Your vet story reminds of once years ago when we had to take our cat to the vet. The waiting room was a bit crowded, but everyone's animals were quiet, and we were all sitting there waiting, when we heard this commotion out in the parking lot. We could see out the door, and there was a woman with her approx. 12 year old son, and this huge, gray short hair cat. The cat was on a leash, and he was towing the kid around the parking lot. Well, they finally got in the door, and sat down on the vacant side of the room. The cat was going up one side of the kid, and down the other, and everybody on the other side of the room was just sitting there looking at them. The cat was a magnificent animal - not fat, just very big and muscular. We were with another couple who had driven us to the vet (car problems and a cat emergency..) so they stayed in the waiting room when we went in to see the vet. After we were done and back in the car, they were laughing and telling us that when the time came for the "gray cat people" to go into the exam room, the boy tried to pick the cat up off the floor, and the cat dug his claws into the carpet and held on, so that the carpet came up in a big perfect cone from the floor when the kid picked him up. I guess the entire waiting room just cracked up... By the way, I believe the reason for that cat's behovior was that the vet said he didn't like cats, and kept up a running commentary on how much he didn't like cats while he was working on ours. Our cat, who was pretty mellow at the vet normally, took exception to this guy the minute he came into the room. We never went back to him again, and as I was leaving the room, I told him, "If you think our cat is bad, just wait until you get the one out in the waiting room!" If these people brought their cat to this guy on a regular basis, I'm sure the cat sensed this vet's hostility!

Originally posted by 4 feline house:
Pam-

We never put a leash on Big Mac until he was about a year old, but he is a very easy going cat who is never fazed by anything. The first time I took him like that to the vet it was not very crowded, and if there were any dogs they were either crated or I just didn't see them. He's too big to get in my lap, so he just wandered around on the floor.

The second time it was very busy, and everyone had dogs! There were no skirmishes, but Biggie was very nervous, and the dogs wouldn't stop barking at him, so we went into the vet's private office to wait (he's been my vet for 26 years). I thought it was funny that when Big spotted his computer, he tried to climb onto the keyboard! He only knocked a few papers and files down in the process! He also got a drink from the toilet in the private bathroom, too! Ha ha! He thought he must really be something, having his own private waiting room and all!