drferox:

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welcome2myjungle:

bad-gyal-lala:

dablackcarib:

kramergate:

my cousin’s cat was acting really weird today, freaking out and not letting anyone near her, hissing and growling, and it got so concerning they decided to take her to the vet

it took two adults to get the cat into the carrier and in the process my aunt got clawed so badly she had to go to the emergency room for shots/stitches, so eventually the cat gets to the vet

the vet has to sedate her to take a look and it turns out she has a piece of tape on her leg that’s scaring her real bad. and that’s all

😂😂

Another reason why dogs are better

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LMFAOOOOO !! y’all just paid a whole lot of money to the vet for a piece of tape l😂

Here’s the thing: with many cats, it is very very difficult to tell when they are in pain because while sometimes they freak for the Littlest Things, when something bad is happening to them they turn into Stubborn Stoic Badasses. Serious problems are sometimes only found when they are taken to the vet after seemingly innocuous behavior changes, like grooming less, refusing to eat something in particular, sleeping more, changing their peeing habits, being uninterested in doing something or going somewhere they liked before…

So I’m glad it was just tape for this kitty, but it could be something serious, and I believe taking it to the vet was the right thing to do. And let’s look at it this way, from the money side of things: had this been a medical issue that went untreated, the family would have had to face bigger costs later.

@drferox, thoughts?

I have to say those sedatives would have been worth their weight in gold.

So what if it turned out to be ‘just a piece of tape’? It was causing severe, acute distress to the cat, to the point where she was untouchable and mauled a human. This was a problem that the pet owners were not able to solve or remedy at home, but the vet was. That’s money well spent.

Is anyone honestly disappointed that it was a piece of tape and not something terminal or dramatic? Hooray for easily fixable tape and a happily ever after!

Dogs are not much better. We commonly see dogs present as emergencies because something is stuck in their mouth (bones or sticks, usually) that we could totally just remove then and there if the dog wasn’t such a huge wuss bag about it and actually held still for 10 seconds, but have to use sedation to actually handle them.

Just because it’s easy to remedy once you’ve used your skills, knowledge and pharmaceuticals to gain access to the problem, doesn’t mean it was a waste of money.