Today, working as a veterinarian, I received a complaint from a client. He said I sucked at my job, purely because I implied he should have brought his severely ill cat in a lot sooner. Which he should have. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I sent my boss a picture of my cat instead of the report I was supposed to send. He replied, "Maybe I should've hired him instead of you." FML
Today, a customer brought his cat in to be euthanized. I told him to "have a nice day" as he was leaving. FML
Today, my boss brought his cat to the office. Despite our no pet policy, I still managed to get the blame when the crazy animal scratched 3 colleagues and peed on the floor after my boss left for bathroom. Apparently I was supposed to be "looking after it". FML
Today, I had to explain to my boss that the reason I was sobbing hysterically as she told me that I was getting a pay raise was because I was going to the vet to have my sick and dying cat put down. Good news at a bad time. FML
Today, I had to take my cat to the vet. On the way there, he managed to get out of his cage, climb into the front seat, onto my chest, and howl in my face as I tried to drive down the highway. I ended up with stitches and still got charged for missing my cat's appointment. FML
Today, I took my dog to the vet. Wanting to seem like a responsible owner, I lifted him onto the exam table. My back then cracked loudly, I dropped him, and he ran straight into a trash can. The vet sighed and asked, “Rough day for both of you?” FML
Today, I was the designated emotional support person for my friend's mom as she went to have her sick cat put down. The cat was aggressive towards the male vet. She said, "She doesn't like men" to which the vet replied, "Well, soon that won't be a problem." The willpower it took both of us to not yell at him, or worse… FML
Today, I took my wife's cat to the vet for her yearly check up. I'm finishing the day at the hospital with multiple bite wounds and a deep gash in my leg. My wife chose to comfort her cat instead. FML
Today, I saved a kitten from the streets, cleaned her up and asked the vet what I should do with her because she was the sweetest thing and my cat has a highly contagious illness. The vet had to put her down. 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
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Tripartita 45
I went once brought in my cat after it l had been hit by a car a few days prior. The "vet" was so shitty, he couldn't even bring it back to life! He just kept trying to move towards the door and asking how I managed to get past reception with a dead cat. Pfff!
watermelon15 35
Don't take it personally. You didn't do anything wrong.
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Comments (25)
Apparentlyacunt 18
What a catastrophe! I'll show myself out.
KimJongCole 9
Please do.
DerpyDoggy 8
that was amazing
watermelon15 35
Don't take it personally. You didn't do anything wrong.
Tripartita 45
I went once brought in my cat after it l had been hit by a car a few days prior. The "vet" was so shitty, he couldn't even bring it back to life! He just kept trying to move towards the door and asking how I managed to get past reception with a dead cat. Pfff!
wrongmove 11
I read your FML and wondered initially how you work as a vegetarian and what cats have to do with that. Then I realised I needed to get some rest.
Naatya__fml 25
After I read your comment I felt good because I wasn't the only one to read vegetarian instead of veterinarian Well, OP, don't mind that person. Even if this case goes court, you'll win easily
arano 29
You should've told him he sucks at his job as a pet owner. Then tell him he can go elsewhere if he wants to be a jackass.
sparkledoge 29
I worked as an assistant for a vet who had a similar problem with a vegan who said he sucked at his job because he couldn't heal her cat. She gave it vegan food and refused to give him meat. She said it obviously wasn't the problem and he was a bad vet. Some people are idiots and will always think vets and doctors are supposed to perform miracles and should be able to make anything okay. I hope you don't get that type of problem too often.
HeartYou101 31
I've read a few articles about the dangers of vegans making their dogs and cats follow their "diet". Ya know what was said at the end of each article? They should have got a rabbit or guinea pig if they wanted a pet that didn't eat meat!
sparkledoge 29
Exactly, it not like herbivore animals are hard to find.
capnjacksparrow 7
Was the cat ill from eating 15 out of 16 stitching pins?
ohsnapword 21
I was once working on a client's PC. He kept asking if I knew what I was doing and questioning everything I did. All because he read one thing on the internet. Fed up, I got up and said to him "here, if you know what you're doing, you fix it." That shut him up. tldr; Don't take it personally. The client is never a good judge of your job performance.
mjw0000 2
wtf? just wtf?
Sherlihy 6
I know that you are probably right OP. But, sometimes it's best to keep it to yourself. Hope the cat survived.
ThePez828 18
I was coming to say this! OP is definitely right, but there's no point in saying things like that. We can't go back in time to bring the cat in sooner so why say that? It's best to just keep comments like that to ourselves to prevent the backlash. But you can think inside your head the whole time that the guy sucks! After caring for sick cats, the last thing I'd want to hear is that I should have done something differently...But I believe I cared for mine better than he cared for his.
onyourleft 10
So if he has another cat, or any animal, or this cat manages to live, he won't let them suffer in the future and bring them in immediately. How's that for a great reason for this man to have to listen to his **** up from the vet after letting his cat suffer?
Titan_Slayer 21
I have to agree with #32. We don't want them to make that mistake in the future.
alitairi 18
story of my life, especially with owners of dogs that have parvo.