A cat punched me in the eye
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Being a veterinarian is a surprisingly dangerous job. No matter how good you are with animals (and I'd like to think my cat handling skills are pretty up there) once in a while, they get you! I was very nearly blinded a few days ago, so join me for that story, and several other tales of animal assault adventures.
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Okay, I'll say it. An eyepatch would look rad with Mr. Pirate on your shoulder. Arrrr!
YES!!! Great idea!
I'd love to see that!
Yes but then Mr. Pirate would need an eye patch too, methinks!
@@cballantyne6875 Arrgh! Ye be right matey!
Aye, Matey! You need an eye patch!
"500kg two-year-old with metal shoes who's prone to throwing tantrums" is a pretty apt description of a horse 😂
ROFL!!
They’re also made of glass and will impale themselves on any sharp object. Love ‘em!
Every dog bite I've ever had was preceded with the "oh, he doesn't bite" speech.
It’s so silly and sounds so suspicious whenever I hear it. It’s like if you introduced a new friend to someone and specifically said “oh don’t worry, he doesn’t steal”.
As a boxer and cat owner, I feel you, doc.
Should have weaved when I bobbed, right?
@@HelpfulVancouverVet use your legs. Bend them quickly and simultaneously shift your body right or left or back.
@@HelpfulVancouverVet You are verrry handsome, hot! 😍
@@diy5729 don't be creepy. it's inappropriate to make those sort of comments to anyone, especially a working professional who may not be in a position to tell you off.
@@diy5729 you're gross
“Horses: dangerous at both ends and crafty in the middle”
― Sherlock Holmes
So true!
vet: Imma gon look for facial asymmetry
cat: Imma giv u facial asymmetry
the dog wagging its tail anxiously and then having a negative response despite that is exactly how humans laugh when anxious/nervous and then either start crying or shut down. and then people tend to blame the anxious dog/human
I've never thought of it that way, but you may be right! Cool insight.
I was holding our cat at the vet while he tried to clip her nails, when her Kitty Timer ran out. Then somehow I had a cat on my head, bunny kicking my face and throat and chewing on my scalp, I'm not quite sure how she teleported up there.
As you said, our fault, not the cats fault at all. And my poor vet was horrified, kept following me around saying it should have been him that got it. That might have been logical, but cats don't do logic when they're upset :)
Net result was actually not too much damage for all the noise she made. Hurray for clipped claws! And my vet very bravely kept her on as a client for the rest of her wriggly, fighty, un-cooperative life, for which I am endlessly thankful.
But yes, perhaps safety goggles should be standard gear? My glasses certainly helped save my eyes :D
🤣🤣🤣
Ha! Great story! Love ‘kitty timer ran out’ and ‘teleported’ lol. I can imagine the bunny kicks 😹😹😹. I’m glad you aren’t blaming the cat; you sound like a great cat parent 😊.
We had a cat that wouldn't use any scratching equipment we got him so his nails would get so long they'd curl back and injure his feet. We'd take him regularly to the vet to have his nails clipped and my mom always had to hold him while the vet worked. He'd hiss and snap and growl through the entire procedure. He was a really good cat though, he never scratched anyone but the vet
Hahahaha! What a sweet story, in a horror-film kind of way! My cat has only once in his 12 years taken a swipe at me, and indeed it was because he was nervous and a bit upset, and not his fault even slightly. It never is. I can never blame an animal for being upset and angry. 😻
I am not brave, but I cut all 4 of my cats' nails every week. "Spa Day". Stressful for me, but three of them come willingly as I shamelessly bribe them with treats. The only way I can do it is to sit them on my lap like a child and wear strong dollarstore reading glasses. They aren't lap cats, but they will sit like that knowing the reward is to come. My first cat will be 8 this summer and she still pulls out the Marj Simpson voice. I'm a bit scared of her even after all these years, but I work fast with her and she can't be too stressed because she hangs around for brushing and treats after. They were all difficult at first but after a month or so of squirming, they figured out that goodies would follow. Even with cutting their nails weekly and having 2 cat trees and countless scratchers of all different materials and both vertical and horizontal, they have destroyed a couch and the carpeting on the stairs. Very frustrating. If anyone has suggestions for how to stop that or other undesirable behaviours, I'd appreciate suggestions. They know it is wrong and only do it when I am not home or in another room. Both my eyebrows and eyelids are intact. 😉
At the end, I got so distracted by Clawdia's pretty little foot sticking right up into view, as she was probably bathing herself! Then she photobombs Dr Yuri with a closeup view of her face right in front of the camera!!! Miss Clawdia & Mr Pirate are the best cats!! >^.^
Thirty years after a cat bite to his thumb, my dad still can’t entirely close his fist.
Our cat Alistair got out of the house and into a fight with another cat. My dad rescued him, but received a bad bite, which became infected. Still worth it. Alistair was his best friend and lived another 13 epic years. 8)
(He once chased a German Shepherd down the street with its tail between its legs.)
Your Dad, or the cat?😆
Not to mention even if you’re the best at reading body language, patients waking up from anesthesia can be super unpredictable!
I just published a video on that!
Very true! Let them rest & leave them alone & away from other animals until they’ve fully recovered. A friend of mine was seriously scratched by a cat that had just come from surgery & was disoriented & scared. She opened his cage & wham! He leaped out at her face,🙀
My cat has slapped me in my face. I was shocked and grateful he kept his claws in, guess he was telling me to stop kissing him.
Clawdia's little paw at 20:38 is so cute! I hope your eye heals well. I have a scar on my lip from my cat. I used to ride horses and that was scary enough.
I was going to comment about the cute toebeans 😍
Hilarious 😂
I loved seeing the back of her head at the end :)
Excellent random
hahahahahaha
My cat has scared the crap out of a couple of vets in his day. He's a nice cat, but not when he's scared. He can quickly become so wound up and unapproachable that not even I am allowed to touch him.
It's unfortunate, when he was younger he liked going to the vet! But they wanted me to leave him there in the morning so they could perform tests throughout the day one time, and apparently his behavior changed entirely once I had left(breaks my heart).
They made the right choice by not trying to do the tests they had planned for him and just calling me to come get him. He was totally in the murder zone when I got there, he was making demon noises at me too, and I'm his favourite person. Very unbecoming of a cat with a name that directly translates to "Purry Rosey-snout".
But I brought a tasty bribe and asked him to give paw, and I think the familiarity of his favourite treat and being asked to perform a trick he enjoys put him in a better mood.
The vet tech looked at me like I was the cat whisperer. Imagine though, a cat acting like they're possessed by literal satan, even hissing and growling at the person arriving to pick them up... And then that person asks the cat for a freakin high five, the cat actually does it, the person puts a crunchy nom nom in the cat's mouth and it's like none of that mean kitty stuff ever happened and the cat now even wants to politely greet the members of staff that he prevously tried to... Ya know... Dismember. Everyone pets him in complete disbelief, we all agree that we can probably try this again tomorrow with me sticking around until he's safely sedated, and we go home for the night.
You're describing my cat perfectly. I call it "full exorcist mode" when she gets like that - demon sounds, the whole works. Even when I take her to cat-friendly vets, she needs to be fully sedated for even the surface-level checkup - so we do ALL THE TESTS in one go every time. Poor baby.
Brilliant story, I loved it 😂
Many years ago I adopted a huge white cat, a really powerful animal. One night, probably within a week of adopting him, he bailed up a neighbor’s cat. Stupidly, I tapped him on the back, after which he turned his attention to me. He launched himself into the air and attached himself on my forearm, biting, scratching and kicking madly. After I managed to pry him from my arm, I noticed several puncture wounds on my arm. Despite cleaning the wounds, I felt a warming sensation creeping up my arm, which could only be an infection. A visit to the GP, several shots of penicillin (in the bum!), and my right arm in a sling, for six weeks. Turned out to be a fantastic cat, I still miss him to this day.
I am so thankful for my Vet who has put up with two of my quite onrey cats. One put scars on the X ray gloves they had to use to examine him. The other was just frenzied when picked up. We figured out that she was in a lot of pain from back problems and had probably been abused because she wasn’t tame.
Dr Uri: *doing his job*
The cat: "Oh, you're approaching me?"
cat: AND I'LL DO IT AGAIN!
No doubt about it.
Please keep telling us these experiences! I hope your eye heals quickly!
Luckily I don't have too many of them 😉
The unexpected rapid fire kissing had me laughing. I'm the same with mine, can't resist to give them a smooch on their foreheads when they come to bunt me on the face.
Haha; same! I am constantly kissing my cat! Mwah-mwah! 😻
Ouch! In the late '80s I was directing a play in Brussels (I live in France) and my contract stipulated housing where I could take my cat. The cast wanted to meet this Famous Kitty, so I had them around for drinks. My black cat sat on my lap enjoying the adoration of over-the-top thespians, and started to stroke my chin from underneath. When I looked down lovingly, her back-hand sliced across my cornea. Well, his was a whole new world of PAIN, akin to sliding down a razor blade, etc. Also, I had to wear a fetching "John Ford" eyepatch for a month whilst gobbling innumerable painkillers. Since then I have warned my vets, and kept a tight grip on my feline patients.
Glad to see Mr Pirate looking well, and your good self neither blinded nor eye-patched. Keep up the good work. Love from my 5 French kitties and moi.
Mon dieu! Great story! I've scratched myself on my mobile cactuses more than once but luckily just hands and nose!
Can't resist kissing the cats on the head!😻😍🤗
that total tone of voice change with those last two words
My cat going (over the speed limit) down the hallway rammed right into my shin. I googled max speed of a house cat and was shook when I saw 30mph. Apparently he was going somewhere near top speed into my leg. Pet injuries are always interesting.
Did you issue her a speeding ticket?
@@HelpfulVancouverVet He was given a firm warning. 😅
I was cat sitting my friends two girls for a month, when I came out of my bathroom while the girls were chasing each other and got hit in my foyer...was almost knocked off my own feet, except the foyer is so narrow, I ended up against the wall...to this day I don't know which one hit me or from which direction they came...freaking 5 pound cats almost knocked my 190 pound butt over...yeah try calling out sick with that excuse...😁
Love the Mr. Pirate rotation at 7:00 hahaha
Mr. Pirate tanning his chicken legs at the end is so damn cute! And he looks much better!
Cat squishability : lower than expected.
“Last time I trusted someone, I lost an eye.” Nick Fury
Who could resist that title 😂 but seriously be safe out there lol
Love Clawdia’s back paw display close to the end! 😻 Adorable pink pads.
That had me giggling,
I was just admiring my own cat’s pink paw pads a few days ago; probably why I found this extra adorable today. 🙂 It’s as if she’s giving Uri a high paw.
My late cat did this to me twice! My mistake was to try to cuddle her while she was overexcited after a catfight and again while she was angry after a bath. She could pack a punch for a sub 4kg cat and I had trouble finding a doctor to give me medication to deal with the worst laceration (under the eye for me) without X-rays requiring a specialist consultation - they were afraid my actual eyeball had been injured (it hadn’t). I also had to explain that I wasn’t in an abusive relationship to several people concerned about the nasty looking shiners I couldn’t successfully cover with makeup.
I'm so glad the cat didn't get your actual eyeball!
I love the sound effects you made when turning Mr. Pirate around! 🥰
It is the sound of fat cat turning.
@@HelpfulVancouverVet Just like that purring is the sound of the engine inside the cat that generates sympathy 😂🥰
I'm not Vet but as a cat daddy with a rowdy teenager i've had it happen to me as well.
Glad you’re ok Dr. Uri!
Thank you!
One of the most satisfying things about treating cats is the chance to help a animal that wants to kill you, well they're a killing machine.
Are you quoting me back at me? Because that is one of my favorite sayings!
@@HelpfulVancouverVet Yes I got that quote from you
Hearing your stories about large animal vets reminds me of All Creatures Great and Small. There’s a book series and some good video adaptions. If anyone is interested in stories like this I recommend them.
Oh I remember watching that! It was on BBC I think. My mother loved it and we watched it all the time!
I read all those stories as a young man. Love James Harriot but living through those stories is usually not as much fun as telling about them afterwards 🙂.
I don't think I've met a vet who hasn't read him, actually.
Aw I love James Herriot's stories!
@@HelpfulVancouverVet James Herriot's Cat Stories was my favorite book for much of my childhood, and yes, you're a great successor to his legacy!
@@HelpfulVancouverVet Oh good, I was hoping to hear that! Just recently read the whole series for the first time. It certainly helped me gain respect for vets - and confirmed my decision that I made at a younger age not to become a vet, despite how much I love animals of all kinds! 😅
I warn new vets about my oldest boy and his sister, both are 13yr cats, but they are still very willing to bite if scared. Talk to your vets honestly, they'll still treat your pets.
I still remember the relief in my then-new vets face when I showed up with my then-new shelter-dog I knew little about...
gave the vet a 5 minute briefing on how the dog reacts to different things and what I can already tell scares him (like gloves of any kind or tools of any kind)...
nothing ever happend to that vet, at least when my critters where involved :3
Sorry about your eye. Glad you are okay 🙂
My suggestion for your course title:
"Owning a cat 101, how to avoid a CATastrophe" 😉
Luckily the cat "punched" instead of their ultra stealth move of:
"grab snatch, and bite them nose as if your a lion on a buffalo!"
I have recurrent corneal erosion, where my cornea can rip when I open my eyes when I first wake up. It hurts so much more than one could imagine! I’m so glad your injuries were small and not your cornea!!
I adopted a stray cat in my neighborhood. He was a Russian Blue. I started to get to know him by feeding him (and other strays in my neighborhood). Before a big snow, I put a box with a blanket under a porch overhang in my back yard to help him deal with the snow. I went out to check on him, and found he had an abscess on his neck from a fight.
I took him to the vet to get antibiotics. After they fixed him up, I brought him home and kept him in the house. (He already knew my other cats from visits outside. After dinner, I put him on the table, to brush him, and he seemed to like it very much. But after a few minutes, he looked me in the eye, and seemed to suddenly remember all he’d just been through, and he hit me on top of my head. HARD! No claws, but it HURT! He walked to the other side of the table, then walked back. Sat down, then hit me in the head AGAIN. I said, “OW!” and said “what did I do wrong? Did I hurt you? I’m so sorry!” Then, he rubbed his head against my shoulder, and he never did it again. He lived with me 15 more wonderful years!
I once got a horrible infection in my thumb from a bite. Had to have two operations and a week of intravenous antibiotics in hospital, and now I have a permanent scar.
Not from a cat though - from a Guinea pig!
Ah, sorry about the punch--take care of that eye. I'm very excited about the cat care course you're going to present! Thank you!
My cat gave me a corneal scratch. It did hurt like hell. And then even after it healed, when my eye felt dry it felt like a grain of sand under my eyelid for years afterwards.
I'm sorry you had to go through that. It's pretty much what I imagined.
Great course! I’ve had cats since I was 5 years old. I’m 68 and an still learning. Had I known the importance of touching and massaging their paws to facilitate claw clipping and their mouthed to help with pilling and tooth brushing, I have less scratches from trying to do those tasks.
Eye patch Dr.Uri would look badass, just saying.
Great video! I have a horse and one time while my vet was tube-worming her, he told me a story about a colleague who was treating a bull. The bull shied away and caught the vet's wedding ring with a horn tip, and completely de-gloved his finger. Still creeps me out when I think about it. Ugh.
And that's why you don't wear jewelry when working with animals :(
This is the kind of thing you never thought could ever happen but sadly it does
I thought the title said "a CAR punched me in the eye".. i was so confused lol
My cat is definitely a madman when he is at the vet. We have to give him meds to calm him down so he doesn't beat the crap out of vets :(
My friends two girls just got spayed last week...I warned them one was not the hold me, pet me type...she not only got disolving stitches, but a polite invite to not come back after two weeks...funny thing is when they stay with me, don't look at me, don't touch me, stays close to me, and let's me pet her...hell she actually let me put her head cone on with no trouble...just looked at me like she wanted to know why she was being punished...😥
I'm glad the cat only got the "outside" of your eye. :)
And I also have a story:
I was bitten by the same dog twice (didn't make me afraid of dogs, though). I was around 5, I think and it was my fault both times because I woke him up. I remember that I walked into the house after and was taken to A&E after I got cleaned up because I was so surprised the first time.
I got a Tetanus shot both times and most of the injuries disappeared some time after. The only reminder is a permanent scar at the right side of my upper lip. I'm proud of that, to be honest. Makes me feel cool and badass. :D
At age 5, we haven't yet heard that advice, "never disturb a sleeping dog". Or, something like that. So glad your injuries were not worse.
@@dmm29 Actually you should be able to awaken a dog without an attack ensuing. Sounds like some dog training might have been helpful there. Or... my personal rule is to never leave young children and dogs together unsupervised. Even if there is no history of biting or rough play. Just have a care because lives are too precious to invest a little care.
Huh, te aztán bátor vagy! :)
"Cat Encounters of the Best Kind". The name for your tutorial, you can make it like a movie! But with a serious message.😸So nice to see you, sorry about the nasty kitty encounter.🙁But Mr. Pirate and Clawdia look absolutely fantastic, as always. Bless them and you for all your wonderful hard work, so much appreciated!👏👍👌😻
My partner grew up on an acreage in a rural area and found an injured cat on the family property one day. Being an animal lover and wanting to help, he approached the cat and tried to touch it. With its literal last dying breath, the cat reared up and sunk its fangs into his hand, dying almost immediately after. He was sad about the cat and didn’t think too much of the injury initially, but within a few hours the hand had ballooned up to twice its normal size. Luckily he got antibiotics and other than minor scarring had no long-term damage. I remember that story whenever I meet an unknown cat and always try to be cautious and read their body language!
I remember Dr Ferox saying something similar on her Tumblr about not wanting to work with horses because they're dangerous.
Bomaderry is not a hamlet! It's one area of the medium-sized town of Nowra. /indignant local. It must have been a village once, but they built the bridge and then cars became common.
HA! There's a good reason to wear non-Rx glasses for work! Glad there is only temporary damage. My kitties get head and ear kisses too. ❤️😺❤️😺 The Russian/Ukrainian people are WONDERFUL, it's their governments who cause the problems.
20:39 Clawdia says....."Put your paw in the air like ya just don't care!" 🤣❤🤣 So sorry about your battle wounds but thank the good Lord it wasn't worse 🙏 Being a crazy cat lady who traps and tames feral cats, I've had lots of battle wounds but I've been blessed by having a way with cats. Usually they learn to trust me in a good amount of time. Every cat is different and some take longer to tame than others. I don't give up even if it takes 6 months to tame them. The battle scars are worth it! Thank you so much for your videos! In this house, we love you, Mr. Pirate and Clawdia❣🐾❤ Edit:...Crazy amazing horse story!!
Oh no poor doctor😅🙈 I love how mr Pirate ALWAYS makes you happy and spreads good mood😻
My BF's dog has actually never tried to bite anyone
not even the cat when she slaps his face and hisses at him
One time I was at the vet with one of my previous cats who was incredibly sweet.
The vet’s assistant loved him, but at one time her and the vet had to draw some blood, he had an hyperthyroidism, and my cat dug one of his claws in her arm. I think at that point he was just fed up with all the frequent vet visits.
So she was stressed and in pain, but still calm: “Bert, Bert, Bert, hold on a minute, his nail is in my arm!”
The vet was drawing his blood, he couldn’t do much. So I took my cat’s claw and gently removed it from her arm.
It probably happens all the time, but for me it was a little surreal. I did not have “dig your cat’s claw out of another woman’s arm” on my calendar that day.
He wasn’t aggressive, just got startled for a moment and grabbed onto her arm.
My current cat, and previously also his sweet sister, is a total sweetheart. The only time he’ll scratch me, is when he’s playing underneath the blanket I keep on the couch.
But immediately stops when I Eeek. And only play bites, as in, his teeth might touch me during playing, there’s no pressure.
Lucky !
I have had a corneal cut/scratch..from a small Japanese maple when gardening....it was at the beginning of a 5wk holiday...what a waste of 5 weeks that was....all good now lol.
Just caught up with Mr Pirate being an Aussie !! He's such a great ocker!! 👍 .Hi from his Kiwi fan lol . He still looks great, my cat Sunny is now 18 and pretty healthy hoping he'll hang in there for a while yet ! 😊
My uncle was a blacksmith and he also shoed horses back in the day and he got kicked in the eye and blinded In that eye...
Dog owner: He's a good boy, he never bites
Vet staff: *prepares to be bitten imminently
My poor neighbor had both super bad cat injuries, a corneal scratch and a bite in a finger joint. They were years apart, but still. My favorite cat scar is the one I got while restraining for a blood draw. Cat launched himself forward using a back foot claw for better escape traction. Even after decades of fading, it's the width of four fingers, going from the first thumb joint to well past my wrist. Igor, I still salute you to this day (with one finger)!
Sorry about the cat encounter yet it’s a great story and leaves me wanting to hear more experiences with your patients (while respecting their privacy of course). Thanks for the Vaseline tip.
Cat bite is so real!! I once had a stray cat in my garden who decided to have her babies there. She was not used to humans but as the days passed by, she realized we were not dangerous but generous, she let us to touch her head.
The vet told us to spay her when the babies had 45 days old and so I did. Oh God when I tried to lift her... She bit me haaard and her claws were deep in my forearm. The vet was in the same street to I continued with the task, I asked my grandma to open the cage and when I arrived to the vet I was bleeding a lot, my legs were shaking, I was so week. My wounds got infected, it was hot in that region and very inflamated. I still have scars of her after 5 years.
Last year in March I was volunteering with a cat rescue. The cat escaped and hid under some shelves. When I grabbed it it bit and scratched like a little black tornado. I was bleeding and in pain but I thought it's just a cat bite/scratch, not that bad. Fortunately I called my sister who is a nurse and she said you better get antibiotics. She ordered some for me. I took them and felt sick but better than losing a hand or something. My one finger bled for hours. Another finger swelled up. I had a huge bruise on my arm. Even a little cat that's not fully grown can be dangerous, I learned that then.
I'd be wearing safety glasses from now on.
The fastest Urgent Care visit I ever had was when I got chomped by my nephew's cat who'd gotten stuck and panicked when I tried to help her. I got there just as it opened up, the doctor heard there was a cat bite, didn't make me go through triage, just made sure I wasn't bleeding and could wiggle my fingers and that the cat had had all her shots and prescribed me a course of antibiotics.
My finger was already starting to swell by the time I got there. Her former humans had apparently never taken her to the kitty dentist, and she later had to have four teeth out.
A relation of mine who worked as a vet tech was cleaning the teeth of a sedated dog. Unexpectedly, the doggo woke up, panicked, bit off the end of one of her fingers. Luckily, there was a major medical center relatively close by and they were able to reattach the finger after several hours of surgery.
My friend's dad (and also the husband of my mom's coworker at the lab) died when I was in elementary school from a horse kick to the skull. I've been mildly terrified of horses ever since then.
I adore when you tell us your wonderful stories from your studies years! Why not give us a video some time to time only with these fantastic souvenirs? I love this so much! Thank you, Dr. Uri. And yes, Ukraine deserves Freedom! 👍from Quebec.
Salut!
Ok but your smile when Mr. Pirate shows up. Precious.
Sorry for the broken foot.
I got only a completely bruised foot .
Having lived in SUFFOLK- UK in a tiny village of 200 people for 14 years, I looked out of our cottage, suddenly there was a beautiful face looking over our low hedge, a beautiful face of a cow.
I got up, went out and saw more cows approaching us and neighours.
We tried to guide them to a saver place, while someone phoned to find out , where they were coming from.
They were on the run and came from another village.
I am and never was cowgirl and one of the wonderful cows tread on my foot. I was " singing" ! Luckily it was only a heavy bruise and for a while I could only wear slippers on that foot.
Wonderful to remember that.
We had a good time in SUFFOLK . Having lived not far from were my husband comes from.
An excellent rural tale! I can only imagine your surprise at seeing a cow peeking at you 🤣
You are so fortunate, as you said it could have been very serious. Years ago I has something similar, my cat was in the bed with me and I was looking at her - the issue was that one of my eyes doesn't close because the bones aren't in the correct place and the stare must have upset my cat and she reached out and scratched me. The lid was scratched, but I was fortunate as well, as the eye was ok. Really threw me and I realised that no matter what your relationship is with your pet, you still need to take care.
Yeah, I've treated a few cat scratches on dog corneas in my time and I DO NOT want one of those.
I'm glad to see Mr Pirate and Clawdia in good shape 😺
I have a similar scar because I wanted to surprise my cat with a kiss on his neck while he was sleeping...(and the boy was surprised indeed!)
I'm so fascinated hearing your storiws, but @20:39 clawdia shows off her toe beans and I don't want this to be overlooked 😻
Maybe the catto didn't like being squished 💅👀😹
It was actually a case of inadequate squishing intersecting with inadequate caution.
Thank you. I knew some of this but very eye-opening! I can imaging the anxiety of being a surgeon whose patients regularly try to bite the money makers.
Get well soon Doc Uri, love your vet stories, do share more! One of my dream careers when I was small was to be a vet, but maybe now I'm glad I ended up pursuing art instead!😂Hehe...little Clawdia stole the show with her cute pinky jelly paw at the end. Mr Pirate so chill and affectionate as always.
Clawdia is a classic case of cats never wanting to be where they are wanted. Little does she know that her attempts at being a jerk and blocking the camera make my videos much, much better! Mwahahahaha!!!
Abbey, my kitty was hungry early in the morning & I was sleeping & didn’t wake up quick enough. Perhaps she gently patted with no response from me She batted my face area with enthusiasm which caught me on the eyelid. I howled in pain but now I was awake. At least my eye area did have bruising like yours.
Ouch! I think most cat scratches are just accidents like that. The most painful thing I've experienced from my cats is their tooth catching my nose. Don't ask how it happened.
Mr. Pirate turning: CUTE
yes you were lucky. not every cat is as peaceful and calm as Mr. Pirate 😊 he is such a sweetheart
the anecdote about dangerous dog owners assuring you that their pet is docile is interesting. i wonder if they do that because they're afraid admitting they've bitten someone means that they will be put down without a choice? especially if it's a bigger dog.
Anyway ! I hope that your eye recovers well! One of my favorite characters of all time has a scar on his eye like that, so hopefully you'll get lucky lol. great video as always :)
My cat is a rescue and if I cuddle/ play with her too much she can bite, but if I’m very gentle and interact in a way she feels comfortable with, she’s absolutely fine. So if it happens- it’s totally on me!
Cats will often get mouthy when they're overstimulated but IMO it's not true biting, just play bites that are ok on other cats but not on humans with our sensitive skin.
I think of the cats as 'sweet but poor social kills'. Btw, I teach people how to help a kitten develop good social skills in my course 😉.
As I was listening to this I was filing a piece of metal at work and I'm definitely glad it can't kick or bite me
I haven't been punched by a cat but I *did* have one of ours manage to yeet my glasses from my face while I was trying to trim her nails
Great video! It reminded me of Farm holdays I had when I was young. The farmer said when you're feeding cattle in the barn, don't get trapped between the animal and the feed trough or you risk serious injury. If you do, grab their tail high up and bend it to cause pain and hang on. Use them to push the others away. Either that or a thumb up the nose for a similar result. Great advice that thankfully I didn't need to use.
Loved the stories Dr. Uri! Hope you share more. I used to work as a veterinary assistant/ receptionist and all this gave me flashbacks lol in a good way. I started dying of laughter when you mentioned how owners will say their dog has never bitten anyone and how that is a warning sign because 9 out of 10 times this is true!!! Once owners said that to me I would become extra cautious. Most of time I can tell by the body language before they even said anything thankfully.
Vets are HEROs!!
Cat must have a good jab, that's a pretty nice black eye.
Your profession is such a high risk of injury category. Please stay safe. You are so needed.
Yikes, I'm glad it wasn't worse!
I had a cat who had an episode some time back and she started hissing, growling, and shrieking bloody murder in the middle of the night. I eventually determined it was due to severe back pain (blood work, x-rays, a neuro visit and an MRI later), but not before she launched herself across the room to attack me. You know what's fun? Having your much-loved pet take a serious swipe at your arms and legs. She broke four of her claws off in my feet/ankles/hands. But we got her on pain meds, and (after she completed her at-home quarantine) we lived happily for the rest of her life.
Cats, man. They are loving and sweet and fluffy, but they can punch above their weight.
It's just the ironic reality of working in this field. You really can't do it for the money.
@@HelpfulVancouverVet True, and we surely appreciate what you do!
I always like any information that informs our conversation with our veterinarians about animal family member’s healthcare. I keep a little record of different medications prescribed for various animal ailments I read about.
Your vets are lucky!
Ouch! When I was a kid our family cat was a nightmare at the vet, so now I always train my cats to accept handling from a young age. Makes vet visits so much easier with cats that are willing to let the vet examine them without making a fuss! Last year my 15 year old cat somehow managed to break her jaw and she still let the vet examine her injury without trying to scratch or bite.
Great stories. Her paw sticking up near the end aww. I remember when I was 5 I was sticking my face into a neighbors cats personal space and got scratched from my forehead to my cheek, the claws luckily bounced over my eyebrow and didn’t hit my eyes. Completely my fault, and I’ve never had a bad experience with a cat or dog since, until last year. I was staying with a friend who has a very large (100+lb) and unpredictable dog with food aggression. He had to have a muzzle most of the time, we couldn’t leave food out, etc. I joked that he was a police reject because he looked like the type and he would go for the arms. Well he got a slim Jim wrapper from my trash when I left my door open for a moment, I instinctively went to grab it and he went for my arm. Considering how big he was he actually didn’t cause that much damage, just tried to get control to ease his anxiety IMO, but he still ripped a hole in my shirt. It wasn’t until I was checking out the hole that I saw it actually went past the shirt and into my bicep a good 3/4 inch. Which was still only half of the tooth or so. Could have been much worse. I still don’t blame him, but I was glad to move out of there to not have that level of stress every day. I miss my cat, but she’s with my mom, and has bonded with her/comfortable in the space. I can’t take her away from that, as a semi feral kitten rescue it took so long to get her to trust anyone or anywhere other than me and the inside of my sleeves. I do really miss her though, and my childhood doggo who died two years ago, and the cat i rescued off the street who slept in the bend of my knee every night for about half a year before she got out and didn’t return when I stayed out one night. 3 animals suddenly not in my life in a short span of time, 😿 but one had a long life, one is with my mom, and one I hope is doing ok with some other family. I love them all, they helped me through some dark times in my own life and I tried to do the same for them. The rescues take a lot of work and patience but it’s so rewarding.
Glad you got away without serious injury!
Reminds me of a dog my sister had. He moved to her since his previous owners couldn't take care of him (their choice to give the dog a good home). I was along for his first visit to the vet (with her) and since he was known to be rather upset at being handled he got a muzzle.
And oh my did he get mad. As in "kill the world" - good thing he was a little German Terrier and not a strong big breed.
But then came the time to take of the muzzle... And he was still madder then a hatter.
About 0.05 seconds after the muzzle was removed he forgave us and was a happy little cuddly terrier again!
One of the things I appreciate about 'All Creatures Great and Small' is that the show does convey some sense of the danger of large animal work, fore and aft.
My uncle, who while not a vet did on-call artificial inseminations, introduced me as a child to the dual-use back passage. *Long* plastic gloves. Fortunately, herbivore poop🐮💩 is not nearly as heinous as carnivore poop. 🐩💩
Ah, another fecal connoisseur. Welcome!
A new product for you. “Vet safety glasses.” :)
Sorry for what happens to you Dr. Uri, I am glad you are better💕
Safety goggles are a must for a vet
You were lucky! I've been saved more than once by my prescription glasses. Once I cut the wire on a hay bale and the wire snapped right up into my glasses and gave a deep scratch to the lens-better the lens than my cornea.
Before the Siamese mix, Babette, that I have now, she's almost four, we had a 17 year-old, white, short haired domestic cat. She adored us, as we did her; however, she was vicious to the vet & staff. Once a year, they would have to heavily sedate her, and do everything during that one appointment. We lost her to cancer 20 years ago, and she is still very much missed...and, the vet still remembers her! Guess why😬They now care for my current cat daughter. Who is sweet as sugar with them😸. Love your stories, Dr. Uri, and seeing Mr. Pirate and Clawdia💞🐱