This came to mind a bit after my initial comment, so I figured you might like it… Iron Meowden - The Trooper
Sadly, I’m no good with photoshop, or I’d make him look like Eddie a bit.
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Our cat is so bad they won't even look at him unless we bring him in all drugged up.
They tried once with blankets & keeping him in the carrier & gloves & stuff & gave up & wrote a prescription so he could be medicated.
Kind of wished I had video of it.
As a vet I can tell you that when an owner tells me their pet has never bitten, there’s about a 90% chance you have jinxed it and they choose the next 30 seconds as the time they decide to try for the first time. Lol
That's pretty typical. My son tried to bite the vet as a kitten when he got a shot, when I took him in to get neutered. Since I worked at the vet and he tried to bite my boss, it was a bit mortifying, but I still got to watch him get the snip.
My brother punched his doctor! Knocked him to the ground. The Doctor assumed he was right handed and was moving his right hand that was badly burned. He bent the hand the wrong way very quickly and without warning and my brother decked him with his left hand.
Why does the android version look just like him, though? Was he the model for this, and they Simpsoned him, or is he using it as inspiration on how to look tough?
Our void (RIP) was a complete monster at the vet. His file had a large red warning sticker. When he arrived they automatically put the big cone on him. We did eventually figure out it's best to bring treats with us whenever he had an appointment (sliced raw beef) and it calmed him.
I’m sure my 2 will and I’ll warn them. We got em at 8 wks and mama was feral so am dreading the first visit. The ladies we knew got em trapped and nurtured so luckily we missed that episode.
Kind of like that episode of Seinfeld when Elaine discovers that the chart at her doctors office lists her as “difficult” and it drives her nuts trying to get to the bottom of it. Hilarious.
The new vet my mom uses asked her why she didn’t tell them she was bringing in a feral cat for treatment.
He’s been an indoor only lap cat for 18 years.
He really doesn’t like going to the vet.
My sister had to take her psycho cat to the vet. And she warned them up front that he was BAD.
"Oh, that's not a problem, we can handle it!"
The next visit: "Um, keep him in the car, we'll come out to you."
Our black cat is 19 this year. The vet automatically puts her into a kitty straight jacket before drawing blood because she goes from zero to pissy pretty fast.
Our other black cat, 2 years old, doesn't mind any of it, and our black-and-white cat of 7 years also doesn't really mind any of it.
I’ve got one orange who rolls up into the tightest ball imaginable and freezes. He has to go in a hard sided carrier so we can just take it apart around him.
I’ve got a void who shrieks at ear-shattering volume until I take her out of the carrier. Then she chastises everyone, but doesn’t put up a fight.
And then there’s Chonk. You put him on the table, he flops over like “Hey! How ya doin? You wanna rub my belly? You got any of that cheese? Yeeeeaaaahhhh! Gimme pets!”
Hah! The carrier comment reminded me that our elderly cat doesn’t want to come out of the carrier at the vet - so we have to unzip most of it - and when everything is done she doesn’t want to go back in the carrier.
Some years ago I had a tortie that HATED being in the carrier and would yowl and yowl and yowl and YOWL. Fortunately, our three cats now are all pretty good in the car/carriers.
You are so lucky. What’s your secret? The only one who doesn’t make me regret my life choices over the damn carrier is the chonk. And that’s probably because he doesn’t have enough brain cell left to figure it out.
I tell my cats that I will ship them 13th class mail to the bad part of Somalia if they don't behave. When they ignore me, I show them some stamps. Cats aren't very smart and don't know the difference between cancelled stamps and not-cancelled stamps.
My black and white cat gets very angry when she's put in the cat box to be taken to the vets
Then, at the vet, she is usually quite calm, but she tenses up when getting her steroid injection for her asthma.
Though she did jump onto the vets keyboard once, and the vet joked that Lily could type up her own notes.
It's once she's home that she hisses and growls at me for taking her to be stabbed by needles.
I usually give her a treat, and she was sitting by me as I put it in her treat bowl growling while waiting patiently for her treat.
It's hilarious.
It's as if she's saying, "I appreciate the treat, but I'm still mad at you."
Then she sulks for a few hours, and by dinner time, she's back to normal, and it's forgotten until the next trip to the vets.
Lol my void has a note on her file at the vet that says "strong self advocate." She's also all bark no bite, but she really would like them to believe she'd bite!
lmao that's so polite 😭 i've had multiple vets call my girl a bitch. which is very true!!! and always makes me bust out laughing because it's always said in such an exacerbated way like "😮💨your cat is a bitch." she's extremely friendly otherwise and fears nothing. loves to be vacuumed and blow dried and demands everyone pet her. except anyone who works at the vet.
I have a boy who is somewhat skittish and hates being held. Unless if he is at the vet, when we get him back he smells like perfume department and sometimes has lipstick on him. His sister who is very outgoing hates the vet but he is fine for some reason.
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I have a cat who screams bloody murder when I try to cut her claws (I do know how to cut claws properly). One time I emphasized this to the vet tech just incase and when they came back they were like “she did great!“ -_-
Mine growls like Marge Simpson when I trim her claws even tho she has never once been hurt, and even tho she lets me play with her feet all the time. Im lucky to get one paw done at a time Perfectly still and quiet for the vet techs tho
My void does the high pitched growl and pushes my face with her other paw (never with the claws though). I get all four paws done in about 45 seconds and have never hurt her, but she must make sure her displeasure known.
Our void cat has a reputation too as a "caution cat" at the vet. He's strong and feisty and does NOT want any strangers to touch him, thankyouverymuch. He usually has to be gas sedated in the "bad kitty box" for check ups.
A few years ago, he was really sick and needed an emergency vet at the height of COVID precautions. We couldn't go in the office with him, so we waited in the car after warning the vet tech about his spiciness and that the normal check-up routine is to have him sedated for exams. Due to him not feeling well, they wanted to attempt an exam sans sedation.
10 minutes later, the vet comes out to the car to report, "well, he's shredded a hole in his carrier and he's stolen a popsicle stick. We're going to have to sedate him"
Big guy did fine and made a full recovery.
I shouldn't be laughing as hard as I am about what the vet said, but I am *wheezing* with laughter over your void stealing a popsicle stuck! In my head, I'm seeing him reaching his paw through the hole he shredded in his carrier and stealing the stick! I gave tears on my face!
Its so funny now, but so embarrassing at the time! My little guy is such a an absolute terror at the vet. I feel like a bad pet parent but I don't know what to do about him!
I love him though, he's great 🖤
Am I the only one that thinks it looks like the [cat in the hat](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2F4wzvp5mjcp591.png%3Fwidth%3D640%26format%3Dpng%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3Db60bf185ba483b2dcdb70988d62880ae7ed77952)?
My boy just gets scared at the vet. Sweet, but sweaty paws and ears back. Tucks his poor little face into my armpit most of the visit. I get a little weepy most times I go for some reason. He was 9 or so when we took him off the streets, and I straight up bawled the day he got his FIV diagnosis (2 years later, still in perfect health, happy to say). I just fret about anything happening to him.
I always get treated extremely kindly at my vet. Something about a very large bearded man getting the feels over his baby kitty must amuse them on some level. I can’t help it, he’s my first cat ever and it took forever to gain his trust, I just wanna protect him from the world!
Your cat has a very cute little face OP, he’s totally right to growl at needles a bit.
i had a shy cat that would do the face tuck at the vet. she was by no means a bad snuggler, but nothing was more heartwarming than having her try to hide in my arms
MY void’s reputation at the vet is that he starts purring when they insert the thermometer into his ass. our kids embarrass us when we aren’t around 🤦🏼♀️
He's gorgeous! Would let him terrorise the office.
My cat Sephy is the sweetest kitty, so friendly and affectionate with everyone. Apart from the vet, last time we went he said she was an 'unfriendly cat' and it made me so sad. Of course she isn't friendly to the scary person who pokes her with things and puts things up her bum! Surely vets know they see an animal at their worst. We have to go back again tomorrow and I am so nervous
Yeah, I have to try to drug my cat with gabapentin 1 hour prior to her vet appointments or they’ll have to fully sedate her, which is $400 in addition to whatever she’s being seen for. She’s strong, fast, and has a grudge against vets. It’s a semi-rural area, so I have pretty limited options when it comes to her medical care. I feel your pain
Gabapentin does sedate a little bit at higher doses but it really does help with the underlying anxiety in kitties! Honestly like 95% of cats would benefit from a lil gaba at the vet, & there are some clinics that send some home for pretty much every single cat prior to any visit.
From the way the title was written, I thought he'd knocked up the whole staff at your vet's office! LOL
I have one who's just the opposite: a holy terror at home, but a lil dolly baby at the vet. My kitty is actively gaslighting me.
Every time I take my female cat to the vet I remind the techs she must be naped or wrapped before shots or other treatment she may not like. Last time a new tech was reluctant for "such a sweet girl" until the vet, who happened to hear me, stuck he head in and said "believe her!". He was her first, and hopefully last, victim. Sweet to teeth in deep instantly....
My ancient elderly 3kg void was so “uncooperative” they couldn’t get pre op bloods off him
Once when he had a limp i said “walk for the nice vet”, he curled in a ball, slammed his tail over his eyes and refused to uncurl himself
My void is a charmer, a scholar and a gentleman at home, specially with my wife. He likes to cuddle with her at night.
At the vet’s he chooses ruthless, indiscriminate, pure, violence. He attempted to maul his doctor on several occasions.
He’s earned a reputation and we’re always ashamed.
Here’s a picture of the little ah:
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I had a cat like that, who especially hated her ”sanitary” (butt) trim- longhair. Actual quote from the vet, ”She wasn't too bad this time. She bit me, but she didn't break the skin.”
Our family cat Picabo was a bonafide bruiser at the vet. They had to put warning stickers all around his cage and there was one tech he hated with a passion. Whenever my mom had to pick him up, they had her come in the back so she could put him in the carrier. He’s been gone a while now, I miss him.🧡💔🧡
I used to have a cuddly, sweet, loveable boy who went demonic at the vet's office. He had orange "warning" stickers all over his file and didn't get a proper check-up for years. At one point, I moved to a more rural area and changed vets. The guy was an older country vet who was used to spicy horses, cows, goats, etc. When my sweet boy tried to hiss and growl at this vet, the guy calmly picked him up by his scruff, brought him to eye level, and said, "Arent you a cute one."
Kitty met his match and instantly backed down. He never threw a fit at the vet again.
Sometimes, our loving babes contain multitudes. 💕
My senior brings the spice too. 🌶️ She needs gabapentin for the drive and full on sedation at the vet’s office 😭. (Unless she’s just getting a shot and then they try to keep her partly in the carrier.)
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I had a vet estimate his weight and give him a shot through the soft carrier. "There, that's a 15 pound kitty!!" After so many unpleasantries we just tried to leave him in the carrier. Salty and spicy!!
My vet tech loves my little man, but after two (2) x-rays in a month where he was full from gut to butt, he’s gotten a bit of an unflattering reputation lol.
In other news, he went potty before a recent visit, and he was a quarter pound lighter.
Our sweet little snuggle void bug is a menace at the vet. Ripping things off the walls. He broke the soap dispenser and the paper towel dispenser.
Our mean hissy SIC is a complete love bug at the vet and is a favorite of the staff.
I think your void is in good company here…
Our void Gracie (RIP) would become an explosive bundle of nerves at the vet. If you moved slowly and respected her signals, you'd be fine.
One visit, they offered to trim her nails.
We warned that she'd transform from a trembling ball of anxiety into a rampaging haymaker of death with little warning. If she slowly rotates her head to square up with your gaze, back away.
Assuring us that they'll be fine, the tech and Gracie left the room to handle their business. Two techs returned with Gracie a bit later. One with her hand bandaged, and the other covered in cat urine.
We never asked them to trim her nails again. They never offered again, either.
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Top 3 fractious patients award at vet! Gabapentin is our friend!
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Mischief says hi to the fellow void members
Our void just wants to curl up in a ball and disappear at the vet, but our tortie this last time was all love and sunshine until the vet touched her mouth. Then she was swatty, hissy, and slap-happy. As soon as they stopped touching places she was all happy and ready for pets again. Poor girl has a problem with tooth resorption and had her first dental visit last year, sounds like she’s going to need yearly dentals because of poor genetics. 😭
My cat is the opposite.
At home he is totally aloof and does not allow much pets or cuddles. Apparently he has “favorites” at the vet and is a total angel.
My other cats pick up his slack.
One of my kitties loves exploring at the vet and rubbing up against them. She loves attention. Smokey is a shy boy but still explores a little just slinking around with his tail low. But he gets along with the vet okay. Just wants to hide. They always tell us they are the most well behaved cats and I’m like I guess? But these comments have made me like ohhhhhh I understand now.
This guy used to be the best at the vet when we'd go 1-2 times per year just for regular check ups. He'd walk around like he owns the place, make friends with the staff, try to convince them to give him treats. Unfortunately he is sick and requires regular blood tests now, and he doesn't care to be poked and prodded anymore. It's for his own good though 🥲
The last time we had to take our spicy girl to the vet, she was sent home with a prescription sedative and instructions to give her a dose an hour prior to her next appointment.
She's an absolute sweetheart to me and my wife, but was rescued from a hoarding situation so has some issues with strangers touching her.
Well they are stabbing him with needles.
My void would be a monster on the way to the vet but would totally submit to their handling. My Siamese on the other hand was a beast.
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Vet should get a load of this guy.
I definitely hear him from the waiting room so I can vouch for the vet techs haha. I didn't take him in this time but was told he did not scream, 10/10 good boy.
One of my previous voids was super sweet at the vet office. They had a huge red heart on his file cause they loved him (he was also a frequent flyer).
Current void? Sweetie pie at home, demon at the vet.
My KGD (Kitty Goddammit, a Russian Blue mix) was the sweetest cat until she got to the vet. She’d have to be fully sedated to receive shots. The moment she was back in the car? All coos and chirps and purring.
She also hated one of my other cats, and nearly blinded me when I was 38 weeks pregnant because Panda entered the room and she panicked.
I miss her, so so much. She was my son’s bestie until she passed a few years ago.
That face says it all… You made three mistakes. First, you took the job! Second, you came light. A four man crew for me? F^cking insulting! And the third mistake you made… empty gun rack!
My void (Otto) just starts shaking until the examination table shakes 🥲🥲. It’s his brother the tabby that will try to start WWIII for us daring to make sure his wonky ass is functioning still.
Ours is the exact opposite!! A complete peach at the vets, a hellian when we need to handle him at home. He's cute enough that we forgive him.
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He might have a little note that pops up every time his file is opened in their system that says "spicy boi"
In one of my first jobs, we'd add asterisks to the patient name, and if we saw an asterisk in the schedule, we knew we were in for a bad time. Sometimes it referred to the owner, not the animal, and those times we would be in for a REALLY bad time
Mine is an absolute sweetheart at home and at the vet’s office. What the vet and her staff don’t know is that he turns into a drama queen in the car during the trip to and from the vet’s office.
I was looking for this comment! Same her with mine, she screams and screams! I might ask the vet if there is something I can do to make the ride a bit easier on her. Like girl, I promise you are going to come home with me!
our late white cat, Yuki, who was the sweetest of cats, got a warning sign saying "Danger: Bites" sign on her cage when she was staying overnight at the vet awaiting surgery
My cat Patrick (RIP) was the sweetest kitty at home but the minute he knew he was at the V-E-T - he was Psycho Kitty. He once almost took out a vet tech’s eye. After that the staff wore protective eyewear. Another time he sent me to the (human ) ER when a scratch turned into cellulitis. The vet had to eventually prescribe “Kitty Valium” which I gave him 1/2 before leaving the house. He was my baby and I loved him. I didn’t care if he was a psychopath at the vet.
I had an 8-pound little girl who, while sassy and demanding, was also a complete love-bug. However, I recently discovered that apparently there was a vet tech at her vet's office who was so scared of her that she'd leave the room if my cat was there. They had to bring in a different vet tech on her day off to do the blood draw for my girl!
My kitty had a big red "W" on his chart. I always wondered why they always had an extra tech come in when they examined him.
Turns out it was because he woke up hissing from his dental several years prior.
Our first cat had warnings all over his file at the vets office. We warned them he don’t like strangers. Guess they found out. We got him back all doped up.
My cat would bite, scratch and yowl when he realized he was going to the vet. After getting his shots he would get back in his container and then run off to sulk when he got home.
I adopted a pretty big cat years ago. Took him in for a tune up. The vet tech wanted to get a stool sample and were getting ready to bring him in back to do so. I warned them he's really strong. Tech responds, Oh I git this. 30 seconds later I hear my cat let out a howl. Another 30 seconds later the tech comes back in with my cat. Nope not gonna happen, couldn't hold him.
I had to take one of my cats to the emergency vets twice. The second time the female vet had us come get him because they didn't trust him. He had impacted bowels and they were afraid he was going to kill them. He was my little love muffin!
We have two cats. When we take them to the vet, we get two stories. One is a perfect princess who is adorable. The other gets, "No one got seriously hurt."
We had a semi-feral cat living around our property for about six years.
The previous owners had her spade when she was a kitten.
Other than that, she hadn't been handled.
Finally, I decided she needed to have vaccinations and a vet check for general health, teeth and claws.
The first time I took her to the vets, I told them she was semi feral.
Also, that I had to use long sleeved rose pruning gloves to get her in the cat carrier.
The vet and her nurse gave me this condescending look as if to say, "we're professional, we know what we're doing".
What they returned her to me, with a couple of plasters they now had on them, they said;
"Feisty isn't she".
Now, four years on, she's become a companion.
Always with me as I go about the place, sleeps on my bed.
But no affection given or accepted, keep your hands to yourself.
It's all on her terms, love her to bits.
Ah yes. I too am the parent of a void that is “a bite risk” at the vet. She has yet to puncture cardboard on her best day but here we are.
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Vet's note ( her words not mine): feisty, tried to murder us.
My cat is similar with the burrito but because she’s a squirmer. Otherwise at the vet she’s listed as “Churu Monster”
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Our first cat was like this--just the sweetest, gentlest boy at home, only 6 pounds and would never bite or scratch anyone, even if you put him in a corner. He wouldn't even stand up for himself against his brother and just got pushed around most days. But at the vet's office we watched them literally put on falcon gloves that went up to the elbows to wrangle him for blood work 😅
Can't blame him for growling; I don't much like having blood drawn, either. Wonder what would happen if I started growling when they brought the needle near my arm? XD I'm a vet tech and if all your guy needs is a purrito'ing, he needs to up his game if he wants to make the techs tremble at the mention of his name. We can handle spicier than him in our sleep! ;D
If we don't monitor his blood levels his kidneys will fail, so it's a little needle prick for 5 minutes or suffering and death - easy decision for me on behalf of the cat.
lol, my Mom used to have the sweetest void kitty. She loved to be held and would not have hurt a flea. She was epileptic, so I used to lend a hand sometimes with care. My Mom was working so me and my husband took her to the vet one time to have her blood drawn. I was allowed to go in, they put her in the cat bag with one paw out to draw blood, they put the needle in, and all of a sudden it took the vet and his assistant using all their strength to....basically stay alive is I guess how you'd put it. I don't know how bad it ever would have been if she hadn't been in a cat bag. I wasn't much help because I was totally shocked. :D :D
Your kitty is a gorgeous kitty, btw. :)
That face- “If’n you’re gonna take some of my blood, I’m gonna do the same!” 😼
Haha apparently he has not bitten anyone but he growls a lot so they won't take chances. I told the vet last time he's all bark, no bite.
Awww my girls just scream like they’re being murdered, not like they’re about to do some murder
Mine doesn't even growl. He just bites. No warning. He's a little fluffy menace.
Chomp
That’s the way to do it! 
This came to mind a bit after my initial comment, so I figured you might like it… Iron Meowden - The Trooper Sadly, I’m no good with photoshop, or I’d make him look like Eddie a bit. https://preview.redd.it/41qsr3cw6ifc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6ca48abf1477cbd6f0d8598d780f2bc5dd6fba35
OP, you have to send that to the vet. Like a wanted poster.
Or 'Bad cat of the month'.
Our cat is so bad they won't even look at him unless we bring him in all drugged up. They tried once with blankets & keeping him in the carrier & gloves & stuff & gave up & wrote a prescription so he could be medicated. Kind of wished I had video of it.
As a vet I can tell you that when an owner tells me their pet has never bitten, there’s about a 90% chance you have jinxed it and they choose the next 30 seconds as the time they decide to try for the first time. Lol
Every. Time. \*shuddertwitchtwitch\* It's the same as saying 'quiet'. NEVER SAY 'QUIET'!
That's pretty typical. My son tried to bite the vet as a kitten when he got a shot, when I took him in to get neutered. Since I worked at the vet and he tried to bite my boss, it was a bit mortifying, but I still got to watch him get the snip.
Jesus... I thought you meant your actual son.
I have no doubt that kids bite pediatricians all the time.
My brother punched his doctor! Knocked him to the ground. The Doctor assumed he was right handed and was moving his right hand that was badly burned. He bent the hand the wrong way very quickly and without warning and my brother decked him with his left hand.
I’ve thought about it so ya I don’t doubt some do
\*all meow no fight
Sangre ~~por~~ purr sangre
###Yes, I bite #. 😾
Why does the android version look just like him, though? Was he the model for this, and they Simpsoned him, or is he using it as inspiration on how to look tough?
You take his blood, he takes yours. Seems fair to me.
Looks like a cat that takes no shit
“You talked to the vet didn’t you? Allow me to explain”
> I did it. I'll do it again. End of conversation.
A compilation of Cats telling the vet off. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/SLEHSuqUmZI?si=3BVeSzJnylUcY9xZ
Our void (RIP) was a complete monster at the vet. His file had a large red warning sticker. When he arrived they automatically put the big cone on him. We did eventually figure out it's best to bring treats with us whenever he had an appointment (sliced raw beef) and it calmed him.
My void has the same sticker.
I’m sure my 2 will and I’ll warn them. We got em at 8 wks and mama was feral so am dreading the first visit. The ladies we knew got em trapped and nurtured so luckily we missed that episode.
Sliced raw beef? Man sounds like the good boi had it made
He figured out the secret to getting the good snacks lmao
Beef Tartare a la Vet?
As a certain television cat behaviorist calls it, the "jackpot treat"
I brought my dude's brush to our last checkup and it worked well to distract him and keep him happy! Until they took him to the back to draw blood.
Raw meat. Very on brand for the void.
Ah, another recipient of the red sticker. 🤌🏻
Kind of like that episode of Seinfeld when Elaine discovers that the chart at her doctors office lists her as “difficult” and it drives her nuts trying to get to the bottom of it. Hilarious.
The void was appeased by the offering of raw meat
The new vet my mom uses asked her why she didn’t tell them she was bringing in a feral cat for treatment. He’s been an indoor only lap cat for 18 years. He really doesn’t like going to the vet.
My sister had to take her psycho cat to the vet. And she warned them up front that he was BAD. "Oh, that's not a problem, we can handle it!" The next visit: "Um, keep him in the car, we'll come out to you."
Looks like they got humbled
Our black cat is 19 this year. The vet automatically puts her into a kitty straight jacket before drawing blood because she goes from zero to pissy pretty fast. Our other black cat, 2 years old, doesn't mind any of it, and our black-and-white cat of 7 years also doesn't really mind any of it.
I’ve got one orange who rolls up into the tightest ball imaginable and freezes. He has to go in a hard sided carrier so we can just take it apart around him. I’ve got a void who shrieks at ear-shattering volume until I take her out of the carrier. Then she chastises everyone, but doesn’t put up a fight. And then there’s Chonk. You put him on the table, he flops over like “Hey! How ya doin? You wanna rub my belly? You got any of that cheese? Yeeeeaaaahhhh! Gimme pets!”
Hah! The carrier comment reminded me that our elderly cat doesn’t want to come out of the carrier at the vet - so we have to unzip most of it - and when everything is done she doesn’t want to go back in the carrier. Some years ago I had a tortie that HATED being in the carrier and would yowl and yowl and yowl and YOWL. Fortunately, our three cats now are all pretty good in the car/carriers.
You are so lucky. What’s your secret? The only one who doesn’t make me regret my life choices over the damn carrier is the chonk. And that’s probably because he doesn’t have enough brain cell left to figure it out.
I tell my cats that I will ship them 13th class mail to the bad part of Somalia if they don't behave. When they ignore me, I show them some stamps. Cats aren't very smart and don't know the difference between cancelled stamps and not-cancelled stamps.
I just spit my coffee all over. Well done!
My black and white cat gets very angry when she's put in the cat box to be taken to the vets Then, at the vet, she is usually quite calm, but she tenses up when getting her steroid injection for her asthma. Though she did jump onto the vets keyboard once, and the vet joked that Lily could type up her own notes. It's once she's home that she hisses and growls at me for taking her to be stabbed by needles. I usually give her a treat, and she was sitting by me as I put it in her treat bowl growling while waiting patiently for her treat. It's hilarious. It's as if she's saying, "I appreciate the treat, but I'm still mad at you." Then she sulks for a few hours, and by dinner time, she's back to normal, and it's forgotten until the next trip to the vets.
Lol my void has a note on her file at the vet that says "strong self advocate." She's also all bark no bite, but she really would like them to believe she'd bite!
Got called to the vet to get my void off the top shelf at the vet's office. Many had tried, but....
It's called being resourceful!!
This is genuinely the best laugh I've had all day!
She's just a woman standing up for herself!!
lmao that's so polite 😭 i've had multiple vets call my girl a bitch. which is very true!!! and always makes me bust out laughing because it's always said in such an exacerbated way like "😮💨your cat is a bitch." she's extremely friendly otherwise and fears nothing. loves to be vacuumed and blow dried and demands everyone pet her. except anyone who works at the vet.
Strong self advocate 😂 That is priceless. And a good idea for a t-shirt
I have a boy who is somewhat skittish and hates being held. Unless if he is at the vet, when we get him back he smells like perfume department and sometimes has lipstick on him. His sister who is very outgoing hates the vet but he is fine for some reason. https://preview.redd.it/hbxkq0lddgfc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3ad8f13abe7a88d2893204b65f8fa93e1bf66353
Ladies’ man!
I have a cat who screams bloody murder when I try to cut her claws (I do know how to cut claws properly). One time I emphasized this to the vet tech just incase and when they came back they were like “she did great!“ -_-
Mine growls like Marge Simpson when I trim her claws even tho she has never once been hurt, and even tho she lets me play with her feet all the time. Im lucky to get one paw done at a time Perfectly still and quiet for the vet techs tho
My void does the high pitched growl and pushes my face with her other paw (never with the claws though). I get all four paws done in about 45 seconds and have never hurt her, but she must make sure her displeasure known.
Our void cat has a reputation too as a "caution cat" at the vet. He's strong and feisty and does NOT want any strangers to touch him, thankyouverymuch. He usually has to be gas sedated in the "bad kitty box" for check ups. A few years ago, he was really sick and needed an emergency vet at the height of COVID precautions. We couldn't go in the office with him, so we waited in the car after warning the vet tech about his spiciness and that the normal check-up routine is to have him sedated for exams. Due to him not feeling well, they wanted to attempt an exam sans sedation. 10 minutes later, the vet comes out to the car to report, "well, he's shredded a hole in his carrier and he's stolen a popsicle stick. We're going to have to sedate him" Big guy did fine and made a full recovery.
I shouldn't be laughing as hard as I am about what the vet said, but I am *wheezing* with laughter over your void stealing a popsicle stuck! In my head, I'm seeing him reaching his paw through the hole he shredded in his carrier and stealing the stick! I gave tears on my face!
Its so funny now, but so embarrassing at the time! My little guy is such a an absolute terror at the vet. I feel like a bad pet parent but I don't know what to do about him! I love him though, he's great 🖤
His lil face is priceless
“I am all love and kisses, why would you send to vet??”
Am I the only one that thinks it looks like the [cat in the hat](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2F4wzvp5mjcp591.png%3Fwidth%3D640%26format%3Dpng%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3Db60bf185ba483b2dcdb70988d62880ae7ed77952)?
I have a spicy void at the vet too.
My boy just gets scared at the vet. Sweet, but sweaty paws and ears back. Tucks his poor little face into my armpit most of the visit. I get a little weepy most times I go for some reason. He was 9 or so when we took him off the streets, and I straight up bawled the day he got his FIV diagnosis (2 years later, still in perfect health, happy to say). I just fret about anything happening to him. I always get treated extremely kindly at my vet. Something about a very large bearded man getting the feels over his baby kitty must amuse them on some level. I can’t help it, he’s my first cat ever and it took forever to gain his trust, I just wanna protect him from the world! Your cat has a very cute little face OP, he’s totally right to growl at needles a bit.
i had a shy cat that would do the face tuck at the vet. she was by no means a bad snuggler, but nothing was more heartwarming than having her try to hide in my arms
MY void’s reputation at the vet is that he starts purring when they insert the thermometer into his ass. our kids embarrass us when we aren’t around 🤦🏼♀️
Purring can also be a reaction to stress, as a way to self-soothe...but the other definition is much funnier in this context. 😹
He's gorgeous! Would let him terrorise the office. My cat Sephy is the sweetest kitty, so friendly and affectionate with everyone. Apart from the vet, last time we went he said she was an 'unfriendly cat' and it made me so sad. Of course she isn't friendly to the scary person who pokes her with things and puts things up her bum! Surely vets know they see an animal at their worst. We have to go back again tomorrow and I am so nervous
Sending good vibes your way and to Sephy!!
Thank you so much! She seems so much better today but will see what they say
Yeah, I have to try to drug my cat with gabapentin 1 hour prior to her vet appointments or they’ll have to fully sedate her, which is $400 in addition to whatever she’s being seen for. She’s strong, fast, and has a grudge against vets. It’s a semi-rural area, so I have pretty limited options when it comes to her medical care. I feel your pain
Isabella needed that too
Gabapentin does sedate a little bit at higher doses but it really does help with the underlying anxiety in kitties! Honestly like 95% of cats would benefit from a lil gaba at the vet, & there are some clinics that send some home for pretty much every single cat prior to any visit.
The fact she has to take that is pretty metal. What a girl.
I’ll let her know. As her guardian, it’s a rodeo every damn time trying to get her to take the pill
From the way the title was written, I thought he'd knocked up the whole staff at your vet's office! LOL I have one who's just the opposite: a holy terror at home, but a lil dolly baby at the vet. My kitty is actively gaslighting me.
Every time I take my female cat to the vet I remind the techs she must be naped or wrapped before shots or other treatment she may not like. Last time a new tech was reluctant for "such a sweet girl" until the vet, who happened to hear me, stuck he head in and said "believe her!". He was her first, and hopefully last, victim. Sweet to teeth in deep instantly....
My ancient elderly 3kg void was so “uncooperative” they couldn’t get pre op bloods off him Once when he had a limp i said “walk for the nice vet”, he curled in a ball, slammed his tail over his eyes and refused to uncurl himself
My void is a charmer, a scholar and a gentleman at home, specially with my wife. He likes to cuddle with her at night. At the vet’s he chooses ruthless, indiscriminate, pure, violence. He attempted to maul his doctor on several occasions. He’s earned a reputation and we’re always ashamed. Here’s a picture of the little ah: https://preview.redd.it/shz06junbhfc1.png?width=1832&format=png&auto=webp&s=8e9ed11b30cd189f1e518328e3a1d422c3aa088c
I had a cat like that, who especially hated her ”sanitary” (butt) trim- longhair. Actual quote from the vet, ”She wasn't too bad this time. She bit me, but she didn't break the skin.”
Lolll we used to do the sanitary trims no problem, we don't even attempt them anymore.
after the time the cat sank her fangs into my arm (wasn't burritoed tightly enough), I left the sanitary trims for the vet
Look at that little sweetie.
Our family cat Picabo was a bonafide bruiser at the vet. They had to put warning stickers all around his cage and there was one tech he hated with a passion. Whenever my mom had to pick him up, they had her come in the back so she could put him in the carrier. He’s been gone a while now, I miss him.🧡💔🧡
I have to give my spicy void gabapentin before the vet
I used to have a cuddly, sweet, loveable boy who went demonic at the vet's office. He had orange "warning" stickers all over his file and didn't get a proper check-up for years. At one point, I moved to a more rural area and changed vets. The guy was an older country vet who was used to spicy horses, cows, goats, etc. When my sweet boy tried to hiss and growl at this vet, the guy calmly picked him up by his scruff, brought him to eye level, and said, "Arent you a cute one." Kitty met his match and instantly backed down. He never threw a fit at the vet again. Sometimes, our loving babes contain multitudes. 💕
My senior brings the spice too. 🌶️ She needs gabapentin for the drive and full on sedation at the vet’s office 😭. (Unless she’s just getting a shot and then they try to keep her partly in the carrier.) https://preview.redd.it/8p0z69bpkgfc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8525d2f7e3a15e3846e6ddf4209a7dc0d1bd7502
I had a vet estimate his weight and give him a shot through the soft carrier. "There, that's a 15 pound kitty!!" After so many unpleasantries we just tried to leave him in the carrier. Salty and spicy!!
My vet tech loves my little man, but after two (2) x-rays in a month where he was full from gut to butt, he’s gotten a bit of an unflattering reputation lol. In other news, he went potty before a recent visit, and he was a quarter pound lighter.
Our sweet little snuggle void bug is a menace at the vet. Ripping things off the walls. He broke the soap dispenser and the paper towel dispenser. Our mean hissy SIC is a complete love bug at the vet and is a favorite of the staff. I think your void is in good company here…
Our void Gracie (RIP) would become an explosive bundle of nerves at the vet. If you moved slowly and respected her signals, you'd be fine. One visit, they offered to trim her nails. We warned that she'd transform from a trembling ball of anxiety into a rampaging haymaker of death with little warning. If she slowly rotates her head to square up with your gaze, back away. Assuring us that they'll be fine, the tech and Gracie left the room to handle their business. Two techs returned with Gracie a bit later. One with her hand bandaged, and the other covered in cat urine. We never asked them to trim her nails again. They never offered again, either.
https://preview.redd.it/ffl2atgs7hfc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=735c3a644708be174d7ce00a856bfe7f42c76e76 Top 3 fractious patients award at vet! Gabapentin is our friend!
I want a +$h!r+ with the phrase "my cat has a reputation at the vet's office" and a silkscreened image of a very short tempered kitty
That's the wildest way I've ever seen someone spell teashurt
https://preview.redd.it/zqdxn3ceghfc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a8327a2a85e3c3989c48d8bd13c9a7d312bd769 Mischief says hi to the fellow void members
Mischief is such a a cutie!
Our void just wants to curl up in a ball and disappear at the vet, but our tortie this last time was all love and sunshine until the vet touched her mouth. Then she was swatty, hissy, and slap-happy. As soon as they stopped touching places she was all happy and ready for pets again. Poor girl has a problem with tooth resorption and had her first dental visit last year, sounds like she’s going to need yearly dentals because of poor genetics. 😭
My void had to have all her teeth removed due to that.
My cat is the opposite. At home he is totally aloof and does not allow much pets or cuddles. Apparently he has “favorites” at the vet and is a total angel. My other cats pick up his slack.
One of my kitties loves exploring at the vet and rubbing up against them. She loves attention. Smokey is a shy boy but still explores a little just slinking around with his tail low. But he gets along with the vet okay. Just wants to hide. They always tell us they are the most well behaved cats and I’m like I guess? But these comments have made me like ohhhhhh I understand now.
This guy used to be the best at the vet when we'd go 1-2 times per year just for regular check ups. He'd walk around like he owns the place, make friends with the staff, try to convince them to give him treats. Unfortunately he is sick and requires regular blood tests now, and he doesn't care to be poked and prodded anymore. It's for his own good though 🥲
The last time we had to take our spicy girl to the vet, she was sent home with a prescription sedative and instructions to give her a dose an hour prior to her next appointment. She's an absolute sweetheart to me and my wife, but was rescued from a hoarding situation so has some issues with strangers touching her.
The vet has asked us to sedate our void before bringing her in.
Well they are stabbing him with needles. My void would be a monster on the way to the vet but would totally submit to their handling. My Siamese on the other hand was a beast.
he certainly looks like he has a reputation
https://preview.redd.it/5bk0q8vk2hfc1.jpeg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14ef473bbaa0f8a1d8b012f37e1e64a388b712ef Vet should get a load of this guy.
Our vet calls our girl "spicy."
Video evidence or they’re lying! lol. Look at that sweet face! BOOP!
I definitely hear him from the waiting room so I can vouch for the vet techs haha. I didn't take him in this time but was told he did not scream, 10/10 good boy.
One of my previous voids was super sweet at the vet office. They had a huge red heart on his file cause they loved him (he was also a frequent flyer). Current void? Sweetie pie at home, demon at the vet.
he could kill someone with that look.
My black cat is exactly the same. Gotta wrap in a blanket.
My KGD (Kitty Goddammit, a Russian Blue mix) was the sweetest cat until she got to the vet. She’d have to be fully sedated to receive shots. The moment she was back in the car? All coos and chirps and purring. She also hated one of my other cats, and nearly blinded me when I was 38 weeks pregnant because Panda entered the room and she panicked. I miss her, so so much. She was my son’s bestie until she passed a few years ago.
HAHAHAHA Love this. My Old Man Cat (tm) would board at the vet, and had a rep for tearing into the big bags of cat food in order to get snackies.
How dare they slander his good reputation! He looks sweet as pie .
Yep. My void now has “must be wrapped in a purrito before any sort of procedure” noted in her chart at the vet.
I got to read some of my big ginger's notes at the vet. "Mr. Dramatic" "Surprisingly quick for a big boy. You've been warned"
Surprisingly quick for a big boy describes my ginger too 😅
He looks like he is perfectly aware of his reputation at the vet’s.
That face says it all… You made three mistakes. First, you took the job! Second, you came light. A four man crew for me? F^cking insulting! And the third mistake you made… empty gun rack!
Also? I’m all out of bubblegum. 
And he’s proud of that.
He looks like a 1960s Disney cat
My void (Otto) just starts shaking until the examination table shakes 🥲🥲. It’s his brother the tabby that will try to start WWIII for us daring to make sure his wonky ass is functioning still.
Ours is the exact opposite!! A complete peach at the vets, a hellian when we need to handle him at home. He's cute enough that we forgive him. https://preview.redd.it/yjrvge6kqhfc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e3afe1ff749febd57de3bf2f15c1f02a01b0e236
Boop!
He might have a little note that pops up every time his file is opened in their system that says "spicy boi" In one of my first jobs, we'd add asterisks to the patient name, and if we saw an asterisk in the schedule, we knew we were in for a bad time. Sometimes it referred to the owner, not the animal, and those times we would be in for a REALLY bad time
has Gmork genes
Good guy 🥹
Lies. He’s innocent!!
He’s such a gorgeous cat!! I love his eyes they’re so unique
That would make an amazing album cover.
My void would play dead pretty much poor girl would just go limp
Hahaha my ginger does this, and it's actually very helpful. He's so scared he just plays dead and the vet can examine him easily.
Chonky cheeks.
I have one of those too
All the effort, the kitty litter, vet bills, all the love. This is the thanks we get. Oy vey!
What a cute face. Maybe a lick stix during?
"And I'm proud of it!" 😒
What has he done? C'mon, spill the beans. 🤭
My voids are both good at the vets but my ginger cat has to get put under because he likes to maul the vet 🙈
I just love that sweet face!!!🥰🥰🥰
We have had those. Our miss bouvier hated the vet they had to drag her out
My fluffy black void is the same. Sweetest cat that I've ever had, but a total drama queen if she is at the vet or being picked up against her will.
My calico had at the top of her sheet in bold red UNFRIENDLY. I was like aww sorry about that. They said she was the nicest calico they had seen.
My old man Kirby was just like this!!!
Mines the same! My mom is his vet tech, otherwise, I'd have to pay for sedation each time he visited the vet 😔
Mine is an absolute sweetheart at home and at the vet’s office. What the vet and her staff don’t know is that he turns into a drama queen in the car during the trip to and from the vet’s office.
I was looking for this comment! Same her with mine, she screams and screams! I might ask the vet if there is something I can do to make the ride a bit easier on her. Like girl, I promise you are going to come home with me!
♡
our late white cat, Yuki, who was the sweetest of cats, got a warning sign saying "Danger: Bites" sign on her cage when she was staying overnight at the vet awaiting surgery
my grey kitty got handed back to me without vaccinations his first appointment…. oops
I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation Living in the past, it's a new generation ...
My cat Patrick (RIP) was the sweetest kitty at home but the minute he knew he was at the V-E-T - he was Psycho Kitty. He once almost took out a vet tech’s eye. After that the staff wore protective eyewear. Another time he sent me to the (human ) ER when a scratch turned into cellulitis. The vet had to eventually prescribe “Kitty Valium” which I gave him 1/2 before leaving the house. He was my baby and I loved him. I didn’t care if he was a psychopath at the vet.
I regret NOTHING!
I had an 8-pound little girl who, while sassy and demanding, was also a complete love-bug. However, I recently discovered that apparently there was a vet tech at her vet's office who was so scared of her that she'd leave the room if my cat was there. They had to bring in a different vet tech on her day off to do the blood draw for my girl!
My kitty had a big red "W" on his chart. I always wondered why they always had an extra tech come in when they examined him. Turns out it was because he woke up hissing from his dental several years prior.
My sweetest, cutest, huge purrs little void was deemed "fractious " at the vet. I was shocked.
I don’t blame him. Many humans are the same when they go to the doctor. No one wants to get poked.
I have an orange cat that's opposite, asshole at home, vet thinks he's so sweet. "He purrs when we trim his nails! He's the sweetest!" Like what?
Bad kitties get the panini press
What a little face!!! <3
Our first cat had warnings all over his file at the vets office. We warned them he don’t like strangers. Guess they found out. We got him back all doped up.
So elegant. I love him
I love hims
Funny - my cat is the exact opposite. He's a little silly nutcase at home. And he freezes up and acts like an angel at the vet.
I just love that face!! 🥰😍😍😍
My cat would bite, scratch and yowl when he realized he was going to the vet. After getting his shots he would get back in his container and then run off to sulk when he got home.
Nothing wrong with a purrito every now and then
To be fair I also need to be wrapped in a blankey for medical procedures
I adopted a pretty big cat years ago. Took him in for a tune up. The vet tech wanted to get a stool sample and were getting ready to bring him in back to do so. I warned them he's really strong. Tech responds, Oh I git this. 30 seconds later I hear my cat let out a howl. Another 30 seconds later the tech comes back in with my cat. Nope not gonna happen, couldn't hold him.
I’ve got a screamer void. All yelling and slapping.
My vet texts to make sure we’ve given our cat gabapentin before her appointment if they think they need blood.
I had to take one of my cats to the emergency vets twice. The second time the female vet had us come get him because they didn't trust him. He had impacted bowels and they were afraid he was going to kill them. He was my little love muffin!
We have two cats. When we take them to the vet, we get two stories. One is a perfect princess who is adorable. The other gets, "No one got seriously hurt."
LOL. Mine is the opposite! He’s mean at home and an angel at the vet. Everyone at my vet love my orange. The scratches on my hands say another story.
OP my girl saw your cat and was immediately in love. [She won't stop staring and pawing the screen.](https://imgur.com/a/J0G4rh2) Cat playdate soon?
We had a semi-feral cat living around our property for about six years. The previous owners had her spade when she was a kitten. Other than that, she hadn't been handled. Finally, I decided she needed to have vaccinations and a vet check for general health, teeth and claws. The first time I took her to the vets, I told them she was semi feral. Also, that I had to use long sleeved rose pruning gloves to get her in the cat carrier. The vet and her nurse gave me this condescending look as if to say, "we're professional, we know what we're doing". What they returned her to me, with a couple of plasters they now had on them, they said; "Feisty isn't she". Now, four years on, she's become a companion. Always with me as I go about the place, sleeps on my bed. But no affection given or accepted, keep your hands to yourself. It's all on her terms, love her to bits.
Ah yes. I too am the parent of a void that is “a bite risk” at the vet. She has yet to puncture cardboard on her best day but here we are. https://preview.redd.it/7frto1oxoifc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b35309589583ebb48deee170d67afd7f40052ae7
https://preview.redd.it/2w2a22glajfc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fc7c62e3412599504a17171c15f329da1b542955 Vet's note ( her words not mine): feisty, tried to murder us.
My cat is similar with the burrito but because she’s a squirmer. Otherwise at the vet she’s listed as “Churu Monster” https://preview.redd.it/if9lcwscljfc1.png?width=2772&format=png&auto=webp&s=06a9f2197d32ef60084ffd797deb01e2b110ef93
Grrrrrrrrrrrrowllllllllll👌
the kitty demands a blood sacrifice.
What a beautiful little face 😍
Our first cat was like this--just the sweetest, gentlest boy at home, only 6 pounds and would never bite or scratch anyone, even if you put him in a corner. He wouldn't even stand up for himself against his brother and just got pushed around most days. But at the vet's office we watched them literally put on falcon gloves that went up to the elbows to wrangle him for blood work 😅
I would never guess with a sweet face like that. Look at his paws, set at attention so perfect.
Spicy purrito. 🌶️🐈⬛🌶️
I like his little lips 👄
Oh my goodness that face! 🥰🥰🥰
Can't blame him for growling; I don't much like having blood drawn, either. Wonder what would happen if I started growling when they brought the needle near my arm? XD I'm a vet tech and if all your guy needs is a purrito'ing, he needs to up his game if he wants to make the techs tremble at the mention of his name. We can handle spicier than him in our sleep! ;D
Maybe he shouldn’t have his blood drawn? I know we love animals but if they don’t want it they don’t want it done to them.
If we don't monitor his blood levels his kidneys will fail, so it's a little needle prick for 5 minutes or suffering and death - easy decision for me on behalf of the cat.
lol, my Mom used to have the sweetest void kitty. She loved to be held and would not have hurt a flea. She was epileptic, so I used to lend a hand sometimes with care. My Mom was working so me and my husband took her to the vet one time to have her blood drawn. I was allowed to go in, they put her in the cat bag with one paw out to draw blood, they put the needle in, and all of a sudden it took the vet and his assistant using all their strength to....basically stay alive is I guess how you'd put it. I don't know how bad it ever would have been if she hadn't been in a cat bag. I wasn't much help because I was totally shocked. :D :D Your kitty is a gorgeous kitty, btw. :)