I love how, in all the thousands of years we've shared our lives with cats, we've never improved on the "When pissed off, wrap in fluffy towel." technique. 😂
It's very impressive how strong a house cat can be when frightened or aggressive to other cats. You can hardly hold them with both hands, even with thick gloves on. They can bite through almost every glove with thick skin.
My cat seems kind of fat, in a way, and when he lets me carry him seems pretty soft and docile. But the few times when he's got startled in my arms he's turned into an iron ball of squirming muscle. I see this side of him also sometimes when it's time to get him into his carrier. 😾💥🤕
They're incredibly flexible, making holding them very difficult, plus they have weapons on the end of each paw and in their mouths, and spend their waking lives doing parkour 😹
Yeah, my cat got startled by something and tried to hide in my room, but I had to leave and I can’t keep my door open and she was strong af, almost dropped the poor baby a couple of times
To those wondering why the owners don't intervene/help out: lots of vets prefer the owners stay back if the pet was highly stressed/aggressive because 1) vets are professionals who know how to handle any animal, and 2) vets would rather the pet direct its aggression towards them than towards their owners. My dad had a parrot that adored him for years (he got it as a hatchling, long before he even married my mom) until one day he brought it to a vet to get its wings clipped (parrot used to free roam in our backyard) and as my dad was holding the parrot the vet accidentally clipped some skin, drawing blood. From then on the parrot HATED my dad because it associated him with pain and trauma. Broke my dad's heart because he loved that bird but it would always shy away from him. Parrot still loved my mum, my sister and I, so it lived on happily with us. My dad just had to give it a wide birth and toss it treats from a distance.
My cat's vet said the same thing. That must have been heartbreaking for your poor dad. I know how I would feel if my cat stopped loving me all of a sudden.
never heard such a bs. vets at least on this side of the great ocean do the opposite. but talking about health care is nontheless a point of big divergence, regardless of for humans, or animals as it seems :D just replace the pet by a small child, ripped away from their parents. no one would say its OK to traumatize a child in this way, if the alternative is just to have their parents being near or holding a hand... animals are no different to small children, frightened, helpless, forced in an unknown environment with unfamiliar people who wanna do seemingly threatening stuff, and both (depending on age) lacking the capacity to comprehend or process/come to terms with whats going on .... so treating them differently is just again the human hybris to think animals as lesser instead of treating them the same way.
@@brezzlendean77 To prevent him from flying off. We always left the cage open during the day on the back porch and he could climb down and explore the back garden and climb trees at his leisure. Our was an enclosed yard so he was safer contained in it. If his primary flight feathers were intact you risked him flying off and getting lost.
When I took my Vet Tech classes (80's), Handling and Restraint was one of them. It was all about how to safely restrain a pet and letting the Vet get to various parts of an uncooperative patient, without getting maimed. How to move an angry animal, and humane use of restraints. That was just another day at the Office. "He looks pretty lively, to me." - James Herriot
The vets cooing at this angry kitty made me laugh so hard. That's every TNR volunteer with the ferals we spay and neuter every month. It is hilarious how much we'll tell an angry knife tornado how cute and precious they are. 😂
This reminds me of when I took my cat to the vet for his first shots. Calm and cool right up until the vet came in. Then all Hell broke loose. The vet was laughing saying "we've had worse" and even offered to trim his claws. Winston would have none of that. Teeth and claws every where. The vet had to get two assistants to help !
More simple. He's much more protected from all sides with this, it's like when fighting vs several opponents, you always better to put your back on a wall, so opponents can attack only by 180°, not 360°. Plus, it's much more difficult to grab him from there.
He’s probably a sweet boy with a wild side to him. I took in a foster about a year ago, he was an AHOLE to the max, idk how I did it but eventually he just opened up and started being a sweetheart to me. Needless to say he’s been a Member of the family ever since
My cat is such a timid little thing, and I was so worried she would really struggle when she had to stay at the clinic for surgery for a week - turns out she was an absolute snuggle bug at the surgery! Animals really do react differently when you take them from their environment, its crazy to me that some people will never see a certain side of pets that the owners do!
He’s not a jerk, poor baby. He’s just scared and doesn’t want to be there. All kinds of different smells and strange people, poking and prodding him. Poor little guy. I hope he went home and had a nice nap and forgot all about that terrible ordeal!
Medical neglect is 100% more abusive than restraints to get a check up. Many pets don’t get regular vet visits. And they should. They’re important for vaccines and check ups to hopefully help your pet live a comfortable life. There are necessary times when animals need to be stressed for their own well being. Same with children. Same with adults. Some discomfort to prevent a lot of discomfort is the way to go. Imagine if this cat had some kind heart problem. But they couldn’t take him to a vet because he was too agressive? What if that lead to him having a heart attack? Or suffering because we couldn’t let him be stressed for a bit. I’m assuming you’re young, because I don’t really think your brain is all there yet (not until 25!). Or at least I’m hoping your young. Because it scares me to think people are ignorant about these things. And believe me I’m ignorant about a lot too (don’t know what you don’t know!) I hope my comment hasn’t been too rude. I’m just very passionate about medical science, extending towards animals as well
Tasha S Yeah and then the human says "you pathetic weak cat i can literally snap your neck and leave you dead if i want to. you will do what i say or I'm killing you"
On the other hand I once brought in a farm cat, semi- tame. All was good until trying to put in a cage, then it went crazy until I got to vet. I warned her how wild he was, had the big gloves and all ready, opened the cage and he calmly walked out and right up to the vet and purred. She looks at me “ya that’s some vicious animal you have there” 😂
i worked as a vet tech for over 15 years. This is typical with any animal to act out. They are in a room with all kinds of different smells . The vet staff are covered in different smells from different animals. They just do this b/c theyre scared. Good job vet staff!
Maybe for cats this frightened, they could somehow sanitize the room of scents from other animals? Also, maybe the day before, the vet could give the owner the towels and gloves for him to rub/embed his scent onto, then the vet & vet tech could use the towels & gloves the next day in the checkup? Also, what about some catnip after the exam, so the cat can associate something good with going to the vet?
I'm lucky that my cat is quite calm at the vet. A little nervous only, likes to put his head under my arm, but doesn't mind getting a shot. I am more than enough to hold him for the vet to examine him. Goes back to his cage in no time. I heard Feliway spray would help stressed/anxious cats. This poor fella is too stressed.
I remember bringing my cat to the vet yesterday and acted like this while getting checked. 😂 After minutes of waiting, he let the doctor gets his blood sample without causing a scene from the outside. Thanks to the vet my cat is now feeling better
As a vet tech I’d like to say I wouldn’t call this a vet visit gone wrong! They were able to do a full exam and shots without sedation and they handled him really well. For some difficult cats, that’s not possible. I will say though, he would benefit from some premeds!
I was surprised that everyone thinks this is a gone wrong when at the vet clinic we get this all the time. I guess us vet assistants really are a different breed
Nah the kindest thing for this cat would to be stop handling and sedate. He is terrified. Sedation is not a bad word. Just because you CAN handle him without sedation, doesn't mean you SHOULD.
@@maddieconnell3250 So what you're saying is, they would have to go exactly through that to even be able to sedate the cat, and then it would be more costly and time consuming for the pet parents? Just because you can sedate doesn't mean you always should. That's how I know you're not a vet tech. A cat is temperamental whether or not you choose to sedate, the cat will be stressed while you're trying to inject it. Maybe the pet parents should use something to calm the cat before going to the vet.
@@lexxymoo51 and that's how I know you aren't a vet tech. There are more forms of sedation than injections. In fact, that is exactly what you call certain forms of oral medication that pet parents use to calm the cat before going to the vet, not to mention it is cheap ;)
I give so much credit to the owner how understanding and patient he is. Let's them work and he even is concerned it's adorable. Thank you for the content! Lmfao his face at the end haha
Love the part at the beginning where the cat snaps at the doc and she is all like "Perfect! Beautiful teeth" like she didn't almost have her face ripped apart. 😂😂😂😂
MountainGirl7771 actually dogs and cats may lash out at vets due to previous bad experiences. They can be normal at home. Had a dog like that she would snarl at the vet and groomers but loved children and other people just not a vet or groomer.
Copper : a strange women keeps throwing a towel over me, another one is putting things up my bum and my dad keeps on fat shaming me , no wonder i'm pissed.
My cat used to be like that when we went to the vet. He was a very strong and independent male who lived half his life on the street. Very affectionate and social cat but at the vet he turned into a dangerous monster. I remember the doctor and I carefully planning ahead each time in order to prevent the cat from hurting us while handling him. Lost him to kidney failure about a year ago and I miss him every day.
Bband I have a cat like that too. She is such a strong and independent female who started her owns business and was doing fine but after a while she couldn't pay taxes anymore and everything went south for her. She became homeless so we adopted her now she's doing alot better and she works a part time job at Wall Mart. She is very friendly, very social. Currently she's saving up for a car and it's going great.
Bband I have the opposite, my cat is the devil, but she completely freezes at the vet. But that might be because the times I've rushed her to the vet she's been attacked by other cats so she might of been in shock. She's sleeping next to me right now and she's not even flinching at the car meows so maybe she's better than I thought. Also I'm so sorry about your cat. I know how the loss of a pet can hurt you.
lol. we say that to my dog when he attacks his toy avocado toast. Or yaps out the window to the ppl walking by, or the plastic bags blowing down the street. 😂 In his head he's a tough guy, so we say that to let him feel like a hard gangsta because we know he'd run away like a baby from an actual conflict. 😅 animals are so funny man
Love & Success Follows Me No, the cat may hide for a short time, but he will be affectionate with his owner soon enough. That type of cat is only that way with strangers when they feel threatened. I used to work in an all cat vet clinic, and we would get the lovers, the hiders, and the fighters. The lovers would purr and love on you constantly as a means of self protection. It worked the best. The fighters would turn my knees to water.
When a cats paws are sweating it’s usually an indication that they are under intense stress. In this case, this cats aggression is directly related to the level of fear he is experiencing. If his stress heightens much more, it can lead to self-soothing fear induced behaviors such as elimination or as he is already doing, physically attacking. Cats can die of a heart attack due to stress and it’s really not good for their kidneys or heart to be this stressed out. Consider asking a veterinarian for recommendations for calming the cat before his next visit. I’d hate to see him or any animal afraid for their life due to a routine veterinary visit.
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My big orange cat does this. He is super nice at home but as soon you take him to the vet he is a phyco douchebag. The vet actually has him marked in his file as aggressive and dangerous because he has kicked so many vet techs asses XD
My cat is literally like this at the vet. At home she's such an innocent loving cat, but at the vet she goes crazy, looks like a demon lol. I came to the point where I no longer go inside the vet room as I suffer so much seeing her like this. I just let the vets do their job, and when it's done I take her home. Funny thing is when she gets home she goes back to herself like NOTHING happened. I love her so much!
The guy should be. From the cat's perspective he just stood there and laughed while two strangers were holding him down and hurting him. Plus the cat can sense his low testosterone.
@@psychoalert1823 Fear and testosterone are not the same thing. Animals can sense fear, but they can't smell it. Much like a human can sense the fear in another human.
@@sjue316 Fear as well as other emotional states are accompanied by hormones. Humans, as like most other species, are spraying hormones all the time. And a Cat's nose is a very precise instriument. But i guess what Statinskill meant was that the guy sounded like a wimp and by that he would be having a low testosteron level and would be overall unmanly.
i'm so lucky that my cats just turn into stone at the vet, they say they love my cats because they are so good; but I think they are most too damn scared to do anything but pretend they aren't really there.
dude my cat used to turn into a stone as well, like he wouldn't move a muscle, I mean he was lazy as fuck all the time so that does make sense (We put him up for adoption because I had a severe allergic reaction because of him, weird because I've been living with cats all my life lol)
aquitaineq Same here, he becomes so still. We take him in a little carrying bag, which is a hassle to put him in. Whenever they finish with his shots, he crawls back in lol
‘ ‘ Veterinarian: “Your dancing!” ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ The Patient: “ LET ME AND MY OWNER GO BEFORE I SCRATCH THE KITTY BISCUITS OUTTA YO JIGGLY WIGGLY HUMAN-BOTTOM!!” ‘ ‘
Annual check ups, gentle handling, and positive reinforcement can make a difference.Thankfully, I've kept to that method with my recent cats, and they have never hissed, scratched, or bitten a tech during an exam.
I work with human patients and I would take hissing and getting bitten by a beautiful cat over getting cussed at and belittled by an entitled human any day.
hipnhappenin naw. Getting yelled at doesnt put you in the hospital. I work with dogs and on Sunday a dog attacked me and ripped the skin off my ear. I still prefer animals over people, but most people totally underestimate how badly animal attacks hurt.
Yeah, incredibly goofy. Adults talking baby talk. How does shaking his head while babbling baby talk calm the cat? I'd try to shred her annoying voicebox too. wtf kind of vet place is this?!
Becca L.M. , sher was shacking his head to distract the cat from what the vet was doing. When I worked in vet offices, I did that all them time while we were trying to get blood from a cat.
Becca L.M. Head shaking is actually a distraction technique for cats that is taught in veterinary technology school. It helps distract the cat from whatever the doctor is doing by giving them something else to focus on. Why not give them a toy or treat? Those aren't strong enough distractions for aggressive cats, and we don't want to reward unwanted behavior.
