my rant

rAc_hEl
rAc_hEl Posts: 246 Member
in Motivation and Support
Over the course of 2 years I've lost 85 pounds. It's been slow but is coming off. I called my animal clinic today because i just adopted this sweet chubby calico kitty and i needed to have her seem for a check up. We went in and when my vet came in the room she looked at my kitty and then looked at me. She said you have a big cat and i replied yea she's my chubby baby. The vet said she needs to be put on a diet and i might want to diet myself because most big animals have big owners. I thought i was going to literally beat the daylight out of her i was so mad. I had to tell someone I'm still fuming

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  • So_Much_Fab
    So_Much_Fab Posts: 1,146 Member
    I hope you walked right out of there and said "sorry, asshats like you don't deserve my business".
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Do yourself a favor and find a new vet!

    And be sure she knows that you are changing vets cause she is a *****!

    I actually worked for a vet many years ago. She had the same kind of attitude towards people. I think a lot of vets prefer animals to people because they don't speak the same language.
  • JenAndSome
    JenAndSome Posts: 1,893 Member
    Are you freaking kidding me? That took a whole heck of a lot of nerve and I don't know how you help back from hitting her upside the head. I hope you have decided you no longer need her services.
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    i wouldnt be typing on mfp- i have a loud mouth- i would have told the vet off right then and there in front of everyone.

    having said that, the vet is right when it comes to the cat. You don't want a fat cat. I had one and she developed diabetes. Try to get the cat's weight under control. You don't want to have to give the cats shots every day.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    while there IS truth to that statement- it is NOT appropriate to assume or much less SAY that to someone's face.

    I would have left immediately- or at least made her feel very uncomfortable by telling her that you have lost that 85 lbs in and while you may be fat right now- you were working on it- but she on the other hand would always be ugly.

    and walk out. EFF that CHIT!!!
  • askeates
    askeates Posts: 1,490 Member
    OMG!!! I can't blame you for being furious.... That is not something that a Vet of all people should say! Did they not read that you had just gotten the cat????

    You just keep doing what you are doing, 85 pounds gone is AMAZING!
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    i wouldnt be typing on mfp- i have a loud mouth- i would have told the vet off right then and there in front of everyone.

    having said that, the vet is right when it comes to the cat. You don't want a fat cat. I had one and she developed diabetes. Try to get the cat's weight under control. You don't want to have to give the cats shots every day.

    Well the OP didn't make the cat fat, she adopted her that way.

    But obesity is a real concern for cats. When I worked at the vet's office, it seemed almost weekly, someone would bring in an obese cat with urinary tract blockage. The cat had to be catheterized and the techs had to literally push the urine out of the bladder through the catheter. Then, the doc would have to completely re-work the cat's "plumbing" (that's how the vet described it).

    Do what you can to get kitty in check. My kitty is a would-be fatty too. Except that I very often tell her no, and only feed her at set times of the day.
  • madworld1
    madworld1 Posts: 524
    :noway:

    What a crazy b****! I would have walked out and demanded my money back. I would also write a detailed review on that particular vet to warn others of that experience. Unacceptable. Plus, he/she is an idiot. Plain and simple. Dogs and cats can also have disorders that contribute to weight gain.
  • Camera_BagintheUK
    Camera_BagintheUK Posts: 707 Member
    I think you should make a formal written complaint. It's one thing for a vet to advise you about your pet's health and diet in a constructive way - but of course, if you've just adopted the cat, you're not resonsible for it's current weight.

    But it's well out of order for the vet to make personal comments like that. Put it in writing to the managers.
  • rAc_hEl
    rAc_hEl Posts: 246 Member
    Hi i just got off the phone with a different vet and my kitty and i have an appointment tomorrow at that vet. I told the new vet what happened an she was wondering how on earth i managed not to kick her in the butt! Hopefully tomorrow goes much betterand i get ms. Kitty on a diet. ( Still trying to come up with a name lol)
  • mjeanae125
    mjeanae125 Posts: 42
    Wow! I'm sorry that happened. That old vet had got some nerve!! You should have told them "I lost 85 pounds and the one rule of a better lifestyle is bad negativity and I and my cat don't deserve to be here!", demanded my money back, and write a complaint. I'm thrilled you found another vet who is super sweet!
  • happieharpie
    happieharpie Posts: 229 Member
    We had a wonderful altered male cat who had severe kidney trouble and while sick, gained a lot of weight.

    He later became diabetic and finally lost most of his unhealthy weight. I spent a LOT of time at the vets with him over his 17 years of life, and for part of that time I was at my heaviest, weighing well overtwice what I should have weighed.

    Never once did those wonderful vets that loved and cared for Weeble EVER mention, joke, or suggest that my weight was related in any way to Weeble's weight. We would have left that practice if they had. You were treated very shabbily.
  • JanMarie2BHealthy
    JanMarie2BHealthy Posts: 159
    Incredible. True about heavy cats - as you know. I trust you were a "first time new client" which makes the comment even more unusual. Seems like a profound personal statement to make to a pet owner - I honestly don't know what I would have done or said to the vet. I do know, I would not be comfortable returning to that particular office. I most likely would wait until I cooled off a bit and then write a letter directly to the vet explaining how I thought the comment was rude, unprofessional and unmerited considering that my personal history was unknown as well as my new 'baby's' history. Then proceed to inform the vet (who has untreated foot in mouth disease) that I am under medical care, have lost X number of pounds, acutely aware of the risks of obesity and intention on being an exceptional feline guardian.....................best of luck to you - from another cat lover. :)
  • adlace
    adlace Posts: 375 Member
    My mom has a chubby tabby. Her vet is never rude but did once say that she would have to get out a shoe horn to get her cat back into his carrier to go home. We both still laugh about it. But no, there is a tactful way to be concerned for a pet's health and well being for sure.
  • brynnsmom
    brynnsmom Posts: 945 Member
    Some people are just clueless. Sorry that happened to you, I too would be fuming! You've worked so hard, don't let some random idiot bring you down.
  • USMCnetty90
    USMCnetty90 Posts: 277 Member
    OH MY GOSH!!!!! THE NERVE! Does he even know you!!!
    I would be ANGRY!!!!

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