How a Good Vet Handles a Bad Cat
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- And not that Shorty is a bad cat per se, but she really is a problem cat at the vet's. With previous vets, she was always taken "to the back" to be handled by who knows how many people in who knows what kind of way. In her Queenly manner, she does not like anyone to touch her without express permission. In fact, this is the second visit in a week because the first visit the vet thought she seemed too stressed to perform the exam. So she first sent me home with Gabapentin, a safe anti-pain and seizure medication that is also given to help calm cats who experience anxiety at the vet.
Many of you know that last year I took Shorty to the vet for unexplained fur loss. I had posted a little comical compilation but I keep getting questions about it on videos from around that time when her fur looked terrible so I figured I would release the full video that I had previously released for Patreon and RUclips members. I hope this clears up the questions around it, and also highlights how a great veterinarian can handle a problem cat.
It's a long video, but I thought I would upload as much as I could to show you the whole proceedings. I love this vet! She wasn't stressed or scared at all, and remained good humoured throughout. That really helped us feel better too. I think she handled Sho perfectly.
But phew, I am glad that is over and that she has a clean bill of health! And check out Kokobean at the end. He seems concerned or perplexed doesn't he. Aw, my little kitties.
That's it everyone! Peace and purrs out!
Rob
"I need to see your teeth."
Sho; "I'M SHOWING MY TEETH, WOMAN! GET THE HINT!"
Bless her, glad she's still doing well for a kitty her age.
Whew, the amount of anger in that face is breathtaking. Joking aside, being a vet is one of those professions where being patient and compassionate is a requirement. We're not able to tell the animals that everything is okay and that we're trying to help them; all they know is that someone is doing something uncomfortable and unwanted, so it's understandable that they fight back. A great vet (as shown here) understands that, and isn't bothered by it. They keep it relaxed and lighthearted the whole time, as they should.
Her Meowjesty is still a fearce queen to reckon with... just thankful she's doing well. Kokobean seems to be watching over her with concern... your vet is an awesome lady.
She's so great. Gave me so much peace and ease.
@@shortyandkodi Our "bottle baby", Kasuk (5) was at his mobile vet this morning, showing our Dr. Pat his aggression, just like Shorty. He had Gabapentin, too. He wouldn't let them do much! Need to add the "collar" to his Cozy Cat Wrap to try to trim his claws. He likes to bite! A collar might help. You guys GO, Shorty and Kasuk!
Vet is still wearing her slave muzzle. I told these people years ago that they would ride the coof19 lie to their graves and it looks like I am right.
Okay tech question… why are yours and some other peoples’ comments saying they were posted 6 months ago when the upload date and other comments say the vid is only 4 days old…?
@@TwoAwesomePeopleTAP It was probably on private before and only people with the link or invite could see it and now its public. That's my guess?
Shorty is so different at the vet's than my cats. Mine just... don't move. Completely petrified apparently. But Shorty does not know fear.
Please give your poor babies a kiss from me... I'd rather have the furbabies fighting the vet than being petrified :( My fosters were like that. Would completely freeze in horror, Ghost was trying to dig himself under the carrier's mat and when on the table, under my clothes. That was heartbreaking 💔
Oh bless! Your vet is a dear, and I honestly thought that Sho wasn't so naughty, just righteously inidignant. I've had a 10/10 cat, and the vet was so terrified of her that he even ran out of the room to get away from her rage while she was recovering from anesthesia. She was dangerous to anyone but me and still, two decades after her passing, the cat of my heart, my forever cat. You have much to be proud of with your beloved kitties. Shorty is just perfect and so is Kodi.
Even when drugged and with a collar of shame she is still fighting fiercely. What a strong princess
She should team up with the original warrior princess, Xena. I'm pretty sure she would be a boss character fighting the bad guys.
You mean queen
Shorty's not a princess. She's a queen.
@@thrashmetalfiend na she's just a straight up killer. But damn she's cute
@eternaldipsy- Sho’s proper name is Her Royal Catjesty/Meowjesty Queen Shorty Shoshobeans. Get it straight, Bub!💆🏿♀️🌹⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
even just watching shorty's outbursts in vet videos can be intimidating...massive respect for the vets who handle it in person
Last time I was so concentrated on the Queen that I didn't notice how upset Bryan is. He loves her so much!
Vet time is when I most wish that cats understood logic: if only one could explain why they had to go through with a vet visit, they would still be angry and possibly bitey, but at least they would know why their human family was putting them through such a horror. Glad that Shorty is doing well, and glad that you found a vet who knows how to handle problem kitties with kindness.
I think most cats understand, at least when they're not feeling their best, but it's the same as with children: why do they have to get stabbed with needles, why have their mouth and eyes opened forcefully, why the horrible smell...
My cat seemed to realize that vets help after she had a cut get infected. Before that she was difficult. She behaved after that for years. Unfortunately, she has decided since that she no longer wants their assistance.
I wish they could know that fireworks and other loud startling noises were harmless and temporary . My poor mum's cat loses mind on Guy Fawkes, New years etc and she hides for days 😥
@@JessicaMiller-pc4dj Their hearing is way better than ours so for them, those fireworks are like 10 times louder, at least that's what I've heard
@@wakkowarner3716 I know, and that's what I think about whenever I hear them. Jump scare doesn't even begin to cover it.
Can confirm Shorty is super fast. Been trying to get a screenshot of Shorty’s expression in one video and she’s too quick for my phone to capture 😂
So glad to hear that the Queen is healthy, & shall be killing plenty more shadows & blades of grass to come! 😁👍
Yes those blades of grass better watch out!
Vet: its just a checkup!
Shorty: STOP TOUCHING ME!
C'mon Rob, this book is writing itself!
Love, love, love your vet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One good thing, the Jester never had to see her with the 'cone of shame.' Whew!
Right, haha, she would have been mortified if Kodi had seen her
The Simpleton would absolutely be like 😹😹😹😹😹
And the Queen would absolutely be like 😾💢👊💥💀
Poor Shorty. This is why she likes to keep her front leg muscles well conditioned with exercise in boxes. Even when she's furious and heaping curses she's still beautiful.
I wonder if that was the vet's cat strutting around the reception area.
I bet Kodi was crying while you were at the vets. He's glad to have his big sis back.
Those eyes when Her Majesty is handled at the vet... like two deathstars side by side 😄😄🙈💣
The fastest claws in the West 😂 your vet is so calm!
Thankfully, our cat mellowed out in his old age. I only remember him getting the towel treatment once when his ears needed cleaning. In his latter half of his life, he just stay in his carrier. It had a removable top so we just pop it, the vet would examine him and then pop it back on. I miss him but he lived a long life of over 20 years.
gawd damn that's a bold age for a cat!
@@myth4020 We joked that he spent most of his nine lives early on. Like being hit by a car, hiding from us so he wasn't put down that day, and being so fat at the time that he survived going without food while he healed himself. So he retired early and spent the next 15 years sunning himself on the lawn.
We love you Shorty, we're proud of you!
Shorty: *glares*
Your vet is a freaking LEGEND. Wow.
Poor little Sho... I must admit my heart really, really is going out to her--even though she clearly has the tools she needs to defend herself from whatever perceived threat.... I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of her ire... but I felt very sympathetic to her... Poor little Sho...
The purrito of control. I'm not surprised at all Shorty has anxiety, but her dads make sure she's spoiled enough she doesn't notice.
More like hissito 🤭
@@daninaydenova7115 👍🏻Perfect!
My torty is a problem child at the vet and has had to be carried out in the kevlar glove before. I eventually learned that a true hallmark of a good vet is they listened to me about what was best for her, and that was staying with me. I can stick a finger in her mouth while she's spitting and snarling and have no issue and she'll loudly express her distaste, but still behave perfectly if I am there and holding her. My current vet does everything possible with me in the room including blood draws and even pre surgery prep because they recognize that's what she needs.
I'm glad Shorty has you to advocate for her.
@3:50 “I’m not doing anything to you.”
“Well, one of us is tied up in a towel and wearing a cone of shame, and it isn’t you…unfortunately.”
Mine started behaving like this at the vet in the last two years. nothing wrong with her, just grumpy old lady syndrome. Visiting the vet when she was a kitten/juvenile was a drama free adventure with easy ear and teeth inspections, she even let the vet hold a stethoscope to her belly! Not any more, now it is refusal to leave the carry case, hissing, swatting, scratching and screaming - then sedation $$$$.
We had a boy cat who was as sweet as could be, just a little love bug, but only with us. He hated all other people, especially the vet. He was so wild at the vet that they refused to believe he wasn't feral. To do even a regular check up, he had to be completely sedated.
Omg I was so confused to see your cat so calm only to realize it was the hospital cat! 🖤
While shorty slept Kodi watched her sleep to make sure she was alright 👍
I saw that -- he knew she had been gone -- animals. are really something
"Later That Day" ↔️Cody, on guard over his Queen, making sure that the "Pins Lady" doesn't sneak attack!
Shorty is cute even when she's furious! 😾😻😼🐾🐾❤️
I have never seen the Queen 👑 this angry 😡. It's adorable.
So happy your girl is healthy although apparently very unhappy during her Vet. appointment. I hope the snack and a nap got her back to her old lovable self.
Oooh, she's fierce. What a little warrior.
Truly vets are amazing.
Even the fact that the vet had sent you home the first time makes her a very observant and kind person.
sweet baby 💖 you can tell she’s scared but the vets did such a good job handling her and making sure the checkup was as easy as possible
Glad that beautiful Shorty is doing well and got a clean bill of health ❤
Vet lady "I just need to see your teeth"
Shorty "Your terms are acceptable. Bring your hand closer..."
For her AGE! Oh the indignity for Her Majesty
Indeed, how dare she
WOW!!! 😳 Queen B is scary … a force to be reckoned with by gum (literally) 😬Shout out to your fabulous vet. 👏👏 Scarred yet still smiling. Kodi definitely was concerned (if not confused) .
This was a really great video (my heart is still pounding 💓)
Thanks, Cheri, yes this vet is amazing. The fact she was "scarred yet still smiling" shows just how much she loves what she does. She used to be an ER nurse too so she has a lot of great experience. I'm looking forward to bringing Kodi to her.
@@shortyandkodi We’re looking forward to watching! For Kokobeans’ sale, I hope he’s bored! 🐈⬛😻⭐️🎁
So glad that the Vet survived! Edited to add: oh, I see the assistant is now traumatized....
She's like "I am NOT the problem here! The problem here is who's this imposter prancing around like she's me while I'm stuck in this mini ziplock tent?! I am NOT the problem... I am the solution!"
I really like her cat carrier by the way. She's such a queen she's thee queen aside from Freddie Mercury of course actually Kody kinda looks like Freddie with his black mustache. Love this baby girl. When I say solution I remembered a video of a guy talking about cats as if they were like medication "Try cats! Cuz it's hard to feel lonely when someone is watching you poop!" 😉🤣❤️
One of my cats is very well behaved at the vet and the other is a holy terror. The vet prescribed gabapentin to be given a few hours before she came in and it was a totally different experience. Worked great, chilled her out, and just made her a bit sleepy, but not overly lethargic or uncoordinated at all. No bad side effects and she slept it off in a few hours after the visit. I highly recommend it if your vet agrees. They originally prescribed one to be given the night before and then one right before the visit, but we elected to do the one just right before the visit in case there were any bad reactions. There were not and we were super happy we were able to take her for her exam without drama, fighting and attacking.
A good vet is worth more than gold.
Wow. Shorty was in full on tiger mode at the vet.
Vet: I just am trying to help you!
Shorty: A U S T E R I T Y
The sounds that come out of her are otherworldly. She may be a little possessed. 😂 Your vet is awesome. ✌🏻😻🐈⬛🐾🎈
Possessed...gabapentin... potato/potahto
@@susie9893 what? What does gabapentin have to do with her being possessed (which was a joke, btw)? I take gabapentin every day. I'm not sure gabapentin helps do anything much less cause possession.
@@Joy-TheLazyCatLady mine was a joke too hon. Lighten up
Oh, and if you'd ever seen a kid on pre-anaesthetic sedation you'd get the joke 😂
Queen Shoshobeans should have been informed that her "vet party hat" was really her Elizabethan collar... fitting of her status. Then she would've regained royal composure. "Never complain, never explain."
Wow, I thought "how can our Queen possibly be a bad cat?!" but I see she is quite a handful. I'm glad to see the vet has such endless understanding for her attitude 😊
She needed a victory snack for winning her battle.
What a great and patient Vet, kudos to them!
Those HUGE beautiful round eyes of hers... Oh, my heart... irresistible.
Even my cats got concerned while I watched this vid. Am happy she is healthy and Kokobean seems fine too! Greetings from Floof Kingdom!
And yet some people say cats don't show emotion through facial expression.
Two beautiful black cat in the lobby
that was hilarious - she's adorable and such a fighter. Love the long fur
"Nothing's ever simple with cats." 😂
Poor Shorty was scared. At least Daddy wasn’t singing, which will have helped. Shorty was a good girl & needs lots of treats now. ❤❤❤
At first contact,evil eye then next came smack down then royal slap and wave but the collar of shame poor shorty.we salute her royal highness and Majesty long live Queen Shorty
Funny my normal lenght hair void, is like the polar oppersite xD She litterally becomes fully docile the sec we enter the vets place untill we leave, not scared or anything just fully calm and chill letting the vet do there thing :)
Wow. The last cat my parents had was like this at the vet. Somehow I lucked out with my current two cats. One is super chill and wants massages as payment for her inconvenience. 😂 And the other is an escape artist whose goal is to GTFO rather than do damage. Neither has been hostile like this. It really is crazy how different the reactions are that a cat can have to these situations.
Yeah. I got one of those, too - the terror of the vet clinic. Same behaviors. Sometimes I need to take him to a different vet who will actually take care of him, and not be scared by his belligerent behavior. He's my boy, though, and I'll do anything for him.
Shorty at the end was thinking "Do not talk to me, monke. I have yet to decide the method of your demise, but rest assured, after that humiliation, it will be a long, lingering and excruciating death."
Shorty and Stitch from Lilo and Stitch have the same kind of energy when trapped.
She's me when I was a kid, but I hold all the rage inside lol.
Shorty is capable of anger 🥺 oh noooo 😭
So glad to see another spicy vet cat! We keep saying how sweet she can be to us, because our little calico turns into what sounds like a growling bob cat at the vets. We found giving the gabapentin ( buphorphanol did nada) a full 2 hours prior to exam was the best sedation. Prior to that she’d fight through it. My vets use a block out mask for blood draws-that apparently calms them because they can’t see- of course, that is after the lovely toofy(large hisses) and eye exam😅. For our cat- may not work for the queen- they add a rocking (shakin’kitty syndrome 😮) that calms her…
Bless da vets! The true Family Doctors!
Oh dear. I can sympathize.
I need to make an appointment for my problem cat.
I think I would of had to have a towel made of chain-mail before I would of stuck my hands in her carrier. The Queen was protecting her territory!
💕🐾🐈⬛🐾💕
Happy to see Shorty is healthy. I ❤️ that DIVA!
Wow, none of my cats has ever been so ANGY at the vet! Did she get back at you guys for this treatment? I'd expect a shredded shoe or scarf from that LOOK 😳
Glad the gabapentin helped Shorty. My cat has a vet appointment this week, and we will be trying gabapentin as well 🤞
I wish my cat was that calm at the vet...not even kidding
That sweet exhausted baby angel! It’s gotta be hard to be queen
"Man I am so angry but I need a bite to keep up my strength "
Shes a fighter and will overcome all things! I love her and her fiery spirit!!
"Were gonna trim your nails today"
And I swear shorty chose violence as the only path today
Shorty is short for "Short Temper"
Kodi was worried about her!🥲🥰😿😻
Sho is not a problem !! It’s the humans 😂😂
For an old girl she is very gusty ♥️🐈⬛♥️
Poor Shorty. The gabapentin really helps my anxious boy Jack. He does take one dose the night before and a second dose day of the appointment. I'm glad she's ok though 🙏❤️😽
Ohh Kodi, looking so concerned...awww🤍🖤
Poor girl lol. Give her a good brushing and some treats to reward her. Crazy how those instincts take over.
Good girl, Shorty. Two of my three cats are terrors. On a scale of 1 -10, the boy is about a 6-7, the girl is about a 12 😅😅. I call her the shredder.
It sure is scary for both parent and fur baby, I mean Queen, when they need medical attention. As I care for many cats, several days before the vet visit put Shorty or Kodi's fav snacks, toys, blankets, catnip inside the carrier and leave it in the open for them to go in on their own accord. Once they do not associate the carrier with a bad trip to the vet, they are far more relaxed to and from the vet. I also always cover the carrier with a towel or blanket , it calms them more. Be sure to take your Queen and jester to the vet every 3 months for a check up, and at her age every 6 months for blood work. Brush that Queen's coat often lol, maybe keep her sheddings for a small coat. Best wishes for you and your babies.
"she is very fast whit her hands"... even when she is druged! 🤣
She looks so much like my Midnight, it's honestly scary. I get to take her to the vet every once in a while for Feline Herpes that gives her some issues with eating, but she's such a great cat. Glad to see yours is going strong, too. Stay feisty, shorty! 🤟
Shorty composing a list the whole time lol
Whoever thought the queen of "Prrt" and boxes could look so sinister.
even an aggressive Shorty is just gorgeous
Sneaky misdirection in the beginning...I totally thought that was Shorty!
"And this is on gabapentin." Poor kitty.
My cat, at the vet all he does is sit there quietly and cringe. He's literally never hissed, growled or swatted at the vet in nearly 12 years, and for much of that time he was even going in a couple times a year to get abscesses cleaned.
I can't even imagine what getting a cat claw under the nail would feel like. Poor vet.
aww sho is not a bad cat!! she is the sweetest most angelic baby on this earth!!
My cat bit the doctor so bad I had to take doctor a fruit and nut tray.
Omg, when thy got the collar on she looked like the dragon from “how to train your dragon “. And she CERTAINLY was spitting 🔥
This makes me glad that my cats don't like the vet but also have no clue what to do about that feeling. They kinda just sit there and take it.
The vet casually talking about her previous injuries and Shorty is laying there like 'DAMN RIGHT I DID' xD
Poor Sho Sho beans. She's a spicy girl. 😂
I have always been the one holding my cats for the vet. They are used to me and so they don't bite me even if they're angry. I don't think I could hold that angry little dragon though
What a feisty kitty! Touch me at your peril. 😂
This must be what an alien abduction is like.