7 Things To Never Say To Your Vet (30 Years Of Treating Old Cats)

After thirty years in practice I can tell you the first sentence out of an owner's mouth changes what happens next. Sometimes by hundreds of pounds. Here are seven sentences to stop saying to your vet, and what to say instead. 📕 What Your Pet Shop Should Have Told You — the home care manual for older cats: Most owners have no idea what they are signalling when they walk into an exam room. "Do whatever it takes" removes the cost conversation entirely. "He's fine, he's just getting old" is the sentence that costs cats the most, because old is not a diagnosis. And "I'll think about it" is the most expensive thing anyone says to me, because what it usually means is that they were too uncomfortable to ask what something costs. In this video I go through all seven, why each one changes the consultation, and the exact sentence to use instead. I also cover the two things owners of senior cats most often overpay for: repeat consultations for a problem nobody committed to solving, and out-of-hours fees for something that had been building quietly for weeks. If you have a cat over ten, the most useful thing you can do before your next appointment is write down three things he has stopped doing. Not what you think it means. Just what has changed. That list is worth more to your vet than anything else you bring through the door. Leon has spent thirty years in small animal practice and now works part time with older cats. Straight answers from a small-animal practice. No upselling, no jargon. ⚠️ This channel is about husbandry, cost and comfort. It is not veterinary advice and it is not a substitute for seeing your own vet. Nothing here is a diagnosis or a treatment recommendation. If your cat is unwell, contact your veterinary practice. #SeniorCat #CatCare #VetAdvice