oh I do love clients

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Sal the 1st — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:16:18 GMT

[quote user="Katie Mansfield"]

Last week a client asked us to try and take her cat's blood sample without the needle if possible because it might hurt her........

K x

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you could try gently explaining that some of the Star Trek technology is still a few light years away......

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SmegSlayer — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:13:51 GMT

[quote user="Katie Mansfield"]

Last week a client asked us to try and take her cat's blood sample without the needle if possible because it might hurt her........

K x

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Of course madam, that'll be no problem at all. Now excuse me, I need to concentrate while I telepathically remove a sample of your cats' blood through it's skin...

*Slam head into wall. Throw head back and repeat*

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JaneRVN — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:13:47 GMT

I am so glad I have an indoor cat - I would not be as understanding as you guys.

I can't count the amount of times people call to complain a cat keeps coming and toiletting in theri houseand garden.... and then they say they are feeding it. If you do not want a cat on your house or garden DO NOT FEED IT.... Cat advice there (ony relevant of you follow pigeonjon on twitter!)

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Tracy Windler RVN — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:12:57 GMT

I might have mentioned it before, but its my favourite "crazy person" story. My elderly neighbour asked me to stop my cat stealing the cat biscuits that she put out for the hedghogs!!! Owwwwkaaaaayyyy.....I'll have a little chat with her when she comes home.....oh, she's sleeping on your bed in your permanently heated house? After the tin of salmon you fed her because she was begging for food? (while dragging her flabby, 6kg *** through your cat flap!) And you'd also like me to stop her doing that?!!!!! My number 1 rule in our job. People are geerally stupid.

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JaneRVN — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:21:00 GMT

Glad its not just me.

One client has a hyperthyroid cat that she forgets to tablet, then phones and complains about the cat eating chicken drumsticks from the kitchen counter. Apparently she had "gto through the cling film and everything" and we needed to help her as she can't sleep due to the noise of the cling film attacks... Erm, close doors, put chicken in fridge and tablet thecat...???

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Sal the 1st — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 14:42:30 GMT

and this is the culprit (picture a couple of years old) he is a bit bigger now!!

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Alison Clare Hickman — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 22:46:33 GMT

Yup, it really did! I kinda lost it at the end when you mentioned the r/d and 'fat git' bit... great timing. You do tell a good story...I could see him in my minds eye, all Sneaky McPeeky behind the curtain plotting his ham carnage and you, back at home, patiently weighing out his daily allowance of biscuits...aw. My colleagues ran up the stairs to the tea-room to find out what I was laughing at... so you entertained more than one person. It came on the back of a particularly sombre morning.

Ta again.

Ali

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Sal the 1st — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 22:33:47 GMT

[quote user="Alison Clare Hickman"]

Cheers Sal! Your post made me giggle. TA!!!!

Bless him, eh? Piece of ham anyone???

Ali

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glad it cheered somebody's day

Re: oh I do love clients

Katie Mansfield — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 22:27:25 GMT

Last week a client asked us to try and take her cat's blood sample without the needle if possible because it might hurt her........

K x

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Biddy Aggy — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:22:49 GMT

I had a lady today ask if I can give her dog an injection to stop it eating fox poo..

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Alison Clare Hickman — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:21:39 GMT

Cheers Sal! Your post made me giggle. TA!!!!

Bless him, eh? Piece of ham anyone???

Ali

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Sal the 1st — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:17:53 GMT

how about this one - neighbour calls me to come and collect my cat who is behind the curtains in their lounge and is trying to bite them. The cat in question is food aggressive which is known by all the neighbours around me and I have requested so many times 'please dont feed him'. So first question - have you given him food? to which the reply was 'no not really but oh only a little bit of ham'. The thing is what he doesnt eat immediately (because he isnt actually hungry) he will take away away and hide. If you disturb him or try and remove what he has hidden he growls quite a bit and then if you dont heed the warning he bites. I know because he does it to me too. They all know this and yet they still feed him.

If they dont want a problem its an easy one - dont invite him into the house (although he is a very friendly cat where food isnt involved) or if they must invite him in dont bloody feed him

and besides that the fat git is on r/d to try and get some weight off him

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emilyjane — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:02:03 GMT

People do like to put down their pet's "rebellious" behaviour down to the personality of the animal. When, in fact, most of the time, it's the owner who is just plain stupid with no common sense! Cats, especially, like to be opportunist!

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meep_ kitten — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 23:29:43 GMT

that person most likely also left a "FREE CHICKEN. PLEASE DO NOT EAT" sign on her worktop that they probably ignored too...

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meep_ kitten — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 23:27:00 GMT

God, I had a woman on the phone for half an hour complaining about how her pet comes into the bathroom in the house and does a poo. Straight away I told her "close the bathroom door and keep "fluffy" out" and she laughed - problem solved!! But still went on about it for half an hour.... GGRR.... why are owners so hopeful that we can wave a magic wand to change their pets behaviour, but yet they won't change their own behaviour, they'll ask for advice but won't listen to it...

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Sal the 1st — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 22:24:48 GMT

I am willing to loan her one of my cats for a day or so (I doubt it will take any longer for the penny to drop) and then she will think her cats are angelic!

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Charmaloo88 — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 22:01:37 GMT

1. They're not dogs 2. Heard of closing the door? Consult done in 5 seconds ;)