A responsible pet owner doesn’t just give their furry companion cuddles and treats.

Religiously visiting the vet is what makes someone a true parent to any kind of animal.

However, bringing them to the vet doesn’t always turn out fine.

We all know this, they sometimes behave badly especially when they see that long line of pet owners and their respective pets.

The sight somehow sends them some sort of bad signal.

Obviously, they are not too happy to see their vet.

Little do pet owners know, the vet feels the same way too!

Why? It’s simply because some pet owners don’t know why they are there.

But to be fair with fur moms and dads, they aren’t perfect, actually, no one is.

However, that doesn’t give anyone the excuse to not know the basics of pet parenting.

Okay, we’ll stop the blame game.

Let this article save you (whether you own a pet or not), your pet, and your vet from those clinic visit nightmares.

We have listed down some important things that you should stop doing before and during vet visits.

1. Scrap the idea of using the internet as the main source of your diagnosis.

Searching for answers on the internet had helped us all, there’s no question about that.

However, when talking about your pet’s health, you must stop using whatever’s on the “WWW” during your so-called “self-diagnosis”.

When there is something wrong with your pet, symptoms might be coming from or caused by many things, and reading one animal health-related site wouldn’t help.

Although sometimes it helps, you should not rely too much on the internet.

If you noticed something wrong with your pet, the best thing to search for is the nearest vet clinic that operates 24/7.

2. Never waste a second!

It’s okay to treat each case like it’s a “life and death” situation. It’s better to panic than be relaxed.

It’s your pet’s life that we are talking about after all and we shouldn’t be taking anything for granted.

Not a single second must be put to waste.

There is no such thing as “too early” when talking about your furry companion’s health.

Remember when say “better late than sorry”? We are changing that to “it’s better to be early than late”.

3. You are not listening!

Vets appreciate it when pet owners take their advice to the heart. They hate it when you bring in your pet but don’t listen to what they say after.

Remember that you are a pet parent and it’s your sole responsibility to follow the doctor’s orders.

If you need to take down notes or voice record it, then do it. Whatever it takes – DO IT!

4. You are not ready to own a pet yet.

Ultimately, it all boils down to this. You took in a pet on a whim without knowing how to actually own one.

Owning a pet comes with great responsibility and if you know nothing about it, then you better not do it.

Becoming a fur parent to any animal companion, may it be a dog or a cat, is a serious task because we are talking about life.

One must be educated on how to properly own a pet at home.

If you want to consider them a member of your family then you must treat them like they are one.

While you are reflecting on the items above, try to destress quickly and watch the funny reactions of the pets in this video as they visit their vet.

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Source: The Animal Rescue Site, YouTube