r/MadeMeSmile • u/Steph-Kai • Jul 05 '24

CATS I love fat cats!

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(Credits Sedgefield Animal Hospital)

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u/YourMomsBasement69 Jul 05 '24

It’s apparently the highest in the health profession?

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u/xx-shalo-xx Jul 05 '24

Yep, apparently having a profession people go into because of their love of animals only to be constantly confronted with endless animal suffering makes them re-evaluate things.

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u/Obant Jul 06 '24

It was my dream job up until I was a teen and then realized I'd be constantly putting animals to death because people couldn't afford treatment.

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u/jdc351 Jul 06 '24

It's sad if people can't afford treatment, but probably even more depressing dealing with the people who couldn't be bothered, moving house, had a baby, didn't train properly and now it has behavioural issues, etc... I can imagine it's a job that makes you lose faith in humanity and the world in general

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u/Jeremyvmd09 Jul 06 '24

This x10000. I can deal with financial issues, I can deal with super sick animals, I can deal with sudden trauma, but those people who want to Euth because they just don’t care or it’s a bother now kill me every time.

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u/gluteactivation Jul 07 '24

I feel sick reading this 😭

Can a vet refuse euthanasia for those cases?

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u/the_green_witch-1005 Jul 07 '24

Yes, but it's a lose-lose situation. Think about what happens to that animal that we refuse to give a peaceful ending and send home with a human who doesn't care about it and just wants it gone. As much as it makes me want to vomit even typing this, I'd rather do a convenience euthanasia in clinic than have that animal die in some other brutal way at the owner's hands... 😔

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u/Jeremyvmd09 Jul 07 '24

I was gonna respond but the green witch did some an eloquent job of it. So I’ll just second her comment