'The vet couldn't hear his heart': Derpy Cats Who Can’t Stop Purring at the Vet’s Because They Are “Too Dumb” to Realize It’s an Annoying Place

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Aug 29, 2024 9:00 AM EDT

Cats come in all shapes and sizes. They come in all kinds of colors and have all kinds of habits. And they come… with different levels of intelligence. Now, smart cats are amazing. The kind of cats that you can train, that understand your emotions and respond accordingly. Amazing. But not all cats are smart. Like… ginger cats who have only one braincell collectively. They have their shining moments, the braincell moments, when they surprise us all with their smarts, but it's a rare thing. And some cats… are just dumb. 

But that's okay. Dumb cats deserve love too. And honestly, oftentimes, dumb cats are even cuter than smart ones. Because they have moments like the ones that you are about to read about today. He's "too dumb to understand that the vet is an annoying place" is how the person who started this thread described their cat, and you know what? We think that's a beautiful thing. Whatever helps our cats enjoy life is a good thing in our book. 

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    AlexandreDiboine @A_Zedig_Diboine ... found this old drawing of the vet not being able to hear my cat's lungs or heartbeat because he was purring too loud and they had to wait like 10 minutes for him to stop purring PLEASE STOP PURRING PURR • 11:11 AM • Aug 21, 2024 1.5M Views 145 ↓ 11K PURR NO 156K ☐ 5.1K ↑
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    This… is one of the cutest things that we have ever heard in our lives. It just is. Going to the vet is such a painful process in our household. Here, we have to trick our cats into it, because otherwise, it's not going to happen. Hearing this… makes us aww and makes us really jealous at the same time. 

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    AlexandreDiboine @A_Zedig_Diboine ... A lot of people want to see the cat so here it is, this is Egg, he has a little heart on his leg and he has been glued to me since i've rescued him, he is love incarnate 9:53 AM - Aug 22, 2024 · 41.6K Views 10 126 5.1K ☐ 59 <]
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    And to have so many people respond with their own stories about their cats purring at the vet's… sigh. Fine, more awwing than jealousy. It's simply too cute to think about all these little guys and girls enjoying their lives so much that they are even happy to go to the vet. 

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    riss @rissras Sadly the purrs at the vet are different from the purrs you get at home cause when cats are super scared they try to soothe themselves with big purrs 9:27 AM Aug 22, 2024 26.8K Views
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    AlexandreDiboine @A_Zedig Diboine My cat's purrs are 100% happiness, he is delighted anytime you show him the smallest amount of attention! He is too dumb to understand that the vet is an annoying place 9:40 AM - Aug 22, 2024 26.8K Views
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    polinium @polinium My cat is the same. He loves all attention and is too stupid to realize that he doesn't actually like when they draw his blood or urine. He has a heart murmur, so they really want to hear his heart, but he's just too happy to be getting the weird pets from the vet . 10:00 AM - Aug 22, 2024 12.9K Views
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    Lita (she/they) @BackOnPointe101 This is also my cat but he never stops. They tried making a startling noise and holding out a permanent marker for him to sniff, but he is too thrilled to see his "friends" (read: literally any person) to stop purring. 5:11 PM - Aug 21, 2024 59.7K Views
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    America's Next Top Madwoman in the Attic @ItsBeenAWhale Walnut did this at the vet and they had to plug her little nose to get her to stop
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    Amanda but also an unfortunate blue pikmin.■ @EyesofSyn My grandmother's fluffy little Persian was like that, she'd roll around and purr at the vet, desperately trying to get anyone and everyone to rub her belly. 12:49 PM • Aug 21, 2024 38.1K Views
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    Amanda but also an unfortunate blue pikmin. @EyesofSyn Woah nelly, this blew up with likes, goodness. I suppose I should follow this up with a photo of my grandmother's cat Tallulah, here you all go.
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    Wolf * @CSCanid My late cat Oreo would purr so loud that once when we took her to the vet they couldn't hear her vitals because she wouldn't stop purring so they just put a tiny amount of water on her paws just to make her stop ...
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    Tess @roughtess My tuxedo cat was like this too. He never did stop purring. Even when the cancer became too much for him at 15 years old and I held him at the vet as he crossed over. His final breath was a purr. the very end who purred until of my best friend, In loving memory BDubbs 2008-2023 AE45A 45 AUTO FEDERALⓇ AMMUNITION 230 GR. FULL METAL JACKET AMERICAN EAGLE PISTOL CARTRIDGES & 5.00 29465 08503 7
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    haley @traumaqueen___ My orange fur missile became a demon after he was neutered. Ignored my existence, beat my mom up constantly, etc. He had an overnight stay due to a resp illness. The office called w an update, “Jim is so sweet and wants to chat w us nonstop!" We were like WHAT?? 8:20 PM - Aug 21, 2024 13.2K Views
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    劉翠 @niceliason My 16 y/o cat is also like this except she doesnt stop purring if you're holding her, so the vet has to plug her nose in order to listen to her lungs and heart
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    Mega 'Comms Open' Funk @Spoonchomper My car is the same! The vets couldn't believe how happy he was to be there.... Didn't even flinch or acknowledge the blood draw and basically fell asleep on the table... Same thing when we take him to a groomer, he just purrs a D takes a nap whole getting a haircut 5:03 PM - Aug 21, 2024 13.7K Views
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    Mega 'Comms Open' Funk @Spoonchomper Since this has so many likes for some reason, I have the beast himself. His name is Bob, though I call him Scoobert. ...
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    baron von pissingmyself @umthatb1tch note for anyone whose cats do this, from a former vet asst: if you hold an alcohol swab under their nose they will stop purring but it IS mean and you WILL be the worst human alive if you do it 10:38 PM • Aug 21, 2024 3,580 Views
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    NameyMcNameFace @IanHVG Had this happen with one of my cats when she was a kitten, so the vet held her and turned on a water faucet to get her to stop purring 5:40 PM - Aug 21, 2024 - 8,686 Views
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    LGBWithTheT @LGBMinusTheT Had this with the recent rescue kitten found in a bin, vet could hear his lungs but not his heart as she said "his purr's like a moterboat, but he's probably fine" then on the next check we mentioned this and the second vet tried to listen to his heart and went "he's a moterboat" 6:58 PM - Aug 21, 2024 1,427 Views
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    Danielle Rosello @GeekyBisexual That was my Loki whenever we had to go to the vet. He was always so anxious without me holding him but whenever i was he would be purring up a storm and giving me headbumps and facerubs. I miss my baby so much 8:42 PM • Aug 21, 2024 · 1,510 Views
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