Jewel,
I am so very sorry for the loss of your dear Timber. I am outraged that the vet would be like that, but not surprised. As you said, money makes this world go around, not in all circumstances, but in plenty of them. As far as the unfortunate accident that Timber was in, please do not blame yourself. None of us can see into the future, you had no one way of knowing that your dogs would get loose. Hindsight is always 20/20 and for anyone to stand in judgement after such a tragedy is just plain cruel.