Veterinarians Share The Silliest Things That People Thought About Their Pets

Hi friends, happy Saturday! The weekend is finally here, so it's time to laugh at silly people and silly stories, and nothing could be sillier than the stories in this super histerical Reddit thread. That's right, we're talking a Where are dog owner who took his dog to the vet for fleas, only to realize the things on his dogs stomach were nipples. Honestly just that story alone is worth reading onwards, because there are so many more. There's just something so funny about veterinarians having to listen to hooman's and the stupid things they didn't even know about their pets. 

Whether you're a cat or a dog lover, there might have been one time in life when you learned something new about your favorite species that absolutely stunned you. But we're assuming that most cat owners know that their cats enjoy getting their backs scratched right? Well apparently, not always, humanity is pretty diverse and people can really surprise you. Here at I Can Has Cheezburger we support every pet owner who is trying their best to keep their pet healthy and happy, whether they say some stupid things to the veterinarian or not. Let's take a look at this hilarity together:

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    Human body - Apple_is_apple · 3y •.. Veterinarians of Reddit what is the stupidest thing a pet owner has asked you?

    Aww, we're pretty curious to find out what silly hoomans are going to say to their vets. Seems like the answers won't be all that crazy or hard to believe right? Well keep reading because surprisingly, people can be pretty heckin' stupid sometimes. Oh well, that's why the vet is there, to make sure all the pets are healthy and happy!

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    Font - alekivz •.. Prior vet tech: "Boy kittens have nipples too?" (Found out 3 out of 5 kittens were not female like she stated. Also didn't know how to get them to make bowel movements- they were fine in the end and she was excellent at learning what was best for the kittens!)

    Wowww, imagine not knowing that boy kittens also are born with nipples. We wonder if this hooman ever took a look at a ahem male specimen of the hooman race without a shirt on. Suffice to say, they also have nipples. And no, they don't use them to breast feed, they're just there. Silly hooman, nipples are for everyone!

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    Font - Had an old man who brought in his Aussie for explosive diarrhea, and when we kept her for a few days, she'd recover and do fine. It was very puzzling for us, as by all accounts, the dog was fine, albeit a little dehydrated and her ass was sore, but would go home and flare up again. No parasites, no history of disease, a healthy dog except for the butt juice. Found out he was feeding his dog a pint of butter pecan ice cream for dessert after her dinner every night. "Dogs can't have ice cre
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    Font - oliver_rose ... I'm an RVT, so not a veterinarian, but still working closely with them. There have been a few less-than-brilliant owners in my career so far, but there is one that has always stuck out to me. A man brought his small lap-dog into the clinic because his eyes were red and irritated. He had been treating them with baking soda and water but it just didn't seem to be getting any better! Pup was fine once he stopped that and got some antibacterial drops to treat the infection fro
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    Font - CactusPug •.. Currently a studying vet. I was working in a practice a few months ago and we had a 15-year old student in for the week watching practice to see if she wanted to a pursue a veterinary career. On her second day we offered to let her stand in to watch a b .ch spey. She declined saying it's "cruel" and she thinks "animals should have the choice whether the want to have babies or not".
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    Font - There was also a point where we had a dog bought out the back to be euthanized and the nurse asked if I wanted to do it. It was my first ever euthanasia so it was a pretty poignant moment to me - the room was quiet as I gave the injection and the nurses stroked the dog and kept her comfortable. Then the student burst into the room waving her phone around telling us about how her goats at home had just given birth and trying to show us photos. She was a nice enough girl, but damn she could
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    Font - mmm_unprocessed_fish •.. Obligatory “not a vet". I had just had LASIK and was in the yard with one of my dogs. He was chewing on what I thought was a tennis ball. Next thing I know, the ball is gone. So l haul him in to the vet, they X-ray him and tell me it just looks like he ate some food. $120 later, I take him home, he's no worse for the wear. A few days later, I'm in the yard and notice some tennis ball sized pears from my neighbor's tree on the ground. Duh.
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    Font - AaronianKenrod ... My ex was a vet nurse - she was once told the dog's ear medication wasn't working, then discovered the owners were putting the tablets in its ears. Another time over the phone an owner called up and said they were bringing their dog in cause it had sprained a limb and asked for something to help it. They recommended frozen peas to soothe it. The dog turned up with a tin of peas strapped to its leg.
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    Font - Pabs2113 ... most memorable was if we euthanised rabbits by hitting them over the head because "I was going to do it myself with a brick but I thought you doing it would be more effective". Needless to say we had a very relieved owner when we explained we were not going to beat poor bunny to death.
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    Font - AnotherGoddamnFurry ... Not a vet, but I volunteered at a Raptor Rehab Clinic (no, not dinosaurs, birds of prey) and we had someone bring in an "owl" that they'd hit with their car. It was a duck. We looked after it anyways and it turned out fine, we released it a couple months later.
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    Rectangle - panamared78 ... I'm not a vet l'm an idiot. Our little dog had been playing in the yard and it looked like he had a few ticks on his belly. Take him to the vet to find out my dog has nipples...
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    Font - acartoontiger •.. Hey I actually am a vet! Stupidest thing has to be a question that a client asked during her cat's exam... I was examining the cat and scratched his back to make him comfortable/happy and he raised up his butt like cats do. The owner got really concerned and asked if the cat had spinal disease because he raised his butt when I scratched him... They were totally serious

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