Today, I tried to trim my dog's nails. After about a half hour of barking, biting, and general freaking out, I gave up and decided to pay someone else to do it. I'm a vet, and do this for a living. FML
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Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, I was at work when someone came in asking me to brush their pet Shih Tzu. After an hour of vigorously grooming through the multiple knots, I called the owner to collect their dog. When she got here she said, "Oh, did I say brush? I meant shave." FML
Today, I got my dog back from my aunt. Rather than taking him to an actual groomer, I gave him to my aunt because she needed a few extra bucks. My generosity lost me $35, and gave my dog ticks and a bad haircut. FML
Today, I took my dog for a basic spay and dental cleaning procedure. When I picked her up from the vet, I was reading through the surgery papers before they sent me away. They'd pulled 29 abscessed teeth and didn’t feel the need to tell me. FML
Today, I was clipping my nails. When I got to my toenail, the whole thing somehow ripped right out. I'm in agony. FML
Today, after my husband yelled at me for wasting money by getting my nails done, I decided to buy the supplies and watch YouTube to figure out how to do them myself. He then yelled at me for wasting money on the supplies. FML
Today, I started my dream job of being a veterinarian. My first day consisted of having to put down 12 dogs and 5 cats. FML
Today, as I was getting my nails done at a salon, the owner pulled my head back against the chair in front of all the customers and began to tweeze my eyebrows. When I exclaimed that I didn't pay for that service, she replied, "I don't care. This needs done." FML
Today, while I was at work, my boyfriend decided to give my Cocker Spaniel a haircut. I now have the equivalent of an over-sized naked mole rat running around my house. FML
Today, I decided to treat myself to a pedicure ahead of my cousin's wedding. The woman doing my nails asked if I wanted my toe hairs trimmed. I was so taken aback and embarrassed that I said yes. They charged me extra. FML
Today, a client refused to pay for the nails I spent nearly three hours doing, because apparently it's her birthday and "you don't pay for birthday nails." She refused to pay, and we locked her inside the salon. She threw a bitch fit and rolled on the ground like a worm, kicking and screaming until the cops arrived. FML
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Top comments
tmaq973 7
You really nailed that one! Haha.. That was terrible.
MZPONY 7
She didn't say she didn't know how.. I think OP's dog would not cooperate with her.
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Comments (126)
kumar1995 4
how exactly did u get ur license?
BubbleGrunge 18
OP, don't worry, If you were a surgeon, you wouldn't operate on your family members. I'm sure working on your dog isn't any different, even if it's just a little nail trimming.
smartpop 2
It's not OP's fault. Some dogs just won't let their owners cut their nails
amandarrr 3
Or you could train your dog properly
kai_li 8
Yes. Pick up and rub a paw. "good paw". Give a treat. Do this to every paw a few times daily. Do it to the ears and muzzle too. Then your dog gets used to being touched all over. Then when he's happy to get touched on his paws slowly introduce the clipper one nail at a time. "good clip". Give a treat. Over time you will be able to do it yourself - and your groomer will love you! Plus then you can show off to your fellow vets. If you let him get away with it your pup will learn squirming and biting works.
brandy1 5
You're a vet, not a nail trimmer. That's what Petsmart is for.
jhordansantana 1
You suck at life.
flutter4 7
Well, that was rude.
S182 15
You are insulting someone when you say fail out loud to them, and not because it sounds like ugly in Spanish.
DocBastard 40
This is EXACTLY why I would never operate on my own children. They would also bark, bite, and generally freak out.
SqueakyChipmunk 22
How many kids do you have? O.o
loloalltheway 23
Wait until you try cutting a cats nails, that's an challenge!!!
UltimateGIRness 16
Ever tried cuttin a goat or rabbits nails?thats a real challenge
outoftown 27
Nah, dat wabbit's claw cut my stomach, jumping away before I could get his. *blush at being done in by dat silly wabbit*
SqueakyChipmunk 22
I meant when I say 'fail' in a normal sentence. I don't use it like that.