@@aceous99 agree - gives legitimate professionals a bad name. I've been using the same vet's office since 1997 and although they are not the cheapest around they take great care of my furkids but don't push unnecessary tests or high priced foods either.
This is one of the most accurate portrayals of trying to take care of your pet ever. "Could be nothing. Could be cancer. Bring your pet in right away."
But people don't hesitate as much (if at all) when their child is human. Well, unless you're poor. Then it doesn't matter if it's you, your human child, or your animal child. You almost always err on the opposite side of caution (at least in the USA), since even middle class families are often just 1 medical bill away from financial ruin. We really need to do something about the cost of healthcare here. For both humans and pets.
Notice how much Duke loves the small town Vet who actually pays attention to him as an animal as opposed to Leslie who just sees money when he looks at him
@@nicolasmedina7642 I think this is more hank having to learn hubris since he only did this because he was jealous of Bill for getting to watch after a patriotic dog and Hank levied his families entire vacation budget having to learn a lesson.....one I think the shows writers have way to much fun throwing hank under the bus to get him to the moral of appreciating what you have and not what others have.
@@Gojiro7 I mean, the episode could've focused on Hank learning to not be so damn hateful of cats, but no. Instead, it just kinda gets completely sidelined by this whole plotline about veterinarians being overly exploitative. Also, I never really got why Hank didn't ask the obvious question: why is he being expected to pay for a cat that isn't even his? I mean, I don't know how that military pet-care program actually works, but you'd think that all veterinary expenses would be the responsibility of the pet's owner.
Man, this episode covers a pretty serious topic. The doctor said the cat was fine, but once he heard that this was going to be covered by the military he pulled out all the stops. Hospitals have been milking Tricare for a long time.
@@Sewblon yeah but falls in a similar category as it was government mandated. IE hank was forced to play by the doctors rules, and as soon as the doctor knew that. He racked up the bill.
I was in the hospital and had government insurance at the time. They put me through the ringer and kept me there for over a month. Pumping me full of drugs that I didn't need and forcing me to stay in bed. I was only there after having a bad reaction to some drugs (that my doctor gave me).
@@mehmzay3022 that’s right! when the mechanic told me my car need a new flux capacitor i only paid him five hundred because two grand sounded way too high. And they thought they were dealing with some chump.
@@whatutalkinboutwillis6122 I often hit 88 mph on mine, but it doesn't seem to get me to work earlier than when I left, I think mine is broken... Was yours doing the same?
@@jakegarrett8109 if your Flux capacitor is on the fritz the only thing they can do at the car place is perform a ritual sacrifice in the back it's real complicated car stuff most wouldn't get it but it'll run you 500 at least for the dead goat
Reminds me of the episode of Dilbert cartoon where a person visits a chiropractor who says: "I recommend regular weekly visits for spinal adjustment, until my new boat is paid for."
I dated a veterinarian once, and she was just like this. Every story would inevitably end up being about the owners questioning her, and her responding with "well you didn't go through vet school for four years, so."
That's sounds extremely annoying and pretentious. Sure, I understand that some people aren't well informed about the study or even unreasonable but I don't think answering with "I went to school so haha" is a mature or professional response.
Most of what's learned in vet school is procedural like surgery etc. Anyone can study up on cat or dog health and learn a lot. The information is free. Your ex sounds obnoxious. Vets can be wrong, and often are. The stakes are lower, because animals are legally just chattel property. Vets are mostly just needed for complicated stuff like surgeries, for shots and medications, and end-of-life stuff like putting them down and cremating.
@@martuuk8964 Oh she was a treat. I have a golden retriever who has been going to the same vet for years, a guy with about 30 years experience, who goes to our church and is basically a pillar of the community. My ex, who was four months out of vet school at the time, tried to basically say he was wrong about all this stuff, including the food he recommended for our dog. She dumped me, but managed to put it behind me quick, and meet the woman I’m now engaged to.
Always liked that the salesman at the vet office was so honest about the 9220. You tend to expect a character in that profession to go on a rehearsed spiel to try and sell one of the things, but while he obviously wouldn't say no to a sale and is clear about the benefits (which is understandable, the commission he'd make would probably be insane) but he's not going to try and pressure anyone into buying something that would bankrupt them. It's another indicator of the type of business Hank prefers when even the people they do business with in turn are generally quite forthright in their dealings.
Actually most of the time is good to be honest when selling a product. Because it makes the customer feel more like they can trust you and if you are honest about numbers and name places. It makes it sound uniqe and people pay for that. At the end of the day marketing needs to be more truthful otherwise you are always running the risk of a law suit. As someone who has considered marketing. I am a big advocate for honesty in selling something. Business should be about bonds between a customer and company. Not a disposable rag to be thrown to the wind once wrung.
@@REDARROW_A_PersonalYes this. Made a lot of sales by being honest with people just in a grocery store. Tell em what's actually worth your buck. And honestly if people think they are getting a good product at a good price. They'll buy more anyways and be happy about it. Besides helped move some of the discounted items. Less waste.
I like how matter of fact the salesman is. He could sell you the top of the line but explains why you don't really need it. He probably gets a lot of repeat customers.
Same happened with my cat recently, took him to an emergency vet for peeing issues and was told he had "idiopathic cystitis" (fancy way of saying unexplained bladder inflammation). They cathetered and sent him home with meds that only seemed to make matters worse, saying he might need permanent surgery to fix it, and after a month going back and forth not getting better and 5 thousand dollars sunk we figured something suspicious was going on and took our boy to a different vet down the road. New vet did a simple blood test and said our cat just had a really bad and untreated infection ("unexplained" inflammation my ass!), gave him antibiotics and now he's back to normal, took literally half an hour and a few hundred bucks to get actual results from an honest practitioner. It's insane how crooked and sociopathic some of these bastards can be, to put animals and their families through suffering to satisfy their own greed.
Our cat just had this happen, the vet who didn't read her tests (that said she had a UTI) and let it progress apologized and took off our $400 vet bill... except because of her untreated UTI she went into kidney failure and had to go to a $4000 emergency vet to save her. She had to get her kidney's flushed every few days via an IV bag. Their mistake will cost her her life, and it's breaking my family's heart. She was in perfect health, had a little UTI and now she's gonna die... and they said sorry, and they've "changed their internal policies" to make sure it never happens again. I wonder how many other people they and other vets like them have, "changed internal policies" for. *Eyeroll* They're all sorry and we're all to poor to sue them into bankruptcy, which is where all vets like that ought to be.
@@GreyWouldBe I will never, ever own another pet again because of my experiences with veterinarians throughout my entire life. As much as I loved each and every pet that I ever had like children, the most recent experiences I had were horrific, abusive, manipulative, greed-induced.. etc. It was enough for me to grasp that there is no regulation, no standard of care, diddly squat no matter how many tens of thousands of dollars you have and no matter where you go.
Opossum Smell Terrible Had a friend who tried one as a pet Think worse than skunk/dead carcass & that's normal day, if you spooked it the play dead/smell dead was worse
@@VengeanceLN come on man really? Possum is just the nickname of the animal. And besides. If you wanted to go that far you could have specified it was the common opossum instead of another species.
@@wizbuns incorrect. Texas is very particular about exotic animals. Especially when they're introduced into the ecosystem as it can decimate an entire population of wildlife
I love when the doctor picks up duke and then he meows and moves aggressively and purrs and let’s his hand slide down and duke playfully bites his hand and purrs lmao
@@LemonWedgeinc yeah, so true. It’s interesting from my perspective that as I was enjoying childhood, networks were doling out programming to distract my elders from the quotidian realities of adulthood; content I would later identify with. It’s amazing how cyclical our existence is. Thanks Adrian for weighing in👍
Because it's a show geared toward adults? What is with so many people watching these shows or even more adults shows and movies when they're kids? I'd understand all adult jokes hidden in kids shows (as there are many), but kind of strange so many kids were watching these.
Reminds me of my old vet. Cat kept getting sick and puking up then wouldn't eat for a few days then would just start eating again. Took him to the vet twice and cost me up to $3,000 in tests, medication and observation. He got real sick again and we tried our own treatment. Turned out he was getting sick because he was eating too fast because his brother was bullying him at their food bowls. After quarantining him with chicken baby food & water and separating them into other rooms at mealtime he hasn't got sick since. The last straw was when other cat pulled his ACL and they recommended either removing the leg (because it won't heal right) or putting him down. Procedure would of cost $2,000 (max) and losing our 4 year old cat. We opted quarantining again with him staying on his bed and taking some pain killers the (one good thing the vet did) vet prescribed. Two years later he's doing fine now. Runs, jumps, climbs and plays just like before.
That happened to me too! My cat tore a ligament in her leg, and the vet wanted to amputate it!! I got a second opinion at a cats only vet and they told me to keep her on "bed rest" (basically in an area she couldn't jump or climb) for two weeks and wouldn't you know it, she was fine. Years before, another cat I had broke her leg and I told the vet up front that I thought it was broken. He wouldn't do an x-ray, instead he sold me some expensive antibiotic. After she didn't get better, I took her to another vet who told me straight away her leg had been broken and had healed improperly because of the first idiot. Had to get it rebroken and set properly. I contacted the first vet and he told me he wouldn't do an x-ray because he "didn't think I could afford it." (I was 17 and living on my own, but had a full time job.) I threatened to sue him and he wrote me a check on the spot for a full refund because he knew he screwed up. There are some terrible vets out there who are just like some corrupt doctors and do it only for financial gain and nothing more. When in doubt (for a pet OR a human) get a second opinion, always!!
Sadly there are veterinarians like this. Took my dog to an Emergency clinic once because he was super lethargic and thought he ate something that made him sick. They took X-rays said they saw bone fragments, wanted to keep him overnight and do an iodine trace and even offered surgery to cut open his stomach. I declined and next morning took him to my regular vet, they looked at the X-rays and said they didn't see anything concerning, and he probably just ate some rotten dead animal out in the woods and it upset his stomach. I get you're a business and need to make money, but cutting open a dog's stomach when you know he doesn't need it, that's crossing the line.
I remember when my dog 10 years ago got pancreatitis. The vet kept him overnight. They did nothing for him and he went comatose s we had to have him put down. They charged $5,000. I'd have much rather paid that to an emergency vet which may have saved his life.
Had a vet like this once, brought a month old kitten and they gave him the once over and said she was probably fine. Then reccomended $6k worth of tests for "low probability" medical issues including cancer. Said no so many times that I eventually told them if cancer happens, i'll just need to get a new cat. She is now 11 years old and as healthy as ever
“I’ll just get a New cat” holy fuck that is the most insensitive piece of shit thing to say… it’s almost as bad as “if my Child dies I’ll just make a new one”
@@MaxineEveDark Not really, the value of life is in the eyes of the beholder, of couse if you would need to choose between saving a complete stranger and a familiar you would save your familiar.
For those not familiar with the episode “Petriot Act”, Hank signed up to adopt an animal to look after for soldiers going overseas. That’s basically the premise of the episode as to explain why he got a cat to begin with.
I used to be a Vet assistant and I know exactly how nervous Hank felt holding that cat. You wouldn't believe how many times I got my ass torn up by animals.
Same here, I used to dread when the vet told me to go grab a cat. Most of the time they were chill but then I would get one that would spaz out when I touched him. I almost started wearing extra padding on my crotch because I was afraid those claws would go right through my layers into my junk lol. Dogs were awesome, I did have an ankle biter dog snap and latch onto my thumb once but I made the mistake of taking off his lead AFTER I put him into his cage when he was scared so all he saw from his perspective was this human reaching into his cage toward his face.
the part that always cracks me up is the part where the doctor tells hank if you prefer you can lay on the table and hold him to your chest. hanks like f that.
We had a cat with a weird eye problem. My dad took it in and the vet said that it was going to cost seven hundred dollars in surgery to fix it. My dad responded with "well how much to just shoot the thing in the head and put it out of its misery?" Suddenly the vet was very vocal that it's okay and the cat can live with this condition just fine.
Yeah it sounds like they did their job and informed you guys of the problem, then when your lunatic cheapskate father cut them off and announced he was going to murder the animal, they had to calm him down and explain that they were just about to say it was purely optional. Dad's been locked up before, hasn't he? lol.
If my dad threatened to kill my cat I'd be devastated, he could've simply turned down the surgery Your family's sense of humour is weird and messed up, the type I've heard ignorant people in my town use
My cat was the opposite of this. Always glad to see me, loved belly rubs and being on my lap. She was crazily attached to me, and if I was gone a while she'd run up and flump down to expose her belly when I got through the door. When she went to the vet the vet said it was the friendliest cat she'd ever seen and that she'd wander the counters purring and meowing while rubbing against things.
Reminder that Duke is a soldier's pet. Meaning that either the soldier is grifting the government and Hank for top-tier vet care or he's usually the one that pays these vet bills.
This is such a good portrayal of vets in general the amount of time we had this issue with the vet and my dogs. All the guilt trips pressuring us to get the expensive stuff because it was a sign that we did not love our dogs if we did not.
Yeah that would work opposite of me. If they told me it was going to cost above a certain amount for a pet I'd just take it home and either put it out of its mercy and bury it in a field, or let it suffer a while and see if it improves and gets over it with minimal intervention. My rather unintelligence dog for example had every leg broken at least once because it couldn't learn to not take naps under vehicles and was ran over 3 separate times. To be fair, I think it did it the third time because it was getting spoiled because we heated the garage when it was injured during the winter, but it got over it without any vets help and hobbled around for its stupidity. My own version of healthcare is wrapping some frozen expired hot dogs and bag of frozen burritos (I still ate the burritos) in a towel around my ankle and tying with a belt after a motorcycle injury. I'm not paying a copay unless its an actual emergency. Even if I've got blood running down my leg and filling my shoes, I'm just going to wear shorts and continue on having fun at skeet and trap practice just hours later. If that's good enough for a human, then its good enough for an animal (otherwise its just part of nature)
I had a vet who wanted to put my 14 year old lab on chemotherapy. For God’s sake, she’d already lived twice as long as labs are expected to, and he wanted me to put her in constant pain for $1000 a month! I told him that was ridiculous, and brought her back home where she died peacefully in her sleep.
@@jakegarrett8109 so if you broke your leg you’d hobble around for your stupidity? You couldn’t learn to check under the car? Maybe if it wasn’t so cold your dog wouldn’t sleep there did you figure that out with you unintelligence? Cmon man just don’t get a dog if you ain’t willing to take care of it. You sound like giving the basics to your dog is a luxury. I ain’t tryna pull what the doctor did but IT AINT A WILD ANIMAL ANYMORE GENIUS. If it’s that hard to treat it with compassion don’t get one. I’m sorry but no one punishes something for getting ran over that’s evil. It really sounds like you have a grudge or problem against that dog
Go to Costco and buy dog food there. Their food is surprisingly good and they give massive bags. Go in person instead of ordering online and it's even cheaper.
I keep coming back to this clip to keep perspective. Hank had a magnificent simple vet who put patients (humans and animals) first and got conned by a money-grubbing vet with expensive toys. Meanwhile, my simple vet kept insisting my old dog's pained face and lethargy were just arthritis and sent us home with only lighter wallets, while a vet with expensive toys was able to confirm she had cancer and turned her back into a puppy. I got extremely lucky when I chose a vet with expensive toys. Hank's issues with Duke remind me be thankful for that good fortune.
I love how hank just accepts that cats just vomit, and eat shit because that's just what they do. He's not wrong, and hank probably figures, as a vet, he knows what he's talking about.
there was a comma between eat and shit and you know it. cats are actually very clean animals. they don't need to be trained to not shit in the house, they instinctually bury their shit to hide its scent. yea they vomit but only when they get hairballs from constantly cleaning themselves all the time, or after eating grass to clean their teeth.
@env0x you're probably right, I didn't know he ment that however, I genuinely thought he was trying to say that to hank, and I was suggesting that hank believed it because he is a professional.
3:18 Glad I'm not the only one who's blood boils at this episode's misstreatment of an honest guy trying to do someone a favor, and bein royally screwed for it. Know that's the point, know it's because his triumph at the end over the Vet makes it feel all the sweeter, but daaaaaaaaaaaaamn! Someone throatpunch that guy.
still it was Hank's own fault, he only signed up for the program cause he wanted to spite Bill and he blew his whole family's vacation budget on a cat that didn't even need it.
I really like the moment where Hank doubts his decision to use the pamphlet, then looks around at the other owners in the lobby caring deeply about their sick pets and hardens his resolve. He may not know what their pets even are, but he knows those people love them and don’t deserve to be taken advantage of
the fact that many people don't realize your allowed to also say no, or maybe next time to your vets and doctors. And really do let them do whatever they want when they want.
I think the problem they were going for again is he had to get those papers formally signed off by that particular doctor, meaning in this case he couldn’t
I think it is mostly the mentality of the owner. All my cats have been VERY loyal. It´s just a matter of how you treat them. Cats are more like people - they value their independence. Dogs on the other hand have a pack mentality and crave attention and acceptance. Getting a cat to respond to commands is more a matter of mutual respect, whereas with a dog it´s more about cultivating obedience. Problem is I think most people tend to treat their cats as if they were dogs.
My long gone cats listened to basic commands and didn't do bad things on purpose. Whenever I sat down on the old love seat the two brothers would often lay on the arm or on the top by my head just to be with me and get the occasion belly and head rub... God I miss those two
The problem was he would go "bankrupt" if he did bought the 9220 machine because the 7% accurate would benefit the customers more than the vet himself, also depending your pet and the age of your pet you as an owner would know what to expect if your pet is either sick, having bladder problems, cancer, then it would be time put your pet down but still yea the scammer vet should've been pressured to buying the 9220 because he scammed everyone including Hank in this episode and also it's the pet owners responsibility to take care of their own pet not a patriotic civilian.
That's literally what the show is satirizing Trust me, I grew up in Austin; the idea that a crossdressing hobo could have been mayor in the 90's was a real thing.
I heard somewhere that Mike Judge worked at a burger place. He knows what people are really like. If he worked at Walmart, Hank would have been a straight-laced serial killer.
While the vet was acting professionally in checking the cat's health, what Hank needed was the basics of caring for a cat since he has lived with taking care of a dog for around 12 years.
Hank could have forced the Vet to sign the document. As Hank read it, the document said “Within Reason” spending thousands on someone else’s pet is not within reason.
I shadowed a vet and she was the complete opposite. She would spend more time trying to convince the owners that the pets were alright. Sometimes the owners would worry way too much, especially the little old ladies who only had their pets as companions.
And in one case, being an accessory to rape. (Did it count as beastiality when the dolphin abused that guy?) And.. murder, given what Topsy and Cotton probably did to Luanne's former housemate.
@@NoHomerS lmao. Dogs maul and kill people dumbass. The USPS has a high number of dog attacks because most dog owners can't control their dogs. The most a cat can do is spread rabies or cat scratch fever. So fuck off
I fell for some of this stuff with my cat. I'm not buying high-end food, but I don't buy trash either. I did some stupid tests when she had a UTI and wasted probably $100+ on that. Other than that, I think I've been pretty good at avoiding scams. Can't imagine having an exotic pet...
"Could be cancer, could be nothing."
Self-diagnosis in a nutshell.
How very true 👍
Or everything on WebMD
unrelated but love your pfp
You have "Network Connectivity problems."
@@nesssness3062 Thanks! :)
That vet had dollar signs in his eyes as soon as Hank told him he needed a form signed
all that unnecessary diagnostic work.. totally unethical
@@aceous99 easy money
Sounds like most people in the mental health profession.
@@aceous99 agree - gives legitimate professionals a bad name. I've been using the same vet's office since 1997 and although they are not the cheapest around they take great care of my furkids but don't push unnecessary tests or high priced foods either.
It was when he said he didn't know cats. It's like telling your new mechanic you don't know anything about cars.
This is one of the most accurate portrayals of trying to take care of your pet ever. "Could be nothing. Could be cancer. Bring your pet in right away."
It is? I've only taken my 10 year old bastard to the vet twice, and both times they just told us to let him walk it off.
that's one reason why i've vowed to not have a pet of my own, too expensive.
But people don't hesitate as much (if at all) when their child is human.
Well, unless you're poor. Then it doesn't matter if it's you, your human child, or your animal child.
You almost always err on the opposite side of caution (at least in the USA), since even middle class families are often just 1 medical bill away from financial ruin.
We really need to do something about the cost of healthcare here. For both humans and pets.
More like bring you wallet and life savings right away.
Notice how much Duke loves the small town Vet who actually pays attention to him as an animal as opposed to Leslie who just sees money when he looks at him
I like how naive Hank is, but he's always just smart enough to be prove himself right. :)
I think honest. Brutally.
He's a Texan who's somehow never seen a possum, but he understands a good sales pitch
@@Fopenplop that wasn't a possum, that was an elephant shrew
@@Darth_K_K how should i know that, i'm not Texan
I think a better way to describe it is guileless. he's forthright and lacking deception
God this episode was infuriating. Felt so bad for Hank
This episode proves that there’s a right and a wrong time to show patriotism for your country
@@nicolasmedina7642 I think this is more hank having to learn hubris since he only did this because he was jealous of Bill for getting to watch after a patriotic dog and Hank levied his families entire vacation budget having to learn a lesson.....one I think the shows writers have way to much fun throwing hank under the bus to get him to the moral of appreciating what you have and not what others have.
Sometimes a lot of episodes were very infuriating 😂
@@Gojiro7 I mean, the episode could've focused on Hank learning to not be so damn hateful of cats, but no. Instead, it just kinda gets completely sidelined by this whole plotline about veterinarians being overly exploitative.
Also, I never really got why Hank didn't ask the obvious question: why is he being expected to pay for a cat that isn't even his? I mean, I don't know how that military pet-care program actually works, but you'd think that all veterinary expenses would be the responsibility of the pet's owner.
Not only that but don't you think it's odd for the cat to magically go from wild and crazy to an angel?
Man, this episode covers a pretty serious topic.
The doctor said the cat was fine, but once he heard that this was going to be covered by the military he pulled out all the stops.
Hospitals have been milking Tricare for a long time.
This was not covered by the military. Hank paid for this out of his own pocket. That is why he is so reluctant about this.
@@Sewblon Thank you for the clarification.
@@Sewblon yeah but falls in a similar category as it was government mandated. IE hank was forced to play by the doctors rules, and as soon as the doctor knew that. He racked up the bill.
I was in the hospital and had government insurance at the time. They put me through the ringer and kept me there for over a month. Pumping me full of drugs that I didn't need and forcing me to stay in bed. I was only there after having a bad reaction to some drugs (that my doctor gave me).
@@aelius3805 did you sue for medical malpractice
Going to the vet is like taking your car in for an inspection. You never know what massive expenses are hanging in the balance
Or what unnecessary crap they're going to push on the less car savvy people who don't know any better
Yeah they don't make us do that bs in Minnesota.
@@mehmzay3022 that’s right! when the mechanic told me my car need a new flux capacitor i only paid him five hundred because two grand sounded way too high. And they thought they were dealing with some chump.
@@whatutalkinboutwillis6122 I often hit 88 mph on mine, but it doesn't seem to get me to work earlier than when I left, I think mine is broken... Was yours doing the same?
@@jakegarrett8109 if your Flux capacitor is on the fritz the only thing they can do at the car place is perform a ritual sacrifice in the back it's real complicated car stuff most wouldn't get it but it'll run you 500 at least for the dead goat
They never prepare you for the adult world after school. King of the Hill does this to me.
Nowadays, $18 a bag is just what the stuff costs ;(
For a small bag too
Biden’s America
No cap
@@NIGHTMARE8877 has literally nothing do to with the president but ok
If you can spend $18 on food for yourself a day, I'm sure a month supply of cat food for $18 should not break the bank
Reminds me of the episode of Dilbert cartoon where a person visits a chiropractor who says: "I recommend regular weekly visits for spinal adjustment, until my new boat is paid for."
I think we all suffer from Chronic Cubicle Syndrome.
I dated a veterinarian once, and she was just like this. Every story would inevitably end up being about the owners questioning her, and her responding with "well you didn't go through vet school for four years, so."
That's sounds extremely annoying and pretentious. Sure, I understand that some people aren't well informed about the study or even unreasonable but I don't think answering with "I went to school so haha" is a mature or professional response.
Most of what's learned in vet school is procedural like surgery etc. Anyone can study up on cat or dog health and learn a lot. The information is free. Your ex sounds obnoxious. Vets can be wrong, and often are. The stakes are lower, because animals are legally just chattel property. Vets are mostly just needed for complicated stuff like surgeries, for shots and medications, and end-of-life stuff like putting them down and cremating.
@@martuuk8964 Oh she was a treat. I have a golden retriever who has been going to the same vet for years, a guy with about 30 years experience, who goes to our church and is basically a pillar of the community. My ex, who was four months out of vet school at the time, tried to basically say he was wrong about all this stuff, including the food he recommended for our dog. She dumped me, but managed to put it behind me quick, and meet the woman I’m now engaged to.
Child brain
@@JohnPascavageFishing Congrats on the engagement man!
"I recommend the Italian Herbed Chicken!"
-kisses hand-
"Delicious..."
-Hank is disgusted-
i saw the video too. i assume 10 years later youre just as dumb! :D
S18usd that's what 5 meals for a human idiot could make real Italian herb chicken for less back then.
I've heard that some modern cat food is actually healthier than a lot of what we eat! X3
I buy cat food thats like $60 a bag they actually employ humans to taste it for QC.
@@mathgasm8484 lol What a bunch of chodes.
Always liked that the salesman at the vet office was so honest about the 9220. You tend to expect a character in that profession to go on a rehearsed spiel to try and sell one of the things, but while he obviously wouldn't say no to a sale and is clear about the benefits (which is understandable, the commission he'd make would probably be insane) but he's not going to try and pressure anyone into buying something that would bankrupt them. It's another indicator of the type of business Hank prefers when even the people they do business with in turn are generally quite forthright in their dealings.
Actually most of the time is good to be honest when selling a product. Because it makes the customer feel more like they can trust you and if you are honest about numbers and name places. It makes it sound uniqe and people pay for that. At the end of the day marketing needs to be more truthful otherwise you are always running the risk of a law suit. As someone who has considered marketing. I am a big advocate for honesty in selling something. Business should be about bonds between a customer and company. Not a disposable rag to be thrown to the wind once wrung.
@@REDARROW_A_PersonalYes this. Made a lot of sales by being honest with people just in a grocery store. Tell em what's actually worth your buck. And honestly if people think they are getting a good product at a good price. They'll buy more anyways and be happy about it. Besides helped move some of the discounted items. Less waste.
Well if they can't pay he gets no commission anyway. Commission isn't always one and done. 😊
The brochures being expensive is a fantastic gag. Also I think of this any time someone I know takes out a loan for pet surgery
“The cat can’t walk?!”
“Of course he can walk. But rolling is easier”
😂😂😂
"It's called a hustle, baby!"
"Of course he can walk, but rolling is easier." XD
That’s my justification for getting a free wheelchair even though my legs work fine
Dang, he's not wrong.
@@galleryofrogues And you can park where you like.
Plus alloy wheels
I said the same thing when I used to go out to shows.
I like how matter of fact the salesman is. He could sell you the top of the line but explains why you don't really need it. He probably gets a lot of repeat customers.
yo momma
Same happened with my cat recently, took him to an emergency vet for peeing issues and was told he had "idiopathic cystitis" (fancy way of saying unexplained bladder inflammation). They cathetered and sent him home with meds that only seemed to make matters worse, saying he might need permanent surgery to fix it, and after a month going back and forth not getting better and 5 thousand dollars sunk we figured something suspicious was going on and took our boy to a different vet down the road. New vet did a simple blood test and said our cat just had a really bad and untreated infection ("unexplained" inflammation my ass!), gave him antibiotics and now he's back to normal, took literally half an hour and a few hundred bucks to get actual results from an honest practitioner. It's insane how crooked and sociopathic some of these bastards can be, to put animals and their families through suffering to satisfy their own greed.
Lawsuit ✅
Damn that makea me depressed because my cat died of something similar and always been paranoid on anything pet related
When you find a good vet, it makes all the difference in the world. Ive been going to mine for 15 years.
Our cat just had this happen, the vet who didn't read her tests (that said she had a UTI) and let it progress apologized and took off our $400 vet bill... except because of her untreated UTI she went into kidney failure and had to go to a $4000 emergency vet to save her. She had to get her kidney's flushed every few days via an IV bag. Their mistake will cost her her life, and it's breaking my family's heart. She was in perfect health, had a little UTI and now she's gonna die... and they said sorry, and they've "changed their internal policies" to make sure it never happens again. I wonder how many other people they and other vets like them have, "changed internal policies" for. *Eyeroll* They're all sorry and we're all to poor to sue them into bankruptcy, which is where all vets like that ought to be.
@@GreyWouldBe I will never, ever own another pet again because of my experiences with veterinarians throughout my entire life. As much as I loved each and every pet that I ever had like children, the most recent experiences I had were horrific, abusive, manipulative, greed-induced.. etc. It was enough for me to grasp that there is no regulation, no standard of care, diddly squat no matter how many tens of thousands of dollars you have and no matter where you go.
"Well that sounds like the kind of decision you'd want to leave to that women and her bird or that guy and his...what ever the hell that thing is..."
lol
@goofball i'm assuming it's a possum.
@@theMRsome12 opossum*
But you are correct on the animal
Opossum Smell Terrible
Had a friend who tried one as a pet
Think worse than skunk/dead carcass & that's normal day, if you spooked it the play dead/smell dead was worse
@@VengeanceLN come on man really? Possum is just the nickname of the animal.
And besides. If you wanted to go that far you could have specified it was the common opossum instead of another species.
Always liked that the older vet got along with Duke just fine
Maybe because both are old and can relate one to another.
The part when Hank says “that man, and… whatever the hell that thing is…?” Has me fucking dying!
That’s line broke me
@goofball Texas don't care what exotic pet you have. Heck every hurricane at least 1 tiger gets loose from someone's house in Houston.
@@wizbuns incorrect. Texas is very particular about exotic animals. Especially when they're introduced into the ecosystem as it can decimate an entire population of wildlife
@@wizbuns i hate it when Siberian Tigers attack my Patio Furniture.
@@celsius1359 What's the most exotic animal I can own in Texas? Money is no issue.
"It's from a company that makes Viagra for lizards"
Works for snakes too?"
That got me good 🤣💀💀
You can keep that pen
Soooo.... dude took his snake in cause it won't get hard?
@@animefan2454 lots of snake owners like to breed them. if you luck out and get a crazy color you can sell for a ton
He wasn't asking if it works. He's stating it works, meaning he's already used it. He said "Works for snakes too." not "Works for snakes too?"
@@NukeCaulfield Ahh okay. Thanks for the clarification. That makes it even more funnier 🤣
I love when the doctor picks up duke and then he meows and moves aggressively and purrs and let’s his hand slide down and duke playfully bites his hand and purrs lmao
I never knew how funny this show was when I was growing up.
I went to an expensive vet once. While she wasn't nearly this bad I can understand why this episode was made.
That’s because you were a child.
@@LemonWedgeinc yeah, so true. It’s interesting from my perspective that as I was enjoying childhood, networks were doling out programming to distract my elders from the quotidian realities of adulthood; content I would later identify with. It’s amazing how cyclical our existence is. Thanks Adrian for weighing in👍
Best animated sitcom ever
Because it's a show geared toward adults? What is with so many people watching these shows or even more adults shows and movies when they're kids?
I'd understand all adult jokes hidden in kids shows (as there are many), but kind of strange so many kids were watching these.
Reminds me of my old vet. Cat kept getting sick and puking up then wouldn't eat for a few days then would just start eating again. Took him to the vet twice and cost me up to $3,000 in tests, medication and observation. He got real sick again and we tried our own treatment. Turned out he was getting sick because he was eating too fast because his brother was bullying him at their food bowls. After quarantining him with chicken baby food & water and separating them into other rooms at mealtime he hasn't got sick since.
The last straw was when other cat pulled his ACL and they recommended either removing the leg (because it won't heal right) or putting him down. Procedure would of cost $2,000 (max) and losing our 4 year old cat. We opted quarantining again with him staying on his bed and taking some pain killers the (one good thing the vet did) vet prescribed. Two years later he's doing fine now. Runs, jumps, climbs and plays just like before.
You ought to report that veterinarian, he’s got to be breaking the law somehow.
Experimental diseases that somehow cures other illnesses. This is as stupid as fighting Mother Nature with bioweapons.
@@princessmarlena1359 when a cartoon character comes to life...
My aunts dog had his paw hurt and it caused 30k
That happened to me too! My cat tore a ligament in her leg, and the vet wanted to amputate it!! I got a second opinion at a cats only vet and they told me to keep her on "bed rest" (basically in an area she couldn't jump or climb) for two weeks and wouldn't you know it, she was fine. Years before, another cat I had broke her leg and I told the vet up front that I thought it was broken. He wouldn't do an x-ray, instead he sold me some expensive antibiotic. After she didn't get better, I took her to another vet who told me straight away her leg had been broken and had healed improperly because of the first idiot. Had to get it rebroken and set properly. I contacted the first vet and he told me he wouldn't do an x-ray because he "didn't think I could afford it." (I was 17 and living on my own, but had a full time job.) I threatened to sue him and he wrote me a check on the spot for a full refund because he knew he screwed up. There are some terrible vets out there who are just like some corrupt doctors and do it only for financial gain and nothing more. When in doubt (for a pet OR a human) get a second opinion, always!!
Sadly there are veterinarians like this. Took my dog to an Emergency clinic once because he was super lethargic and thought he ate something that made him sick. They took X-rays said they saw bone fragments, wanted to keep him overnight and do an iodine trace and even offered surgery to cut open his stomach.
I declined and next morning took him to my regular vet, they looked at the X-rays and said they didn't see anything concerning, and he probably just ate some rotten dead animal out in the woods and it upset his stomach.
I get you're a business and need to make money, but cutting open a dog's stomach when you know he doesn't need it, that's crossing the line.
I guess vets can be just as crooked as contractors and used car salesmen.
I remember when my dog 10 years ago got pancreatitis. The vet kept him overnight. They did nothing for him and he went comatose s we had to have him put down. They charged $5,000. I'd have much rather paid that to an emergency vet which may have saved his life.
Especially when the patient in question can't say a damn thing. 😿
Had a vet like this once, brought a month old kitten and they gave him the once over and said she was probably fine. Then reccomended $6k worth of tests for "low probability" medical issues including cancer. Said no so many times that I eventually told them if cancer happens, i'll just need to get a new cat. She is now 11 years old and as healthy as ever
“I’ll just get a New cat” holy fuck that is the most insensitive piece of shit thing to say… it’s almost as bad as “if my Child dies I’ll just make a new one”
@@Shade_tree_garage01 It really isn't lmfao. Like Doctor Leslie and Hank said: "Gotta draw the line somewhere"
@@karlnul not really, it’s kinda a stupid thing to say
@@Shade_tree_garage01 Human life and animal life are completely different; you are comparing apples w/ oranges.
@@MaxineEveDark Not really, the value of life is in the eyes of the beholder, of couse if you would need to choose between saving a complete stranger and a familiar you would save your familiar.
For those not familiar with the episode “Petriot Act”, Hank signed up to adopt an animal to look after for soldiers going overseas. That’s basically the premise of the episode as to explain why he got a cat to begin with.
I used to be a Vet assistant and I know exactly how nervous Hank felt holding that cat. You wouldn't believe how many times I got my ass torn up by animals.
You and me both. God I could handle dogs better than cats.
@@ChristopherSobieniak Me too. Dogs were usually chill.
I’m surprised you didn’t point out that he had a client restrain Duke instead of a staff member.
Same here, I used to dread when the vet told me to go grab a cat. Most of the time they were chill but then I would get one that would spaz out when I touched him. I almost started wearing extra padding on my crotch because I was afraid those claws would go right through my layers into my junk lol.
Dogs were awesome, I did have an ankle biter dog snap and latch onto my thumb once but I made the mistake of taking off his lead AFTER I put him into his cage when he was scared so all he saw from his perspective was this human reaching into his cage toward his face.
@@cordyceps7531 yeah that confused me lol
"Could be cancer, could be nothing" - me trying to self-diagnose after reading WebMD.
I like how he tried to reason with the vet one last time before he went in there and hit him with the reverse uno...
“Or that guy and….. whatever the hell that thing is” 😂😂😂 the timing of that was perfect because I was just thinking “wtf was that animal?”
I feel like one of the writers personally went through this
That vet's voice sounds increibly familier.
That's Jason Bateman
Micheal Bluth
Tom Hanks
@@Alex6969M actually it’s Jason Batman
James Earl Jones
“Whatever the hell that thing is.”
-Hank Hill.
the part that always cracks me up is the part where the doctor tells hank if you prefer you can lay on the table and hold him to your chest. hanks like f that.
We had a cat with a weird eye problem. My dad took it in and the vet said that it was going to cost seven hundred dollars in surgery to fix it.
My dad responded with "well how much to just shoot the thing in the head and put it out of its misery?"
Suddenly the vet was very vocal that it's okay and the cat can live with this condition just fine.
😂
🐱🔫
Yeah it sounds like they did their job and informed you guys of the problem, then when your lunatic cheapskate father cut them off and announced he was going to murder the animal, they had to calm him down and explain that they were just about to say it was purely optional. Dad's been locked up before, hasn't he? lol.
@@Connection-Lost weirdoooooo
If my dad threatened to kill my cat I'd be devastated, he could've simply turned down the surgery
Your family's sense of humour is weird and messed up, the type I've heard ignorant people in my town use
My cat was the opposite of this. Always glad to see me, loved belly rubs and being on my lap. She was crazily attached to me, and if I was gone a while she'd run up and flump down to expose her belly when I got through the door. When she went to the vet the vet said it was the friendliest cat she'd ever seen and that she'd wander the counters purring and meowing while rubbing against things.
Same, never understood the whole hissing-pissed off cat joke
@@jontyrosenow9396 some cats are just mean like that
Reminder that Duke is a soldier's pet. Meaning that either the soldier is grifting the government and Hank for top-tier vet care or he's usually the one that pays these vet bills.
"or that guy and whatever the hell that thing is." LOL
That pet food store clerk obviously eats pet food and Hank thought his son ain't right.
Tyrone Biggums: "y'all ever eaten dog food? it tastes just like it smells - delicious"
This is such a good portrayal of vets in general the amount of time we had this issue with the vet and my dogs. All the guilt trips pressuring us to get the expensive stuff because it was a sign that we did not love our dogs if we did not.
Yeah that would work opposite of me. If they told me it was going to cost above a certain amount for a pet I'd just take it home and either put it out of its mercy and bury it in a field, or let it suffer a while and see if it improves and gets over it with minimal intervention. My rather unintelligence dog for example had every leg broken at least once because it couldn't learn to not take naps under vehicles and was ran over 3 separate times. To be fair, I think it did it the third time because it was getting spoiled because we heated the garage when it was injured during the winter, but it got over it without any vets help and hobbled around for its stupidity.
My own version of healthcare is wrapping some frozen expired hot dogs and bag of frozen burritos (I still ate the burritos) in a towel around my ankle and tying with a belt after a motorcycle injury. I'm not paying a copay unless its an actual emergency. Even if I've got blood running down my leg and filling my shoes, I'm just going to wear shorts and continue on having fun at skeet and trap practice just hours later. If that's good enough for a human, then its good enough for an animal (otherwise its just part of nature)
I had a vet who wanted to put my 14 year old lab on chemotherapy. For God’s sake, she’d already lived twice as long as labs are expected to, and he wanted me to put her in constant pain for $1000 a month! I told him that was ridiculous, and brought her back home where she died peacefully in her sleep.
@@jakegarrett8109 that’s animal cruelty
@@jakegarrett8109 so if you broke your leg you’d hobble around for your stupidity? You couldn’t learn to check under the car? Maybe if it wasn’t so cold your dog wouldn’t sleep there did you figure that out with you unintelligence? Cmon man just don’t get a dog if you ain’t willing to take care of it. You sound like giving the basics to your dog is a luxury. I ain’t tryna pull what the doctor did but IT AINT A WILD ANIMAL ANYMORE GENIUS. If it’s that hard to treat it with compassion don’t get one. I’m sorry but no one punishes something for getting ran over that’s evil. It really sounds like you have a grudge or problem against that dog
@@dumper87 that’s reasonable. RIP
hank being surprised by 18 dollar cat food, when good dog food starts at like 60 dollars a bag for 24 pounds.
This episode is from February 2005. Inflation.
Go to Costco and buy dog food there. Their food is surprisingly good and they give massive bags. Go in person instead of ordering online and it's even cheaper.
The fact is dry food for animals is downright cruel.
I keep coming back to this clip to keep perspective. Hank had a magnificent simple vet who put patients (humans and animals) first and got conned by a money-grubbing vet with expensive toys. Meanwhile, my simple vet kept insisting my old dog's pained face and lethargy were just arthritis and sent us home with only lighter wallets, while a vet with expensive toys was able to confirm she had cancer and turned her back into a puppy.
I got extremely lucky when I chose a vet with expensive toys. Hank's issues with Duke remind me be thankful for that good fortune.
The expensive toys are just part of vet medicine now. It's just a matter of finding a vet that knows when not to use them!
I love how hank just accepts that cats just vomit, and eat shit because that's just what they do. He's not wrong, and hank probably figures, as a vet, he knows what he's talking about.
there was a comma between eat and shit and you know it. cats are actually very clean animals. they don't need to be trained to not shit in the house, they instinctually bury their shit to hide its scent. yea they vomit but only when they get hairballs from constantly cleaning themselves all the time, or after eating grass to clean their teeth.
@env0x you're probably right, I didn't know he ment that however, I genuinely thought he was trying to say that to hank, and I was suggesting that hank believed it because he is a professional.
@@riden1234567 to be fair knowing hank he probably heard it the way you said too so you were probably right about hank thinking that anyway lol
@@env0x I even knew deep down that cats don't actually eat their shit. They do vomit a lot tho
I go to a special cat clinic and this is spot on, always trying to upsell
Jason Bateman is just gold in this episode
Because he played as a con vet and turns to a con fox?
I love Stephen Root's character voices. He can go from sounding absurdly-dimwitted to the voice of pure wisdom while hardly altering his range.
“That is my red stapler! I could set the building on fire…”
it's actually legal for hank to forge the signature since the vet is being unreasonable
That little bit of detail at the end made it seem like the snake was agreeing with his owner when he said it works on him.
"Cats vomit. They eat poop and vomit. Thats what they do." Too real
Nice just goes to show that with education and a pamphlet you can get your way.
This aged like wine...
3:18 Glad I'm not the only one who's blood boils at this episode's misstreatment of an honest guy trying to do someone a favor, and bein royally screwed for it. Know that's the point, know it's because his triumph at the end over the Vet makes it feel all the sweeter, but daaaaaaaaaaaaamn! Someone throatpunch that guy.
still it was Hank's own fault, he only signed up for the program cause he wanted to spite Bill and he blew his whole family's vacation budget on a cat that didn't even need it.
@jadedheartsz, was it really because of spite or am I misunderstanding something?
@@minecraftman360 seemed like it.
Note to self: Avoid vets who give off a used car salesman vibe
I really like the moment where Hank doubts his decision to use the pamphlet, then looks around at the other owners in the lobby caring deeply about their sick pets and hardens his resolve.
He may not know what their pets even are, but he knows those people love them and don’t deserve to be taken advantage of
the fact that many people don't realize your allowed to also say no, or maybe next time to your vets and doctors. And really do let them do whatever they want when they want.
I think the problem they were going for again is he had to get those papers formally signed off by that particular doctor, meaning in this case he couldn’t
The last two sentences spoken were something that I thought I'd never hear in my life.
"$18 a bag?!"
Now a decade later, the cheap stuff is $16 a bag :(
And a year before that, it's hard to find soft food cans
I think it is mostly the mentality of the owner. All my cats have been VERY loyal. It´s just a matter of how you treat them. Cats are more like people - they value their independence. Dogs on the other hand have a pack mentality and crave attention and acceptance. Getting a cat to respond to commands is more a matter of mutual respect, whereas with a dog it´s more about cultivating obedience. Problem is I think most people tend to treat their cats as if they were dogs.
ten years later and still holding strong with that Truth
In my experience you don’t give a cat commands, but if you treat him right he just kinda learns to only have good behavior.
@halfcatmeme Of course you are
My long gone cats listened to basic commands and didn't do bad things on purpose. Whenever I sat down on the old love seat the two brothers would often lay on the arm or on the top by my head just to be with me and get the occasion belly and head rub... God I miss those two
That Vet got off waaaaaaay too easy. I think that Hank should have read it out loud, and the crowd would pressure him to buy it. At the very least.
The problem was he would go "bankrupt" if he did bought the 9220 machine because the 7% accurate would benefit the customers more than the vet himself, also depending your pet and the age of your pet you as an owner would know what to expect if your pet is either sick, having bladder problems, cancer, then it would be time put your pet down but still yea the scammer vet should've been pressured to buying the 9220 because he scammed everyone including Hank in this episode and also it's the pet owners responsibility to take care of their own pet not a patriotic civilian.
That's why you need to be firm to these fanatics otherwise they'll milk your wallet
They always make it seem as if Hank is beset upon on all sides by hippy-dippy new-agey types that he of course can’t abide by.
King of the Hill is an ultra conservative family trying to keep up with changing times, hipsters to cult freaks, Christian rock, etc
That's literally what the show is satirizing
Trust me, I grew up in Austin; the idea that a crossdressing hobo could have been mayor in the 90's was a real thing.
@Yoshi I wouldn't even say ultra conservative.... though I guess by today's standards maybe :/
Can confirm, fellow austinite@@NormalPersonCommenting
What a genius twist at the end against that doctor. Full on jojo levels of finding the one exception to a rule and turning it against them.
He should’ve blackmailed that charlatan into giving him his money back too, not just sign the stupid paper.
6:20
Hank you live in Texas, you know that's a shrew
He heard "army form" and heard that government check already being written.
I love the implication that the guy taste tests the cat food
When you realize doctors and vets are also a for-profit business.
Leeching from desperate pet owners
I almost didn't realize this was Jason Bateman. Great voice acting
Why is everyone in King of the Hill except Hank insane and evil?
I heard somewhere that Mike Judge worked at a burger place. He knows what people are really like.
If he worked at Walmart, Hank would have been a straight-laced serial killer.
Inflation has really aged this
2005 was a very long time ago!
2:17 Duke's face: 😏
The way this is actually so true.
Jason Bateman just has that distinct voice that can be spotted a mile away.
honestly
Even the brochures are expensive 😂😂😂
Got to love how the comment sections of king of the hill clips are people validating how true the scenarios are.
The vet is voiced by Jason Bateman!
2:18 - The cat is like "This is what've had to put up with while you were out".
Barely now realizing thats Jason Bateman
“Works for snakes too” bro there’s only two reasons he’d know that and I’m gonna go with natural one.
While the vet was acting professionally in checking the cat's health, what Hank needed was the basics of caring for a cat since he has lived with taking care of a dog for around 12 years.
Finding out the vet is voiced by Jason Bateman, even looks like him
"Works for snakes too"
The snake: 😝
Hank could have forced the Vet to sign the document. As Hank read it, the document said “Within Reason” spending thousands on someone else’s pet is not within reason.
*1:28* Duke is having the time of his life being restrained like that! :D
I shadowed a vet and she was the complete opposite. She would spend more time trying to convince the owners that the pets were alright. Sometimes the owners would worry way too much, especially the little old ladies who only had their pets as companions.
Almost like a hypochondriac I take it.
"Try this.Once you start playing with it, you wont want to stop."
.... just close your eyes and listen to that.
Like most of the problems on King of the hill, the day is saved through Extorsion/Blackmail
Hell yeah
Unfortunately, it is often the case the only way out of being blackmailed is to blackmail back.
And in one case, being an accessory to rape. (Did it count as beastiality when the dolphin abused that guy?)
And.. murder, given what Topsy and Cotton probably did to Luanne's former housemate.
$18 a bag is what you pay for cheap dog food these days.
@OmgItsNotFriday Yes ladybird is alive. Hank signed up to babysit a soldier's pet. He was expecting a dog, but got a cat instead.
He should have made sure. I would have.
@@NoHomerSI'd take care of a cat anyday. Dogs bite people
@@Geminisparkles and cats don't?
@@NoHomerS lmao. Dogs maul and kill people dumbass. The USPS has a high number of dog attacks because most dog owners can't control their dogs.
The most a cat can do is spread rabies or cat scratch fever. So fuck off
Hank spent more on someone else's cat than his Laaaadyyy Birrrrrdddd
Duke is the biggest housecat I've ever seen
If Hank had just repeated “within reason,” it would have been a short episode.
Hank is a dumby for letting this hustler swindle him and playing him like a fiddle.
I fell for some of this stuff with my cat. I'm not buying high-end food, but I don't buy trash either. I did some stupid tests when she had a UTI and wasted probably $100+ on that. Other than that, I think I've been pretty good at avoiding scams. Can't imagine having an exotic pet...
The cat store owner is right. Cat food is basically the feline version of Soylent Green.
I remember that Doctor also ran a failed housing development company
I'm just going to say this tho: If you're a cat person, dog person, snake person, whatever, you don't need to be doing all this extra stuff for it 😂
Not until my 30s did I realize how pure this show is