldnt mind and besides they are always there for you. I wish you all the luck and i'll keep you in my prayers!
2. I'm so confused, so does your cat have rabies or not? if not what is the problem? if she does then why hasn't it be euthanized? Your finger is split open, but instead of going straight to the hospital you take your cat to the vet first? You keep a cat that may have had rabies in your house?