Veterinarian to Be

I just love the idea that normal cats could have this under the fur and we would never know.

1. As far as a cat is concerned, the highest form of entertainment is annoying another cat on purpose.

2. If you have a good rapport with your cat, you count as another cat.

That head wound looked pretty concerning so this baby went for a CT scan to assess the damage to its skull and soft tissue.

It might seem crazy that this wild snake could survive a tire to the head, but rattlesnakes are incredibly tough critters. Their heads are so muscular that when they’re struck by a car they can often survive with minimal damage to the bony structures of the head. In this case, the trauma from the tire forced those impressive facial muscles through the skin without breaking any cranial bones. Fortunately, an incredibly skilled exotics veterinarian was able to surgically repair the damage. Here it is after surgery!

And peahens. This one sleeps on a fluffy rainbow unicorn stuffed animal:

Her name is Artemis and she’s allergic to food.

This is Stan. His color morph is called Cameo so I named him Stan Lee:

He’s Artemis’ boyfriend.

They won’t defend other birds from predators like raccoons or weasels or coyotes or anything. They’re just as likely to get eaten in those cases.

However, they will harass snakes and other small, novel animals like mice, rabbits, wild birds, etc if they can get away with it. They will also yell at anything they disapprove of including but not limited to:

Your car

Neighbors

that one leaf that moved in the wind

the wind

deer in the woods

a hawk overhead

an airplane that might be a hawk overhead

each other

a noise they heard

a noise they thought they heard

sparrows

seriously, fuck sparrows specifically, they are DISALLOWED, completely intolerable, must chase off, shake train, and/or yell about it

that one kiwi fruit that was up to no good

the feather that fell off their own body and scared them

thunder (how dare the sky yell at them)

the sun arriving

the sun departing

Maybe I am getting old and cynical, but experience counts for a lot. This just seems to be the reality of veterinary medicine.