Dog Owners vs Cat Owners at a Vet Hospital
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- While this video is all in good fun, there are certainly common differences between dog and cat owners. And yes, it is certainly possible to be both! I know for a fact, because I am absolutely both. I’ll also say that most pet owners truly do go above and beyond for their pets, and maaaaaaaybe treat their pets better than most veterinarians do! ;-)
"What's the breed?"
"He's a cat"
This is what I say
Orange? Black and white? Angry trash goblin?
😂😂😂😂
I laugh but also only like 1-3% of cats are actually part of an established cat breed lmao. everything else really *is* Generic Cat™
I wrote "gray" for cat breed last vet visit
Cat activity level is accurate, except at 3 in the morning when you’re trying to sleep and suddenly they decide it’s time to do a marathon
True statement. 😅
On top of you.
"I dunno. Does climbing on shelves and knocking stuff over the edge count as exercise? Also, he gets regular workout on the keyboard treadmill."
Yes. This. I sleep on my back, wearing safety glasses. True. I call Jordan & Jones "The Flying Wallendas". Sometimes it feels like I'm in Thunderdome. 😮
Especially if you have 2 cats. Ours like to chase each other and see who can make the most noise.
"What's her breed?"
"Uh, the shelter paperwork said 'cat, size large'."
when they hit you with the 'american short hair" like....yeah i can see that.
🤣 “CHONK”
TRASH PANDA!!!!!!!!!!!
@@alessiap.3989 in australia, we got the 'domestic shorthair' lololol, idk if that's consistent but that's how the rspca labels cats ig
You mean tuxedo is not a breed😅😅
"What's the cat's breed?"
"Tuxedo ninja."
😍
That would almost sound like my friend's cat, except she is too fat to be a ninja. She more like a Tuxedo Pumpernickel
"Night fury."
Ninja panther dragon.
Shadow fluff ninja
my cat is an evil dark lord from the 5th dimension that happened to be found in a dumpster because he jumped through the wrong portal after an all-night catnip bender.
😂😂😂 love this
😂😂😂 wdis? The "Cat & Dog" movie is based on a true story! 😂😂😂
Accurate af
😆 my cat named "Demon", his father is Satan's right-hand man and you can tell it ran in the family.
LMAOOO
"whats your cat breed?"
"idk, orange?"
Yep. Accurate.
I have an orange cat and those were my exact words when the vet tech asked me for his breed, lol
I do the same, it's a tabby, what more can I say lol
“That tell me everything I need to know thanks”
Lol, when anyone asks what breed my dogs are, I say "pure speculation".
My main cat walked in a week before a hurricane was about to hit the coast and never left. Literally. Heard meowing outside, opened the door, and was like, oh, hi. She walked in. Acted like she'd always been there. I couldn't just kick her out with the storm coming, and by the time it was over, she wasn't going anywhere. Was like, welp, she lives here, now.
😄That's a wonderful story 🫶
Aww ,She found her safe place amongst the storm
Cats choose their humans, not humans choose cats 😂
Do you have a side cat? Does your main get jealous??
thank you!)
Warned a vet assistant that my cat could get aggressive when trying to take an x-ray and plainly said that they would want to sedate him. Adding that they might consider using a blowdart from across the room to do so. The assistant smiled but didn't take me seriously and he wasnt sedated. They wont make that mistake again.
Blowdart 😭😭😭
Clearly they didn't have much experience with cats. They do now. "Midnight! Not a sound from the pavement! Has the moon lost her memory? She is smiling alone."
💀💀💀💀💀💀
This is the most hilarious comment I've ever seen relating to a "wild housecat." I was laughing aloud and almost fell out of my chair. 😂
Okay the blowdart got a genuine lol out of me. :D
"what's the breed?"
"he may have Norwegian forest cat in him but he might also just be an amalgamation of cat, squirrel, and dragon"
Oooo I love those!
😂
Your cat and mine must be siblings, you just described her to a T
@@rosethunder3820 if you're from Finland and your cat is around 10 years old, then it's honestly very possible since we know nothing of his origin :v
My local vet's solution to the "how dare you imply my dog is aggressive/sedate my dog" is a simple "please come hold your dog as we do X. A familiar presence will be calming to him". Owners choose to give permission after that surprisingly fast XD
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Is this an American thing that owners don't accompany their animal into the vet appointment? Vets in the UK don't just take your dog away to examine them. I'm always the one holding the sharp end of my Shiba and that is perfectly normal here.
@@not_ever In my limited experience it depends on the procedure, for regular exams yes, for longer stays or something more involved no. Keeps the clients out of the vet's way, there may also be liability issues.
Or not , i didnt want to sedated my baby if it wasnt needed , if i was with him for the xtray and calm him down , it was no need for sedation , dogs need they trusted owner in stressfull moment . Hope you not working in a vet for shaming owners who wants the best for their furr baby .. mine was never agressiv but was very anxious at the vet and needed my presence to feel safe . It s a good thing
@@not_ever It may be different for every dog. Some dogs do well with owners around, some don't. Usually for more invasive procedures like blood taking, we'd prefer to have a more experienced vet tech to restrain to get the job done in a shorter time, also less time animal would be in stress
"You do have my full permission to knock that little bastard out."
I actually used this line once when the vet tech came in, and they had a similar reaction. I could also hear my cat screaming in the back like a bobcat.
I harness and leash mine before the vet and warn the vet, but we've worked on socializing him so he actually behaves while he's there
My vet usually just tells me to hold the patient. Most of my cats behave decently, but when I take one of the wilder farm cats, I also take a pair of long sleeve leather gloves .
@@beatekreuzer5025 the falconer approach
LOL
My poor floof is very easy for the vet. Freezes in fear until she gets home. Was once told to hold her chin for a blood test so she can't bite. She didn't even flinch as the needle went in
Me: My cat is an absolute bastard, he will mess you up-
Vet: Oh he's being so good right now! What a sweetheart!
Me: He's gaslighting me.
Lol!!
I had one like that. Then as soon as the vet left the room, she would bite me
Had to take my cat in that would run from me and act like I was trying to murder her anytime I got within 5 feet of her. Took two of us and a bunch of bandages to get her in the carrier. I tell the staff at the vet that she isn't a "people cat" 10 minutes later the vet staff, "oh she's so good we went ahead and trimmed her nails while we were in the back" Um, are you sure you had the right cat? She made a liar out of me, apparently she just doesn't like me.
My boy isn't super fiesty with me, but he doesnt like being held etc amd even more so when he's hurt, he runs away or takes swipes if I attempt to investigate. He will be worried on the way to the vet and initially try to escape the room if a door is open, but once the vet techs comes in, he let's them lift him up and pet him as much as they like, give him all this shots, take his temperature from his butt etc with 0 problems, not a cry, nor a scratch, not a flinch. 😂😂😂😂 Then when I have to continue caring for him at home, he's back to hiding from me. I always ask him why he doesnt wish to be cooperative when I'm trying to help just like the vets. Sigh I've come to the conlcusion he knows I'm not a pro vet so he doesnt accpet help from me.
They are so smart that it's unreal.
My cat loves her kibble to a fault. I accidentally bought her the Indoor Cat 7+ instead of the Indoor Cat 1-6 and she REFUSED to eat it. Even when I bought her a bag of her regular food and tried to mix them together, SHE ATE *AROUND* THE "BAD" KIBBLE
Damn, that's scary 😢
Yeah, relatable 😔
Had a problem with one of my previous cats when doctor wanted us to change his diet because of some health problems, but my dude decided that he would rather die than eat THAT. Literally stopped eating until we gave up and returned his "proper" food.
@@saneshko So very sorry 😢This is why my family has always given various foods from the start. Way back, my mother saw a very sad older lady in the pet aisle who said that they'd stopped making the food her cat ate. She was trying everything to no avail. She was looking for something not yet tried. What a nightmare 😿🙀
@@echognomecal6742 oh, poor woman, these furry idiots sure know how to be overdramatic for all the wrong reasons 😅
My old boy used to do the same thing but with his regular kibble. It had multiple flavours in it and whatever the dark one was I would find them all around his bowl! Crazy cat would spit them out! He was a blast! ❤
Me about to cry telling my cats "I don't know what food you want!"
Ik😅 I truly feel for you 😆❤
The last part of the video is so on point. My boy will LOVE a certain kind of food and when I buy a week's worth he always stops eating it. And he's committed to it too, because he'll go a whole day without eating just to let you know he will NOT eat the crap you put in his bowl.
The answer is always plastic
Sounds like I'm lucky with my lil kitty. She eats one brand and loves it to this day (She was born April last year) Always Smølke. If I try and feed her a different brand, she will outright refuse. 😂
As a cat owner can agree on the breed answer lol. But as for the rest, I specifically adopt cats who have been stuck at the shelter the longest. After caring for a 16 year old black love bug until he passed at 19 years old ( got sick and just... didn't recover. It was his time. ) I spent 3 years learning how to care for his diabetes, carefully managing his diet and ensuring at least 30 min of moderate activity a day, and giving him insulin twice a day.
After that our next kitty was FIV positive, and you bet your ass my vet hears about every time she sneezes weird. Her brother, adopted a year later, is also FIV positive ( sought out specifically ). They do not go outside, period, so every home improvment in the last 2 years has been with the cats in mind to further enrich their world.
I hope to keep them happy and healthy for a long time 😊
Bless you! I've done the same.
Older cats are great. I even adopted one that only lasted a few months (she demanded I take her), but she enjoyed that time together.
I wanted a 10+ this time around, but the 6.5yo trauma kitty insisted I was the one for her. She is becoming her best self, nice to see.
You are a literal angel to me❤
That’s awesome.
Senior-cat-adoption gang! My current co-resident (I ain't his mama) is an FIV-positive former tom, probably around 12 but 🤷🏼♀️, full overcommitted-girlfriend personality. Trying to give him the best possible life in whatever time he has left, and glad he decided to leave the post-office parking lot and trust the shelter folk to hook us up 😄
I have two cats and a dog. Cat 1: Pure bred Bengal lunatic. She talks constantly, will only eat Purina One dry cat food, spiders and mice. She is a high turbo maniac, or unconscious curled up fluff ball. She can hear my eyelids open in the morning and commences with yeowling until I get up and play. She will only poop in the litter box if it's filled with Walmart Special Kitty clumping cat litter; otherwise she poops NEXT to the litter box. Cat 2: Half Maine Coon, half rag doll. The heaviest fluff ball imaginable. Loves you like you're the sun and the moon, until he doesn't, and then he swats at your head through the stair rails and makes your forehead bleed. You NEVER see it coming. Sleeps 23 hours a day, eats anything that doesn't eat him first. Likes to drape his 25 lb tank shaped body across my neck when I'm trying to sleep; purrs like an outboard motor as I struggle to breathe. The dog: Rescued bag of random dog parts. Made of velcro and is attached to my leg if I am standing, attached to my lap if I am sitting. Eats anything that falls off the counter or the table, dead things in the yard, or his own poop. However, his meals must be a perfect slurry of kibble, wet dog food and warm water; brand doesn't matter, it's all about the texture. I am convinced that I have a mental disorder that makes me a slave to animals.
Well, whatever that disorder may be, it gives a great story to share!
I think you sound delightful 😊 I had a pb Maine Coon who slept across my neck as well. Reading this makes me wonder if that's a thing they do? I had never experienced that before or heard of any other cat doing that 🤷♀️
And we do it because they are our furbabies & we love them. And they love us back just as fiercely as we do them. They -don't judge- accept us when we are "spicy disasters" just as we -are resigned- accept they're adorable neurotic life & health personal trainers & coaches 😉 They even have the studies to back up their qualifications- all that data about lower blood pressure & lower stress levels, improving depression, being used in treatments for ptsd & grief among many other things.... let's not forget physical activity 😁👍
"made of velcro" LMAO love that. I have a velcro dog as well.
I've had the Purina one problem with my cat, the people at the pet supply store told me it's because of the high grain and sugar content (probably from the corn), works just like with children, give them a ton of sugary stuff an they become addicted and don't eat normal stuff. Nestlé is just beeping Nestlé, animals are not safe from them. Happily I found a different dry food without grains but a lot of liver and the picky eater is ok with that
😂😂😂 thanks for sharing 🖒
Cat activity level is either
1. Lazy squishy fluff that its only moves are rolling around, licking, and fo for food bowl
2. Extremely hyperactive adhd that run on any surface and elevation, knocking scratching kicking everything
Ah yes. In my house no 2 would be called greeble hunting. Back away slowly and you may get to keep all your digits and blood. Do NOT attempt to pet a cat which is hunting greebles.
You forget to add the no1 is daytime and no2 is nighttime or whenever you're trying to sleep
Climbing, trying to get the the highest elevation possible for the best view of prey.
I have 2 cats, and you just perfectly described each one ! 🥲
And there is no in between
Two of our kitties were in fact found behind a local restaurant dumpster. I fostered them, but ended up adopting them. 😅
Wonderful of you to do! Your kitties found a great forever home. 😊
@@cynthiacrestmore578 Thank you for your kind words. They certainly bring joy to the family!
The same with our cat. He is an adult British shorthair (kinda, obviously we have no proofs), he wasn't adapted to the streets and seemingly was there only a couple of days. It looked like he ran away from home. My family caught him and started to look for an owner. We found a couple of possible owners, talked to them, but nobody even wanted to look at the cat. Later we found out that he has a strong fear of plastic bags, so possibly he was abused and knocked out of home
@@Nice_Tree aww! So happy he’s in a good home now 🥰
Foster fails make me laugh. The cats decide where to live it seems. Mere humans have no say in the matter.
I have never been a prouder cat butler than when our Large Grey Cat went to the vet for an operation and he was the SWEETEST DOCILE CHUNKY BOY. He was sweet the entire time we were with him, and for the three days he was alone there, allegedly he started purring and wanted pets whenever they opened his cage. And he never objected to any of the treatment. They were visibly amazed when they gave him back to us. I love him so much.
Hoooow ?? I have a gray cat and he his the devil. He bites everything that moves and he peed on the vets. 🫠 And one month ago he grabbed my nose 😭. Every grey cat I see in compilations videos are the same feisty biters 😂
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@@LostouilleMy gray boy was never like that. He was dumb as bricks but only ever wanted all the love and attention. When the time came that I had to have him euthanized due to his failing health, the way I knew it was time was when I could actually pet him without him squirming and flopping around. For 15 years it was impossible to touch that cat, even while he was sleeping, without him getting up and getting in my face, repeatedly headbutting my chin or flopping his body into my chest. Him losing the energy to do that was when I knew it was time.
-What is his activity level?
-Doc, I'm lazy, he's lazy... we nap together in every chance
Vet tech: "What kind of cat is he?"
Me: "Orange."
I always said trash can race.
😂
My response is usually "Barn?" He came from a stray that adopted my sister's family and they live in the countryside.
"Fat and angry"
Me, confidently: tortoise shell
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"Buy a couple weeks worth of it and he completly stops eating it" this is so true. Se people in supermarket spending more time choosing their cat food than their own food.
I know what I like but who knows if this food is good for my cat or that she will even like it?
And money, I spend more on my dogs treats than my regular food!
That was my mother with her dumb pedigreed dog. Ugh. 🙄
My family buys our cats variety packs and changes up textures so they don’t get too tired of something (mostly because we just buy whatever’s on the shelf) and they will still decide that one flavor out of the whole variety pack is their worst enemy
@@notNajimi lol ... mine does the same so that one that he wont eat goes to the neighbours cat. Funny little things hey.
The cat changing their mind after you've bought a bunch of the food is SO DAMN ACCURATE! My 4 cats all get together and collectively stop eating it as soon as a case shows up.
Ol’ heifers!😂😂😂😂
I never buy a big pack for this exact reason. I would always just buy repacks of 1kg either online or at pet stores. Just in case they don't want those brands anymore, ya know.
Also, I buy 2 different brands that they currently like at the same time and change between the 2 every other day. It's so that my cats wouldn't be "bored" of the food. So far it's working LoL
_Sob_ my cats are the SAME. They will be all over the dry food I bought one pack of. Thought they liked it, I bought four packs next, THEY REFUSED to finish them. So I bought a different flavor, they were all over it, until they were not. Figured I need to be smart and change things up once in a while, decided to buy another brand, they didn't like it. That's fine, I expected it, so I made that brand to be for my street feeding time. a few weeks later, I tried to give them another taste of that brand since they were yowling (they already ate, probably wanted food again), they ATE THAT THING UP!
But honestly, I'll take those minor conveniences now. Two of my three cats went out and never returned and I missed having those conveniences.
Absolutely! Little stinkers! They come running eagerly up to the bowl, sniff, and walk away. After gobbling the same thing up for the past 3 weeks😂❤
My cat decided he didn't like Fancy Feasts anymore right after I bought a 24 pack. It took some time buying two of different brands and consistency but he finally settled on the Delectables Bisque and it has to be Bisque, not stew and sometimes he'll eat the Sheba pate but it has to be the salmon flavor. Although I should be grateful that he's not so picky with dry food.
I had a cat once that popped a vet tech on the chin. They were all, hey that's okay! Part of the job! Then got a letter: she was no longer welcome there.
They fired my cat as a patient.
wow ☹️
Idk that you can fired patient 😂
😂😂😂😂
Bless that kitty.
pffffft HOW LAME OF THEM poor kitty was just being a KITTY booooooooo
“I found him in a dumpster behind an Arby’s” FACTS!!!!
'That's not ideal, but it's pretty damned accurate'
This!
As someone who used to work in an animal hospital the part where the dog owner was blaming you for her dog being aggressive brought back some buried rage 💀 some people just will NOT take responsibility for the behavior of their animals and want to make it everyone else's problem
Oh, like leaving their poo by the sidewalk with a designated pet waste bin within sight? My parents' neighborhood is like this, and they live in a pretty upscale neighborhood with guards. Money doesn't buy class.
@@miaomiaochan: "Money doesn't buy class." True. It's often more a case of "money buys an even more entitled attitude," things like, "Well, I pay my rates, so they should take care of cleaning the pavements." And there's "affluenza".
Oh yeah, I was bitten by "the sweetest little dog" as a child. I wasn't even trying to approach the little fcker. Now, whenever a dog randomly pulls their leash to sniff me, my heart goes in my neck, and everyone is like, "Oh, he is harmless!". You don't know that!
@@bunnysm I'm sorry that happened to you. Some people are really insensitive about people who have a fear of dogs. Personally I love dogs but I still understand that some people have a legitimate fear of them and it's not right to force them to be around your dog when you know they're scared, no matter how "harmless" you think your dog is
Just because an animal is good with family and people it knows in a safe environment like your home doesn't mean it's going to be good with strangers in an unfamiliar and stressful environment. But some people don't get that.
My kitty had to stay overnight at the vet and the next morning I went to get her, they had her in a cage with a big picture of a red chilli and the word SPICY emblazoned across it. Proud momma moment 😇
That's epic; love it. My vet had Daphne (former cat, now reincarnated as sea lion or similar gassy hydrophilic fish-craving b*stard) marked on her chart as "FRACTIOUS." She sure was. I miss that yowling, furious beastie so much
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@@angelagunn7986hugs
I learned a new word today. Love the Internet 😂@@angelagunn7986
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Ty for all the vets who take care of our babies. It's not easy ❤❤
Also, they’re really lucky to get to be in our presence. ~ signed, The Pets
I recently lost my sweet boy🐈. He was 20! He ate whatever the heck he wanted the last few years. I tried all the fancy, expensive stuff. He preferred junk food. I miss him so freaking much.😢💔🐈🙏🏻
aww, sorry to hear this. He was so lucky to have you for his long, happy life! ❤️
@@ahill4642 I am blessed & grateful to have had him, & his sister (18!), for as long as I did. I truly miss them though.🐈💕🐈💕
god mother fucking damn. 20???? You have to be damn good owner to make a little bastard live that long be proud nigga🤙🤙
My cat was one of the rare gems who was completely chill at the vet. They'd stick him, look at his gums, touch his feet (he never let me do that!) And he'd just sit there. I always theorized it's because of how he was found, he was feral and found mauled by a raccoon or something, so his first vet trip was literally life saving.
After the first couple vet visits, my little rescue now thinks if he hides under his pad in the carrier, no one will find him 😂. He’s a character.
My cat is the same. Super chill and he flirts with all the ladies . And they all love him.
@@cathyann6835oh yeah, both of mine do that.
mine is super chill as long as im in the exam room. if im not, heaven help the staff.
I adopted my kitty summer of 2020 from a cat café and she super loving if she knows you but hates strangers who come over, she hates car rides and meows the entire time making you feel bad and because of covid with the vet set-up they have the vet who does the bathes walk out to collect and also bring back your pet and I told them she doesn't like strangers so she might be difficult come pick up we're told she did so insanely well during check up and was a sweetheart to them during it, she only got feisty during bath time
She came back to me shaking but we think it because she thought we was giving up on her when we wasn't, it was shot update time and she not declawed and we know she hates water so we wasn't going to even attempt baths, she does a lot better now knowing she not being left and that we are coming back for her, she still hates the carrier and car rides though and does her sad meow that heartbreaking to hear
I love how the second guy just accepts that he is not the cat's owner. He is the cat's staff!
True! Dogs have owners, cats have waitstaff.
hehe that's probably why in korea they call themselves their cat's BUTLERS not owners.
😂
We don’t own them. We are their guardians.
@@IndigoCave28 And this guy got it 😀
I work at a dog daycare and boarding, and we have food instructions for some of the dogs. One of the most complicated meal instructions I had was “Kibble must be soaked in hot water for over 15 minutes in the tupperware container in hot water, and once soggy add more hot water and place into slow feeder with can.” Then my most complicated cat feeding consisted of “opened can in fridge.”
Yeeeah, my cat feeding instructions are just as insane as for my dog. I care about both of their nutrition. This means a lot of steps. lol to me it doesn't seem like a lot but my mom always complains when I have her catsit when I go on vacation 😅
I hope you recognize that these are not really complicated food instructions. Soak until soggy and place in slow feeder... is not hard.
@@Daria-bg3dsit’s for a dog though, for most dogs the instructions are “pour in bowl”
I used to work at a doggy daycare. One of the worst foods I had to do was for a raw diet. For long stays, we had to time out transferring the food from freezer to fridge, defrost it by leaving it in hot water for a certain amount of time, tip out the bloody mess (it was wrapped in plastic wrap), than add 7 different pills and powders. It was so gross and a nightmare to deal with!
I'm not necessarily against a raw diet for dogs, but it was not what I signed up for.
@@rebeccak918 Yes. There is one dog that refuses to eat his raw diet without being hand fed it. It specifically says not to put in hot water or cook it. I’m in the same boat as you friend
My cat hides behind my back like a toddler when I take her to the vet 😂
Both of mine too. They're very well-behaved for the vet but that's only because they're too scared to move.
Vet tech asked me what my dog was. He was stumped when I said Mutt. Evidently there wasn’t a box to check for Mutt. We settled on Puerto Rican Street Dog. There was a box to check for that one.
Ha! That's my sister, the ultimate authority on dog medicine, psychology, behavior, and nutrition. If you encounter one of these folks, try to keep the convo on ANYTHING but dogs.
You are not kidding. I had my dog for a year before my sister met him but she immediately felt the need to educate me on my dog .🙄
I’m a lifelong cat person who was raised by damned insufferable dog people. They treat their bloody dogs better than their human children and spouses 🙄
Just tell them you're a cat owner to shut them up.
My sister is like this but with her actual son. She takes helicopter parenting to a whole new level and it kinda scares me
@@chrisantoniou4366Unfortunately, then I get a scandalize look and a "What!?! No DOG!?!"
"You have my full permission to knock that little bastard out" plus his banadaged fingers!! 🤣 Honestly though, despite all that, he still loves and cares enough to make sure his cat gets proper vet care! ❤
Yeah. I got a punctured vein once clipping claws, after 15 years, since she was a kitten. I was too embarrassed to tell the doctor what happened and I had to get a tetanus shot.
@@user-ov4wr5yu4r My cat ruined one of my piercings, lol.
Cat owners can get severely injured by their cat and still refuse to give up said cat. Because the minions of hell sometimes will have their cuddle moment and that's when everything is forgiven LoL
@@fhananisThere's also the fear of neglecting your overlord(s). You will not see the dawn of day if you fail to complete your duties.
I am a dog groomer and I can tell you that the reactions I get from owners are similar to the ones vets get from dog owners.
Meanwhile I just apologetically handed my cat to the groomer and said… good luck 😅 …but she was a perfect angel for the groomer 🤨
Fr fr
i'd argue it's worse for groomers! god those pet parents who say that the dog looks PERFECT at the salon then come back 4 weeks later complaining that you gave the dog a brutal, ever bleeding gash that needed 30 stitches and "I'm not PAYING for THIS groom because my DOG WAS IN *PAIN* LAST TIME!"
@@Celeste-in-Ozi follow one groomer on yt, she explained that cats can freeze in unknown environment and human (at home they consider themselves as masters of the place and fight for life). not all of them, sadly
I can see how someone who has someone else groom their dog could be like that. I've been bathing my own dogs since I was a kid. It's not that hard, it's cheaper for sure, and the dogs feel safer having their owner do it. You're getting the uptight, puppy mill dog owning people who think they have something special because they paid $3k at a pet store type people.
Activity level of my 13 year old cat: lying and sleeping behind the old (non-working) tv, behind couch or somewhere on the floor (she has 2 cat beds but refuses to get near them) for like 20 hours a day, the rest meowing for food, jumping on my head at 5-6am, or having mindless zoomies while destroying what's left of my furniture.
That activity level for a doodle is spot on. They are terrors unless completely exhausted.
Until the last one I was convinced cat owner was trying to sneak his pet raccoon to the vets. Raccoons aren't fussy eaters.
What are you trying to say there, buddy?
I can't remember which show had a nearly a blind person raising a racoon thinking it was a cat 😅
@@procyonlotor1906 😂
They roll french fries between their hands before thet eat them 🥹
@@TragoudistrosMPHhaven't seen that but *have* seen the guy that thought his cat was joining him in a late night hammock swing... until the porch light turned on and a trash panda was just chilling next to him 😂
As a cat owner, this tracks. Took my cat to the vet. They asked, should we take her in the carrier to the back or let her out here. Lifted my bleeding arm and said... do what you gotta do.
Meanwhile, I take my hamster to the vet with boarding instructions and they go "yeah let's just ignore all these"
As the wife of a vet tech, mom of 7 cats, and an attendant at a dog daycare I found this hilarious and 100% accurate
As an owner of multiple cats and dogs I can recognize my self in both characters.
This video reminded me of offering to watch a co-worker's two Huskies while she was on vacation. I had no clue what I was in for! Every morning and evening, both dogs were to be given an assortment of wholistic medicines which took me about 30 minutes to administer. I always gave the younger Husky his pills first since the older would sometimes resist. One morning the older was being a bit resistant so, we took a break. I happen to notice the younger poking his head into this space between the stove and wall. Thinking a ball rolled into the space, I check it out. I didn't see a ball, but I did find a pile of his pills! The little stinker was somehow saving them in his mouth and then spitting them all out in his "secret corner!" He was one smart dog!
My cat learned how to do this 2 different ways trying to get out of taking her meds. The second time she tried chipmunking....somewhere in her mouth, I never could discover where 🤦♀️eventually she realized after the 4th pill that she wasn't getting out of it & finally swallowed it. Now she takes them like a champ because she knows the quicker she takes them the quicker it's over & she gets treats for taking her meds so good 😅
Pill suggestion for dogs. Put it in peanut butter. Straight peanut butter and then ask them to lick the spoon.
@@tarajoyce3598My spaniels all learned to roll the pb pill around in their mouth to get the pb and THEN spit out the meds. I learned a different method.
Cats switching foods every week was a new one for me. Mine was happy with most foods that I served with one rule: she'd only eat foods that came from plastic or cardboard based packages, never from metal tins. Foods in metal tins were even supposed to be fancy foods, but she wouldn't touch them. My wallet thanked her habit 😅
And obviously her absolute favorite was the one food that smelled the most horrendous to me >_
OMG! I didn’t know that was a thing until I rescued my girl. We’d only had dogs and her favorite by far is the one that instantly makes us gag.😂
Smell is a big factor when it comes to cats eating. Movement provokes their prey response and smell provokes an eating response. That's why cat food is so odourous.
You just brought back memories of my childhood cats’ Kozy Kitten cat food. That stuff was rank! They would eat around little round pieces of hard white stuff that my father always told me were tiny pearls. I’m just now realizing they were probably teeny tiny bones.
I'm on your cat's side. I don't like food from cans unless it's going to be slow cooked with other ingredients, (eg canned tomatoes in spaghetti sauce.) Otherwise you can taste the metal. Yuck.
@@Jitterbuggn I once opened a can of "Kozy Kitten" only to find a fish eye staring at me!
That was the end of "Kozy Kitten" for me!
One minute it's chicken pâté... the next, *any* pâté, even expensive duck, gets a terrifyingly haunting yowl that strangely resembles a resounding "f*** you, Mom" until he gets some thrice dehydrated and torch blasted kibble. Then it's suddenly, with no warning, back to the pâté, the little...
That guy in South Africa that lives with lions has a very funny video about his black leopards and their fondness for pilchards in tomato sauce. The faces the leopards made when he tried to feed them pilchards without tomato sauce was hilarious.
Pilchards are I think a kind of small herring.
I’m a cat owner and this was so accurate EXCEPT you forgot to mention the 2am zoomies 😂😂😂😂 The food thing blows me! She will love a certain wet food and then when I buy weeks worth she no longer wants it 😂😂😂
This is why I rotate meat types when I buy raw food for my cat.
I started because I have heard of cats who gets fixated on one very specific kind of food, which can dramatic when said food is discontinued.
But perhaps your cat just likes having variety? I wouldn't want rice and beans all the time myself. Even roast turkey would begin to pall after a week.
We found our cat outside. He was just a random barn cat living free who decided he did NOT want to be completely free. He walked in the house and stayed for a year primarily in our bedroom, then decided he was ready to be an indoor/outdoor cat. Still got his claws and is neutered, so he’s good and safe. (We live in the country with wild animals that regularly come in the yard to steal my parent’s chickens.) He will usually only go out for maybe an hour or 2 at a time.
My cat loves his belly to be rubbed and doesn’t hide from the vacuum. I think my cat is weird.
Does he prefer baths or showers?
@@HeronCoyote1234Seriously!!!
Our cat lets us pet his belly. He has to be in the right mood, of course, but he definitely has those moods.
@@jessicaharris1608Don't I know it. Only had one cat in my life who LOVED his belly and chest just rubbed and rubbed, crazy grey tabby named Alex. Had a big black fluffy monster Blackie who'd like it when in the mood, like yours. I miss those cats.
@jameslaidler2152
Our boy is a big black fluffy boy. He's NOT Maine Coon but I strongly suspect he's Siberian. He's a rescue and neutered, of course, so I don't see the point in getting genetic testing done on him. (Can't make money on stud services if he's a eunuch!) We specifically wanted an all black cat. (Black cats are often last to be adopted, plus I despise white cat hair getting on everything!) I didn't plan on a long-haired black beastie but he very obviously chose us from the moment we met him at the rescue. I have also never had an ADULT cat with such incredibly soft fur! I've only met kittens with fur as soft as his. He's at least 5 years old now, so he's definitely an adult cat. He has the most gorgeous face, glorious fluffy tail, and fluffy bloomers on his back legs. Even my mom, who is a confirmed dog person, recognized that he's a gorgeous cat. He's quite well-behaved, too. He doesn't do a lot of the notorious cat behaviors that often drive their humans crazy. If you have the ability, please go adopt another all-black cat. Black cats need all the human advocates they can get!
My cat sleeps for 15+ hours, then performs in his idea of a triathlon for the remainder of the day.
The last question I looked at my cat and said, that’s you!
In the past, I had a dog, and now I have two cats. I answer all questions as the owner of the dog. I train them, walk them on a leash, load them physically and feed them with natural food, following the instructions.... and at the vet's appointments I note every change in behavior
The diet for Henry is totally my daughter with her Golden Retriever. When she still lived with me, I'd watch her make dinner for Loaf (I know, lol), and she'd be sautéing vegetables on the stove. I felt so sorry for her because she knew what she was missing because they fed her canned food before my daughter researched the ingredients of store bought dog food (even the pure gourmet types), and found them not good enough for Loaf. I used to sneak her chicken and treats when my daughter was at work. Now my daughter lives in a studio apartment with her boyfriend. Poor Loaf. She was used to frolicking with the boyfriend's Grandma's dog when they lived there - big yard , pasture land, and the kids had the whole 5th floor of thr renovated attic to themselves. My neighbor even noticed when Loaf visited me. The neighbor remarked that Loaf just didn't seem like the same dog. She said Loaf looked deflated, like all the life was gone from her. Loaf never had to be alone before when the kids were at work and in quite a small apartment. I remarked on that to my daughter when they first moved there, but she was unconcerned. The apartment is in the heart of a small city, so no trees, no grass to walk on, and not really any room to chase a ball or go without a leash.🐕🦺😟.
When I was picking my Cat up from a spay neuter clinic, the entire staff came out to tell me my cat was Parkour kitty, and they all played with her before her spay 😂
My damn kitten will jump on anything and fly across the room. PARKOUR!!! 😂😂😂
I had a cat that was half fullbred blue russian and half black feral tom. Vet wrote her down as black russian. loved it!
My entire vet clinic office fell in love with my ferret. She's a tiny thing you could call a pocket ferret. She is sneaky as heck so she stole their cellphone out of their pocket and held it in her mouth while they carried her. All ferrets choose a texture they will steal if they find it and here's was any chewy rubber like a phone case.
Ours loved to steal keys, shoes (dragged by the laces) and dried cranberries (but not any other dried fruit)
This should be called “two types of parents in paediatric hospitals”
That part at the end about cats diet😅 so true, that is my life! I spend so much money trying to find wet food they will eat consistently. I give up actually.
Jack was found by our waterman friend in a peeler pot (in storage, not in the creek) at about 4 weeks old. 😺 Best cat ever. 17 yrs and counting. 💛
💙💙💙
Hahaha that is great.
🐱 Penny: my mom went into heat.
Grocery store cashier here. This fits. Dog owners are often snotty about keeping up with the joneses about breed. They proudly tell you how much they paid for their dog (often thousands of dollars). Their dogs are often more of a beloved status item then a beloved pet. They spend shitloads on dog food specialties like $40 bags of duck jerky for their dog or ultra expensive bakery made cookies for their dogs. Or those frozen ice cream treats just for dogs. Even poor senior folks spend all their money on crazy items for their dogs and then get themselves ramen noodles. I'm not saying this is true for all dog owners, there are some folks who truly have a wonderful dog buddy they love and care for without being hung up on the status or high maintenance trip. What I'm saying is most dog owners who go through my line are that way as portrayed in the video.
Cat owners are laid back, and more practical in their spending practices and purchases. The only thing I hear different is the food situation....cat owners often have picky eaters. And cat owners not only adopt, but are proud to say they have rescues. They are good souls who often buy cat food to feed cats other than their own, such as feral cats in their neighborhood or to donate to the humane society. In 23 years of doing this work Ive never had a dog owner buy dog food for dogs other than their own or to donate.
I know a woman who buys quality dog food for her hoard of dogs but gets her groceries at the food bank. I have volunteered at food banks and the food for humans is not the best quality there. At least I. My state.
@@Wants2knowitallI would do this too. The simple reason is ..cats are fussy… my cats will only eat one brand of food so I’d sacrifice my food quality to get what he would eat. My other cat has health issues…he needs a particular expensive food …so yeah I’d eat crap to get him the food that doesn’t make him sick. It doesn’t mean I like it…I’m always complaining the cat eats better than me…but you do what you gotta do for your animals.
As a grocery store cashier, I've never had people feel the need to tell me about their animals? The most pet owner interaction I get is just having to lean over to scan people's giant bags of dog food under their carts or cat owners coming up to 50 individual and different flavored cans of food to scan one by one
@@TheSamjane4 Nah, I ain't taking care of animals if I can't take care of myself properly.
@@buttarain27 Exactly. That's nonsense.
This is so funny but true! Love this video. You nailed it! I love both but I am a Cat owner now that feeds organic chicken to my Cat. I cook it separately from ours and grind it up and add steamed broccoli. He’s a rescue, non chipped Siamese. He’s a talker and a territorial guy. Really good at the Vet. He’s actually active at home runs after us so we do a lot of playing and loves to look out the windows. We have to constantly challenge him to get the best out of him. Dude runs from one end of the house to the next. Then sleeps to get up in the evening to play again I never had this active of a Cat. He is quiet around strangers this is why no one rescued him right away as we rescued him at 6 months. We just held him and played with him. He didn’t want to go back in the cage. He never goes outside because he’s afraid.
"Play the game of what he is gonna eat this week." Yep, 3 cats here and thats pretty much how it goes.
"What breed is your cat?" "Uh, I dunno, the normal one? Whatever cats are when they aren't a sphinx or a siamese"
First off, its a Sphynx not a sphinx, and there are more breeds than these two. You can also have Donskoys, Elf sphynx,Persians,Exotic shorthairs, Bobtail (either japanese or american),manx, Abyssinian, the insane amount of Rex (curly)breeds, Maine coons, Ragdolls, Oriental shorthairs, Scottish folds(not healthy) ,Munchkins(also deformed), American curls, Turkish van, Somali, Singapuras... dozens of cat breeds
I love how a tiny village in South Africa made it into this video - woohoo!
"That’s not ideal, but pretty damn accurate." 🤣
My cat's folder at the vet had stickers all over it that said "I'm a biter". I used to tell them to get out their protective gear when i showed up with Pixie for appointments. 😂😂😂
The car breed answer is so relatable. Both of my cats were strays that we ‘adopted’.
I know exactly the mix of my cat, she's a quarter persian, quarter maine coon, and half a domestic shorthair.
When I went to vet to have her spayed I told the vet, she's a stray 😂
Mine has long hair and whenever people ask, I would always say, "idk persian maybe". Are they really persian? Only God knows LoL
"He's an orange tabby named Goober.🐈 His name fits. 🐱 " That's the appropriate answer for all of those questions when I take him to the vet. 😂😂
My little cat Sweet Pea is a doll. She won’t even look at her food until she’s gotten her fair share of scritches behind the ears and back rubs. Aggressive? Yeah aggressive head bonking and aggressive purring! I love that little kitty!
I grew up in the country and my mutt miniature collie beagle mix named Clarissa would eat ANYTHING… one time she drug a deer carcus spine out from the woods right up in the middle of the family cookout. We said she was just bringing her own dish to the event. That being said, she not only lived to be 16 yrs but later on my pit Jack, who LOVED cats and small dogs also lived to be 16 passing on Christmas Day a few yrs ago. He ate his reg bag dog food and random wet food I would get periodically but, once a week when I cleaned out the frig he got all the leftovers as well, just like Clarissa. I was blessed he lived so long as his breed normally didn’t get far past 10. But he was a beast until the last year he wasn’t as big and was graying…then out of no where the last month and a half his weight up and rapidly fell no matter how much he ate it didn’t matter and before we could even realize he passed. I feel like he had cancer that just up and took him over. He was one of the best dogs I ever had.
"Now I'm playing the game of what's he gonna eat this week, man..."
Yup.
When my dog was going to Chemo...he got so excited to go. Cheerful and always had his ball with him.
Staff loved him...he actually helped calm other pets.
My Cat Smudge is like...hey there...what's up. Purr...purr...head bump...purr.
I had a trash panda cat once, I literally did find him behind some rubbish bins. Great cat, very smart and loved being a house cat. Lived with chronic kidney disease for the last five years of his life which meant a LOT of vet visits. He was pretty chill about these though and only needed sedated for serious things. He would sit for a blood draw with a look of abject suffering on his face but would cheer up instantly for a tuna crunchie. I still miss him. I don't miss the vet bills though. No offence!
My dog free feeds Kirkland crunchies. My cat has a mix of Kirkland crunchies, friskies wet and assorted creatures that are undefinable by the time their gizzards make it onto my carpet.
The assorted unidentifiable creatures are what I referred to as "take aways" with one cat I had. She _loved_ getting take aways.
mine pukes up the bones and feathers on the porch, right next to the door.
"What does your dog eat?"
"Ehhh... leftovers, cheap kibble, that one rat he somehow crapped out in a recognizable form (istg this one actually happened) and I hope wasn't poisoned..."
My dog was a stray and lemme tell you, that boy's stomach is both bottomless and steel reinforced
My cat is really active, even though she's 12 now. If I don't play with her, she will wake me up at 2am running around.
The last time we where at the vet, she got the spa treatment. They numbed her up and continously fed her treats while injecting her. I have never seen her so chill at a vets office!
Im a dog and cat owner and this is hilarious
I knew a person whose cat was such a little monster that she had to go under anaesthesia for nail-clipping and was "fired" from one vet clinic because she was so difficult to handle. Oh, and she was practically found by a garbage dump as a kitten, tiny and malnourished.
That cat scared me.
Its always the little ones I promise you.
Remind that lil' monster where she came from! 😂
It must have been a tuxedo! Mine also needs sedated for nail clipping. The vets told me that as soon as they see a tuxie they know they're in for a rough time. My gray cat on the other hand is a total sweetheart at the vet.
Had one like that. My father found a tiny kitten by himself full of parasites on the brink of death, barely able to walk on a grass field. Turns out, he was the seed of Satan!
That sounds like the free kitten I got from my vet
My dog’s been eating the same kibble for several years now, happy as a clam at every single meal. But I’m playing with fire every time I decide to buy a full case of cat food. It’s truly bizarre how they LOVE IT until you spend a bunch of money on a full case of it😭
I love how there is term for "found-in-dumpster" breed of cat in each language.
My dog’s name is Henry and he loves the vet. And they all love home. 😂
He happily goes over to get his vaccines and gives all the vets kisses. I used to be so worried about taking him to the vet but seeing everyone pop out and be like, “is that Henry?” While so happy to see him makes all the visits extra nice. Since he has so many it would suck if he was rowdy. He basically went almost once a month or more for a good chunk of time until we figured out he was allergic to most grass, trees, and plants; as well as several common ingredients in dog foods such as potatoes, flaxseed, etc and that was causing all his issues. 😢
"what is your cat breed?"
"dunno, but she is a beautiful bicolor silver mackerel tabby and white, and she is short haired."
Our vet just calls all patients "vira-latas" ("muts" in portuguese) and i love that.
The only cat I have ever had that was picky was one I adopted when he was on old man of 18, along with his brother. I.was told they weren't eating but the chonky brother started eating right away. The thin one as it turned out only wanted one particular flavor of one particular brand of food. He refused everything else, that was a fun few days figuring that out!
You're the best for doing so🫶🖖
All of my respect goes to ER vets. Yall saved my cats life after she had a life threatening reaction to a vaccine. Thank you for what you do. ❤❤❤
As a long time cat owner, the cat stuff is so spot on, especially the food part! lol we have one boy who will eat almost anything you put in front of him while the other is like “Nope! Not in the mood for this today” and walks away. The he’ll come back and munch on the dry food.
I had a cat who loved everyone at home, but a little demon at the vet. His ex-family had him declawed and the vet techs still insisted I sedate him before a visit. My current cat is much better behaved and lets the vet techs do things to him that would earn me a bite if I tried at home.
Oh, your poor kitty must be afraid of vets and vet techs because of the declawing surgery. I don't blame him. Maybe he needs sedation, not because he's physically dangerous to anyone, but because he can't sit still without panicking and trying to run away.
Declawing cats ist disgusting (and illegal in my country). Poor guy
Declawing is horrific and barbaric for many reasons. It makes me as angry as people who 🍇 children.
Tried to exercise my dominance over our house cat and demanded he eat the food I bought or nothing at all.
The cat won! He literally went a whole day without even touching it and I broke. Threw the food out and bought the kind he found acceptable 🤦🏾♀️🤣🤦🏾♀️
Cats run the house.
Just a day?! Haha...you break easily!
I occasionally take care of my daughter's cats and I have anxiety every time because one of them doesn't eat. And of course she's already very thin.
The first hunger strike my current furbaby ever did... I broke at the 3rd day, which was actually only 2½ days of refusing to eat the vet recommended Science Hill food 🙄😮💨😑
She turns 17 in 10days & I've only won once of all the hunger strikes she's gone on in that time. Mostly because that was one of the times she was just being a brat, and being half Siamese 😩 She's got a lot of personality and a strong one at that. She's sweet & an amazing companion... but I now understand why all the guides & books I read said Siamese is not a "first time owner" breed, it's for not just experienced cat owners but those who know and are will to accept all that comes with them 😅
@@buttarain27 yeah, I’m a pushover 🤷🏾♀️
This is why cat people are way cooler than dog people. 😂😎
Hands Down and mic drop!
I am so glad my cat is not the only one who does this with his food. It is so HARD trying to figure out what food he likes next. I have gone thru so many different brands!
As someone who lives in Idaho, I object. Our potatoes can outcompete Russia any day.
As someone who has only had rescue dogs, I roll my eyes at the pedigree dog owner. “Your dog only has one breed? Check out my dog who has mastered the idiosyncrasies of 20 breeds!”
You mean your potatoes that are so bioengineered that they're a few years away from growing legs and farming themselves? The ones that taste like cardboard?
@@yaelz6043 The bioengineered varieties are called white russets. I’ve never had any personally, so I can’t speak to their taste. The Russet Burbank, Pontiac, Ida Rose, Yukon Gold, Cal Red, Ruby Crescent, Russian Banana, Fingerling, Teton Russet, Purple Peruvian, Huckleberry Gold, Bintje, and multiple other varieties come from seed potatoes that have been selectively bred rather than bioengineered. If any of those taste like cardboard, it’s probably because you’re eating a processed, dehydrated version that comes from a box.
Additionally, I’m not sure how bioengineering is going to affect the taste. The white russet was engineered to be tolerant to bruising and black spots as well as use less land and water over all. It means you have to boil, fry, or cook it a little longer, but the taste should be unaffected. I’d increase your prep time by about 5-10 minutes if you get a white russet.
@@thunderatigervideoThanks for that info, didn’t know ANY of that. Not being sarcastic btw.
Technically their dog has 2 breeds since it’s a hybrid rather than a true breed.
@@thunderatigervideo you can give as many marketing spiels as you want. A real potato should smell and taste like potato.
The real thing also can't survive being planted near the bio engineered ones on account of the biological/evolutionary arms race that leads to superior bugs and diseases. That's why you always hate on countries that don't allow GMOs. They don't give over a monopoly to Monsanto/Bayer.
And cat steps at 5am. Stomping on your legs to see if they can wake you up for First breakfast.
That last one 😂 my cat is now 19 years old and for the past two years it has become increasingly more difficult to please her in terms of food. I went to the vet to get her checked out, and she has medication for her thyroid and high blood pressure, and we do follow up to monitor her health.
Best of luck to you and your senior. It's hard work but so very worth it 🫶
I'd only known my cat (a feral kitten when taken to her 1st of 2 houses before me) for 3 months and 1 week (Making it 1.5 months from when she started approaching me since I let her get comfortable without pressure, and slowly moved her food and water from her "safe space" in the side room into my bedroom about 1-2 feet at a time so she'd be exposed to me more often.) when I took her to get fixed and her shots. Because her "safe space" included access to the crawl space (It physically can't be blocked off, I've tried, and I'm in a basement suite.) I asked if they could keep her overnight at the vets, so her wounds wouldn't get dirty or infected and we were travelling 4 hours to my family that very next morning (so there was no way she'd come to me before the departure). The next morning when I arrived to pick her up the vet team asked me to go into the back room because she'd slipped out of her cell and none of them could get close to her. To my amazement, as soon as she saw me she calmed down and let me scoop her up, where she clung to me until I got her settled in her carrier. The staff just awed at how sweet she was to me. It blew my mind how much trust she had in me that I didn't realize was there because of never pressuring her for affection or even attention. 🥰She's now 5, we've been human and cat for 4.5 years, and she's the biggest freaking snuggle butt who gets wet food and tuna (mainly for the can water) 6 or 7 times a month as a treat, daily crunchy treats (she's highly treat motivated) that 1 variety of is just hair ball reducer cat food given in 10-15 piece piles and another is toothbrush treats, lots of fresh air (she does happy dances when I join her for a walk), and at least 15 minutes a day of play time. 😘 The only thing I don't know is her breed. I know that she may be a reincarnation of my aunts cat who passed a decade ago, but other than that one being a calico I don't know what her breed was, either! Their faces and personalities are almost identical, but mine's a tuxedo.
This feels painfully accurate. I have a dog who absolutely hates the vet and has to be sedated for anything. My family knows this about her and has no issues with it but the vet was really shocked at how readily we agreed to have her sedated so they could do what they needed to do.
As a cat lover and owner, this video is the exact reason why I can't be married to a dog person.
100% there should be a cat food swap network (my idea is a sort of CatEbay? Pay the postage and just send the cansin exchange for something else..??). My "angel" has 4 "flavours" she will eat (maybe) and another 3 she occasionally eats... My kitchen resembles the cat aisle of our local supermarket at times...🤦♀🤦♀😼😼
Set it up. Send me a link. Great idea!
Oi. People, please respect your vet. If you don't, find a different vet.
Dog owner here:
Me: Breed? Pure breed mutt. (Actually they tell me. Terrier mix. Yeah, close enough.)
Me: Food? Cat poop if he can get it, but the same kibble he's gotten for 10 years that he still will do spins for when it's meal time.
Me: Please use a muzzle for your safety. He's reactive to being held. (Yeah, I know it's because I'm a horrible dog companion.)
Me: Let's make an appointment where he can be anesthetized and do everything that needs doing: exam, nail trim, butt squeeze, shots (if any). If he needs teeth cleaned, do that, too.
Also cat owner...no instructions. She's good about being handled.