tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post3549928337778324711..comments2023-10-28T08:11:31.703-04:00Comments on KatDoc's World: "It happens to every vet once."Kathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13186814675058675885noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-12543063951543777822009-01-26T13:11:00.000-05:002009-01-26T13:11:00.000-05:00Wow, I didn't know it was so hard to sex little ki...Wow, I didn't know it was so hard to sex little kittehs, but obviously it is! Guess I haven't had much experience with it. <BR/><BR/>The thing is, now you're REALLY a vet, because you've done what every vet does, according to the lore! So it wasn't a "mistake;" it was an "initiation."dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-15615949557224249442009-01-25T16:21:00.000-05:002009-01-25T16:21:00.000-05:00Snort. Shades of James Herriott trying to get a m...Snort. Shades of James Herriott trying to get a milk sample from the bull!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-57600660105189326002009-01-24T13:21:00.000-05:002009-01-24T13:21:00.000-05:00Kathie:Yes I was and I still am.Carolyn, Julie, &a...Kathie:<BR/>Yes I was and I still am.<BR/><BR/>Carolyn, Julie, & Mary C:<BR/>I am a terrible liar, so I stick with the truth. I had a client once leave a dog for euthanasia, but she was going to tell her kids it was "hospitalized." If they called, she wanted us to tell them it "died," despite our attempts to save it. I was hacked that she would rather make me look incompetent than to be straight with her kids. My answer: "We can't keep track of who we are supposed to lie to, so our policy is to always tell the truth." And I do, even when it means admitting I messed up.<BR/><BR/>Donna:<BR/>I have seen a female dog with male parts. :O The client was a breeder, who bought her sight-unseen from another breeder in order to add to her genetic line. She brought the dog in saying, "Something doesn't look right <I>down there.</I>" And it sure didn't! I suggested she might not want to breed this particular bitch.<BR/><BR/>Frank:<BR/>Well, I didn't charge them for the "spay," if that's what you mean, but they paid regular price for the neuter and declaw.<BR/><BR/>~KatDocKathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186814675058675885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-60056025256056322172009-01-24T11:43:00.000-05:002009-01-24T11:43:00.000-05:00But -- did you give them a discount? ;)But -- did you give them a discount? ;)Frank Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766219281485749395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-73868710063049281002009-01-23T21:56:00.000-05:002009-01-23T21:56:00.000-05:00I recently heard a story on NPR about a dog that h...I recently heard a story on NPR about a dog that had portions of both sexual apparatus--so the vet spayed and neutered that animal. The owner who thought he had a macho boxer was NOT happy that his dog also had vestigal female equipment.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-38446442703865178882009-01-23T11:25:00.000-05:002009-01-23T11:25:00.000-05:00Kathi - I was amused by your post. I've heard tha...Kathi - I was amused by your post. I've heard that kittens are difficult at times to identify their sex/gender. As a matter of fact, the kittens my daughter and I adopted this past summer (and they are domestic short-hair) were to be neutered. And then it was discovered that one of them was female. So I think it happens more often than one would suspect. I like the fact that you blogged about it even if it was embarrassing to you. That goes to show how honest veterinarians are! ;o)Mary Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077077785157768787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-66180958573666256532009-01-22T17:57:00.000-05:002009-01-22T17:57:00.000-05:00Honesty and vulnerability are bloggin' gold. I lov...Honesty and vulnerability are bloggin' gold. I love this post. I find sexing kittens is best left to the experts. They can be subtle about their external features, 'specially when they're all Fluffernutter. Now you can be the vet at the cocktail party with the glimmer in her eye!Julie Zickefoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-24903318391687815482009-01-22T10:08:00.000-05:002009-01-22T10:08:00.000-05:00There is no such thing as honest to a fault. Some...There is no such thing as honest to a fault. Some pet owners need to hear the truth even if they don't like it.<BR/><BR/>My favorite vet once misdiagnosed my dog and she developed life-threatening cellulitis requiring several days in the (expensive) animal hospital. Did we take our dog back to him? You bet we did. And he was the first vet to check out our dear Ellie when we got her.<BR/><BR/>Your mistake was relatively minor, but you are almost certain to make a major one in your career. Keep in mind that reasonable pet owners know that vets are people too in spite of their wealth of knowledge and skill.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-61032409189778019142009-01-21T16:29:00.000-05:002009-01-21T16:29:00.000-05:00Katdoc, I bet you were mortified! I know I would ...Katdoc, I bet you were mortified! I know I would be. I'm glad the owners were understanding. As for the cat? It probably didn't express an opinion since it no longer had the "balls" for it!Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-21707044741773908462009-01-21T07:27:00.000-05:002009-01-21T07:27:00.000-05:00Mary & Lynne: I blush easily and often - it w...Mary & Lynne: I blush easily and often - it will take quite a while for this face to un-redden!<BR/><BR/>Nina: Thanks for the nice note - I am, unfortunately, honest to a fault. I only wish I were as smart.<BR/><BR/>Susan: Don't be too harsh on the owners, it can be easy to mistake the gender of cats. This one, in fact, had been examined 4 times and we all missed it.<BR/><BR/>SheltieDoc: My patient was also a very fuzzy long-haired cat, named "Fluffy," as a matter of fact. (Hmm - do two cases equal an epidemic?) He didn't have a lot of "junk in his trunk" as it were, and even when "she" was laying on her back to be prepped for the spay, nothing "jumped out at us" so to speak. But, you can bet I am going back to double checking every cat spay before I cut!<BR/><BR/>~KathiKathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186814675058675885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-54631319352908453402009-01-21T02:31:00.000-05:002009-01-21T02:31:00.000-05:00Raising hand sheepishly....I belong to the club to...Raising hand sheepishly....I belong to the club too!<BR/><BR/>In my defense, I was only maybe 3 or 4 mos out of school, I had never seen the cat before, it was a Himilayan named "Fluffy" (and it was- very), and the owner had brought it AND its sister both in for spaying on the same day...<BR/><BR/>I have had a few since then that we caught while prepping for surgery. For a while one of our shelters had a run on mis-identifying the sex on kittens and during that time I learned to check EVERY kitten that was presented to me and make sure the owner had reported the sex correctly. Sometimes it is harder to tell than others! I remember one particular client who brought in "Abby" and was devastated when Abby turned "her" back to me and I told him perhaps we needed to rename her "Abner"!Sheltiedochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17413120330861291460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-11765392638786397872009-01-20T22:41:00.000-05:002009-01-20T22:41:00.000-05:00LOL LOL LOL!Kathi missed the balls!tee hee....Okay...LOL LOL LOL!<BR/>Kathi missed the balls!<BR/><BR/>tee hee....<BR/><BR/><BR/>Okay. Seriously. <BR/>Every vet does it once? Wow. <BR/>But I have to wonder about the eyesight of the owners. Do they need a lesson in anatomy?<BR/>Word verification:catop<BR/>(Or should we say "cat bottom"?)Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-7472449430086357022009-01-20T22:26:00.000-05:002009-01-20T22:26:00.000-05:00What a great story to share--and even better with ...What a great story to share--and even better with your years' experience.<BR/>I'm always amazed by the breadth of knowledge vets must possess--such diverse patients, and none who help out by telling you what the problem really is.<BR/>It's just nice to know you're as honest as you are smart!nina at Nature Remains.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-33523134199787498212009-01-20T22:20:00.000-05:002009-01-20T22:20:00.000-05:00Wooops! I'm sure you'll take your ribbing like a ...Wooops! I'm sure you'll take your ribbing like a champ. Are you done blushing yet?Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439217614964375870.post-11215940159922216002009-01-20T22:06:00.000-05:002009-01-20T22:06:00.000-05:00Awww, Kathie. To err is human, you know. I'll be...Awww, Kathie. To err is human, you know. I'll bet your eyes widened and your face flushed?<BR/><BR/>It's OK - guys don't care much about scars.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.com