Veterinarian Proudly Shows Off Cat She Killed

[Epona142]

I understand, and figured that is where you were coming from. I do try not to think the worst of people - it can be tough, after what I have seen, but that is an ugly way to think.

Unfortunately, many will read words, and without considering the other side, take a stance that leads to worse trouble for those of us who do use such a method and are willing to talk about it in public. I have received much harsher words for my actions.

So it is important, to me anyhow, that I at least try to write words, if not for you, then the future readers who come across this topic, to make it more clear that this type of thing is anything but.

[Paks]

[QUOTE=EKLay;8117402]
I have no problem with specializing in one or the other either. This particular one told us that she would treat our dog, but cats had preferential appointments and that our dog could wait another week to get her stitches out because she was “just” a dog and dogs were tougher so it didn’t matter as much. That was what made me ask for a copy of the records and let them know we were taking our dog and cats elsewhere.[/QUOTE] In a case like that I would have not only left I would have written a letter to the state veterinary board. Either be willing to treat or not but if they do treat they should do a good job.

[redalter]

french fry and epona - both have great points.

[Preposterous_Ponies]

It’s one thing to “SSS” to protect your livestock and family. It’s another to “SSS” for the fun of it. It’s a whole new ballgame when you “Trap, shoot, post to facebook, brag”.

Epona, I think anyone here would be hard pressed to say you are anything but admirable when it comes to the care of your animals.

[Epona142]

You are absolutely correct.

Posting and bragging about something you have killed is…disturbing to me. I try not to think too badly of hunters showing off prey that they have killed through skill to feed their family, because there is some level of pride there.

But the people who gleefully chop off a snake’s head and then post a picture on Facebook, or are holding up a dead predator with a caption “Got that sucker!” make me wonder.

Doing what needs to be done should not be a gleeful experience. I take no pleasure in the taking of any life, including when I butcher a turkey, rabbit, or goat to feed my family. I have some pride yes, but pleasure? No. This animal died because I needed it to. Respect is all that is required, not pleasure, not bragging, not a picture on Facebook.

[Fractious_Fox]

[QUOTE=FineAlready;8117427]

Having just had my wonderful cat pass away a few weeks ago, I will say that non-cat people do not understand the grief at ALL. Some people at work even trivialized his death and seemed annoyed that I missed work the day he had surgery and the day after, when he died. There was a definite undertone of “at least you didn’t lose a DOG - that would be so much worse.” :([/QUOTE]

I am really, really sorry you lost your cat and that you had people trivialize it. It’s the “soul”, or whatever you want to call it, that matters. Not the packaging. When you loose a kindred spirit, it hurts.

[FineAlready]

[QUOTE=Fractious Fox;8117834]
I am really, really sorry you lost your cat and that you had people trivialize it. It’s the “soul”, or whatever you want to call it, that matters. Not the packaging. When you loose a kindred spirit, it hurts.[/QUOTE]

Thanks - I totally agree. I started crying about him at work today. He just loved us so much, and we loved him right back. Even when he was incredibly ill and just out of surgery, he tried to get up and come over to us at the vet clinic when we went to visit him. The vet techs could not believe he jumped up the way he did, since he had seemed so out of it.

We actually adopted two new young cats this week. They are really fun and we are enjoying them. I know we will grow to love them as well. They will never be a replacement for our little Leon, though.

[moonriverfarm]

She better be glad she didn’t graduate from Auburn’s vet school. She would have her a** handed to her on a platter down here for her actions.

[Chall]

[QUOTE=french fry;8117644]
Seriously.

Whenever I read “SSS” on this board I fill in the blanks with “Sure Sign of a Sociopath.”[/QUOTE]
So, you allow your landlord to use rodent poison or not?

[french_fry]

[QUOTE=Chall;8118166]
So, you allow your landlord to use rodent poison or not?[/QUOTE]

Since you evidently also live in NYC, you must understand the humor I’m finding in the idea of “allowing” my landlord to do something. He, like any NYC landlord, does whatever he wants. However, I have had this conversation with my landlord because not only do the rodents die slow, agonizing deaths, I worry that they will die somewhere where feral cats or one of the pets in our building could potentially ingest the carcass.

I have also gone several rounds with my landlord about the use of sticky traps (his go-to method for dealing with rodents inside tenants’ apartments.) They are inhumane and I will not use them.

Mystifying out-of-the-blue personal attacks aside, I’m not trying to inhabit some moral high ground here; I understand that humans can’t live in perfect harmony with all creatures great and small and, as I said upthread, am not necessarily opposed to giving them a humane end. I just think the jovial way “SSS” is frequently used on this board is sickening.

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@Epona142;8117812

But the people who gleefully chop off a snake’s head and then post a picture on Facebook, or are holding up a dead predator with a caption “Got that sucker!” make me wonder.

I have also wondered if the reaction would have been the same if she’d held a snake with an arrow through it. A spider or cockroach with a dart pinning it to the floor.

[talkofthetown]

Sorry, what is “SSS”? I’ve never been able to figure that one out…

[Alagirl]

[QUOTE=talkofthetown;8118937]
Sorry, what is “SSS”? I’ve never been able to figure that one out…[/QUOTE]

Shoot - shovel - shut up

[JanM]

Fine-I’m so sorry for your loss.

I’ve found that there are pet lovers, and they sympathize with other pet lovers. Those who don’t really care for pets never will understand it. I’ve never really been around cats because of a very allergic family member, and they seem to focus on me. I guess they know I’m nervous around them. However, I do know that a pet’s love and the relationship is close no matter what the type of animal. I can understand someone preferring to deal with one species or another, but not going into a profession knowing you’ll be working with an animal you actively dislike. That is totally beyond my comprehension.

[FineAlready]

[QUOTE=JanM;8119031]
Fine-I’m so sorry for your loss.

I’ve found that there are pet lovers, and they sympathize with other pet lovers. Those who don’t really care for pets never will understand it. I’ve never really been around cats because of a very allergic family member, and they seem to focus on me. I guess they know I’m nervous around them. However, I do know that a pet’s love and the relationship is close no matter what the type of animal. I can understand someone preferring to deal with one species or another, but not going into a profession knowing you’ll be working with an animal you actively dislike. That is totally beyond my comprehension.[/QUOTE]

Thank you, and LOL regarding cats focusing on you. Cats always focus on the people who are the least comfortable with them or who don’t like them at all. I always find this exceptionally hilarious. They are like, “But WHY aren’t you interested in me? Look at all of this weaving between your legs I’m able to do. That’s neat, right? Also, this head butt thing. Surely you like that? Right? Riiiigggght?”

[redalter]

[QUOTE=FineAlready;8119158]
Thank you, and LOL regarding cats focusing on you. Cats always focus on the people who are the least comfortable with them or who don’t like them at all. I always find this exceptionally hilarious. They are like, “But WHY aren’t you interested in me? Look at all of this weaving between your legs I’m able to do. That’s neat, right? Also, this head butt thing. Surely you like that? Right? Riiiigggght?”[/QUOTE]

So true! They make a beeline for the person who is the least comfortable/enchanted with kitties.

:lol:

[hastyreply]

One of the disquieting side effects of all the social media up roar about this incident is the harassment online and also by phone of a vet clinic who just happens to be be in the same county and have “Washington County” in it’s name. It is a not for profit low cost spay neuter clinic called Animal Friends of Washington County. They do wonderful work making low cost spay and neuters available in an area that doesn’t have much of that sort of thing available. The vet in question has no relationship at all with them yet that doesn’t keep fanatics from calling and saying rude things and from posting all over their Facebook page.

[Epona142]

Oh no!! I really like that clinic - I used them several times for low cost spay/neuter until we moved a little further north.

Very upsetting. I tell people all the time now, you don’t want a viral video/picture…it opens the doors for the keyboard warriors to go nuts on you.

[french_fry]

I just do not understand how people use the same internet connection that they could look up relevant details about the case with (i.e. that this person’s employment has been terminated, which clinic she used to be employed with) to blindly attack anyone or anything that seems like it could possibly connected to the situation at hand.

[wireweiners]

Off topic but I read that the reason cats go for non cat people is that cats prefer to approach people rather than be approached by people. Cat people tend to try to approach kitties while non cat people leave them alone, therefore kitties go for them.