Caucus Critters: Moondae Moppets: Why Aminals Are Not Doctors

Submitted by elenacarlena on Mon, 08/22/2016 - 5:49pm

This evening, let's play "Why Aminals are not Doctors".

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We'z a diverse group!

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There's a great post online called "Why Cats are Not Doctors," https://mediumlarge.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/why-cats-are-not-doctors/

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I'd love to show them all, but in order not to violate fair use, I leave you the link instead. Go ahead and click, you'll love it! I also thought I'd try coming up with my own, and surely it's not just cats. Come play along and leave your own examples in the Comments!

Why woozles are not doctors:

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This is no way to greet a patient.

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This isn't any way to greet a patient either!

Woozles just want to please:

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Doctor refuses to give patient bad news.

So maybe not woozles. What about horses?

Why horses are not doctors:

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High-strung doctor needs constant companions.

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Doctor suddenly bucks and rears for no discernible reason.

Umm... no. What about....

Why tortoises are not doctors:

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Doctor makes it to the ER hours after the patient's heart attack.

How about....

Why elephants are not doctors:

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After every doctor visit, the overhead lights need to be replaced.

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Doctors gang up on noisy visitor.

Yep, when I think about it, I can't figure out any aminal who would make a good doctor.

How about you? Do you have some good ideas why "aminals" are not doctors? Add them below!

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Submitted by elenacarlena on Mon, 08/22/2016 - 6:08pm
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Submitted by riverlover on Mon, 08/22/2016 - 6:07pm
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is good concern-trolling, not sure about Doctor aspects there. If I am well and lucky, she starts Puppy II obedience at a new place, new dogs, and new (but me) humans. I must close eyes and hold breath for efficient licking, she says!

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Submitted by elenacarlena on Mon, 08/22/2016 - 6:24pm
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Might be trouble if you were in respiratory distress, for example.

You should get a pic of her "concern trolling" like a pic of the pootie at the top of the diary! It'd be a hoot.

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Submitted by Leu2500 on Mon, 08/22/2016 - 6:09pm

We had a calico that would cuddle with us when we were ill.

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Submitted by elenacarlena on Mon, 08/22/2016 - 6:26pm
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assistant and meowsseuse too. But if she had to meet new patients every day, she'd probably be like the pootie that won't leave the carrier!

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Submitted by psyched on Mon, 08/22/2016 - 7:43pm

...cats and dogs to the tags?

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Submitted by elenacarlena on Mon, 08/22/2016 - 7:48pm
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I added pooties and woozles, figured my work was done! Heh.

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Submitted by lotlizard on Mon, 08/22/2016 - 8:08pm
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http://imgur.com/gallery/ChZ2U

Not to be confused with Asatru, which is a Thing.

http://www.asatru.org/

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Submitted by elenacarlena on Mon, 08/22/2016 - 8:21pm
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Some of their expressions are priceless, like, "What on Earth are you doing down there?"

I hadn't heard of asatru, but as long as they worship cats, they're OK in my book! Wink

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Submitted by Bollox Ref on Mon, 08/22/2016 - 8:11pm
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She keeps my parents on their toes.

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Gëzuar!!
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Submitted by elenacarlena on Mon, 08/22/2016 - 8:27pm
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Hi back, Millie! I bet she does keep your parents on their toes. She looks like she has cattitude!

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Submitted by Bollox Ref on Mon, 08/22/2016 - 10:07pm
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Submitted by riverlover on Tue, 08/23/2016 - 6:05am
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I have no monocot grass, and no mower. Lawns are being invaded by tree volunteers and weeds. Pup leaps through the vegetation. Very cute, other than the burr accumulation, but she is not obsessive about burr removal. Do your parents have a lawnba to keep lawn 1cm high?

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Submitted by elenacarlena on Tue, 08/23/2016 - 6:15am
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shot.

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Submitted by riverlover on Tue, 08/23/2016 - 6:23am
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Submitted by elenacarlena on Tue, 08/23/2016 - 11:15am
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bluer than mine! So probably not.

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Submitted by Bollox Ref on Tue, 08/23/2016 - 10:44am
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A bog standard NW London lawn

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Submitted by CS in AZ on Mon, 08/22/2016 - 9:03pm
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Submitted by elenacarlena on Mon, 08/22/2016 - 10:02pm
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Hope he doesn't do that every time his owner tries to go to sleep though! LOL!

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Submitted by Sima on Tue, 08/23/2016 - 4:50am
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She's a nurse! She loves caring for baby goats and chicks. She's good with cats, and she'll lick all the ick out of any minor wound you might incur!

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Submitted by elenacarlena on Tue, 08/23/2016 - 5:01am
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She looks kind, just like a nurse.

I thought, "I'm not sure if licking wounds would really be good or bad," so looked it up and I was right! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wound_licking#In_animals

There are wound healing properties in saliva, but the chances for some types of infection increase.

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Submitted by Sima on Tue, 08/23/2016 - 5:54am
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So only the strong get their wounds licked by her (don't let the elderly parents offer her their wounds, for example). I'm talking minor scratches and such. We are small-time farmers and so we get a lot of those. In the nursing tradition, my old, long departed dog healed a massive head wound on a feral cat that way. The cat wouldn't let us touch it, but would let the dog and so the dog did the wound cleaning.

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Submitted by elenacarlena on Tue, 08/23/2016 - 6:09am
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I'm no expert. But I would probably do the same. If I ended up needing a doctor, I would think, "Well, it wasn't likely to heal on its own anyway."

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Submitted by Writerinres on Tue, 08/23/2016 - 7:12am

are the only critters who wash their hands between patients, something even hooman docs don't do, so they would make the best doctors. Most medically-acquired infections are transmitted when medical personnel forget to wash their hands.

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Submitted by elenacarlena on Tue, 08/23/2016 - 11:23am
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watching. Here's a candidate for Dr. Raccoon:

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"My hands are spotless!"

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