Pet owner quote of my weekend

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Lucy-lu — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:33:35 GMT

This thread is brilliant!!!

I once called an owner and then when checking her details about a procedure, I hasked her if we had her phone number, der!!!!

Love the fact we all have those moments - Keep them coming

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Sally Seddon — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:20:37 GMT

i was attending a client for an appointment once and as usual asked her to take a seat, she looked up at me and said "i have my own thanks" - she was in a wheelchair! i was so embarressed, she just laughed at me! i did notice the wheelchair it was purely habit that i told her to take a seat...........

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Sparky — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:42:24 GMT

hahaha! charlotte! i giggled so much when I read yours!

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Charlotte says smile — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:12:39 GMT

today had a client get on the scales with his dog so I asked him to stand off the scales so I could get just the dogs weight and he says to me but they're animal scales they wont weigh me!

I found it quite hard not to giggle but I was professional and just explained that it was weighing him aswell so if he could get off them for a minute...

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Mac Feather — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:21:19 GMT

I couldnt do much apart from laugh which added to their perception of cruelness! lol!

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dinkyd — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:17:03 GMT

HAHA!Did you laugh in their face and put them right lol!What numpties!

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Mac Feather — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:07:01 GMT

Or I like 'my dog has had the nurturing op'.

I remember being in the halls of residence as a fresh faced trainee and some engineering students really getting angry with us nurse types asking how the hell could we assist in castrating dogs coz and i quote 'dont you know its cruel as they wont be able to pee properly again'

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Yvette Patton RVN MBVNA — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:33:04 GMT

We had a guy brought in his staffie to be "spaded" (Don't you just love it when clients say that!). When he came in for her later that day, after I had given the post op instructions, he said "that's great thanks, so how soon can I breed from her?" OMG!

We also have clients who have on their dogs collars tags that say "I've been spaded"

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Heather Christie — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:52:54 GMT

Oh my God, i'm practically crying with laughter at some of these. I love the 'sarcastic mange' and telling the customer to take a sh*t.

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loobylou — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:08:08 GMT

Phone call tonight, dog which we haven't seen since nov 2007 when diagnosed grade 4/6 heart murmur which owner decides not to look into
Today dog is coughing lots, panting, breathing woth abdiminal effort and not able to stand.
Advise needs to be seen, quoted out of hours fee and went through the usual 'does price go up later tomorrow?' Me- 'No but really needs to be seen today.'

Owners decision- ' Im going to take him outside and see if half an hour of fresh air helps!' WTF

An hour later she turns up at practice, dog almost dead and we had to euthanase.

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PHA86 — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:15:33 GMT

A client of ours also said something similar:

''I think my dog's got the minge'' Fantastic.

I also say plenty of spazzy things on a daily basis when I'm on reception!

This thread made me chuckle.

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Tracy Windler RVN — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:31:12 GMT

on the mis-spelt/pronounced theme, we had a elderly gentleman that came in wantin treatment for his dog that has "The Minge"! I think he meant Mange??? hahaha!

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S-J — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:18:34 GMT

a lady had run out of medication for her dog so decided to drop in and get some. i asked if she had already ordered it she hadent so i explained about the next day rule that we normally use, she procceded to complain that it was just like the doctors

er yes people what do u think we are

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chris beasley — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:45:05 GMT

We have a client who always turns up to my nurse clinic without a appointment for her dogs ears to be seen. recently she booked a appt with the Vet for a neck problem and I had written on the book "Pain in the Neck" !

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Emily Hibbs — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:59:15 GMT

Our old receptionist made a booking for a dog with 'Ears gone death'!!!!!! Not only could she not spell but what else would go DEAF?!?!! Erm eyes?!

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Laura Ringsell — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:37:51 GMT

Our new receptionist booked a dog in for "clip Jew Claws" - i thought that was rather fantastic too!!! - love the giblets

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Vicky RVN — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:46:58 GMT

Haha Hayley and Lesley i love yours

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lesley Aylett — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:19:51 GMT

one of my favourites is a client told are receptionist that his dog had that 'sarcastic' mange thing.

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Haley Thomas — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:51:01 GMT

When Im on reception, after booking clients in - I always say 'if youd like to take a seat' but one day I got muddled and it came out 'if youd like to take a s**t!!!!!!!!!!!! luckily they had walked to far away to hear my mistake!!!!

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les punton — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:02:48 GMT

iv had a laugh reading these.

often when im taking a card payment i usually say 'if you put your number in' but sometimes i say 'if you pop your number in' it gets muddled up and comes out 'if you poop your number in'

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Kate Claxton DipAVN(Med)VN — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:25:37 GMT

One of my colleagues in my first (one-man) practice came through from reception into theatre once (we were all quite new at this stage) to ask the vet very seriously, "Do we sell ear mites?" instead of something for ear mites. She didn't realise how it had come out until we were all helpless with laughter!

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Ju_xx — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:19:51 GMT

I have had plenty of mishaps with saying things... Good afternoon at 8am in the morning is a popular one! and the best one is when i asked a man to take his teeth out instead of take his card out! It was because he asked me how many teeth his dog had out. No one has managed to beat that yet. Luckily the client found it hilarious!

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Anonymous — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:04:07 GMT

lol! I had a client in last week who asked if we sold anything for animals.... told her i'd have to check around the back...

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Kathryn — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:00:16 GMT

I had a client in today registering her new budgie. I asked if it was male or female and she replied "I don't know but I've got a photo on my phone if you want to have a look"!!!

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Mac Feather — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:43:43 GMT

I remember a V.N pal of mine was nearing the end of a busy day discharging a pet and she meant to say thanks or cheers but she ended up saying 'cheese'!

I get like that- you end up speaking so much the brain turns to mush!