Deol

BACKGROUND

In April 2018, Zoe — an eight-year-old cocker spaniel — arrived to Deol’s veterinary practice for a routine wellness exam, which included blood work and administration of the DA2PP and Bordetella vaccines. Deol administered the vaccines despite learning that Zoe had a fever of 103.4 degrees Fahrenheit; he did not inform her owners — who were present — about the fever or that administering vaccines to a febrile dog could cause serious disease and death. Zoe’s health rapidly deteriorated over the next few days. Her owners returned after she became unresponsive and began urinating blood. Deol did more blood work, which revealed that vital blood markers had dropped to life-threatening levels. He did not tell Zoe’s owners about the seriousness of her condition or recommend blood transfusions. She died within 24 hours. In May 2018, Zoe’s owners filed a complaint with the Board. In September 2019, Dr. Beth Parvin reviewed the complaint. She determined Deol departed from the standard of care by failing to communicate Zoe’s condition to her owners and by failing to refer her to a veterinarian who could care for her, and Parvin further determined that his failure demonstrated…