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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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)
Life_sucks_13 6
Most vets have other people trim their dogs nails. It's not unusual.
missadoodikins 9
Sedatives, man. I'm a vet tech and my boss sedated his dog for every nail trim. It's not worth the stress on the dog to try if he gets that worked up.
locococoa3 5
It's only because it's your dog so don't worry!
lightangel89 6
If I did it for a living I wouldn't want to do it at home lol. It's all good you got someone else to do it!
FSM88 0
I ist to cut them for a living to. I still wouldnt cut my own dogs nails. Theres just somethin about it
jlperry31 10
every vet ive been to they have nurse like people who do that tyoe of thing. not the actual vet.
diegocasillas89 3
It's funny Becuase sometimes even though ur a vet tour own pet can be the worse I used to be a successful dog trainer but my do didn't listen worth a crap
Flowsidon 6
That's the difference between life and your job
imazaari 12
Oh my God you people are so ignorant. You think a pediatrician would be able to give their own child a shot without being a little upset? My coworker has been a Vet Tech for 10 years and she couldn't be in the room when we did a simple, 10 minute mass removal on her beloved pup. When it's your pet it's different. And pets owned by Vets can be some of the worst-behaving pets I've ever seen.
Mandy93 15
I wouldn't worry about it if I were you. As a vet, you probably know that every dog reacts differently. I have to take my dog to the vet to get her nails trimmed to. It usually takes three people, two of whom are grown men, to hold her down, and she's only a ten pound yorkie!