I have a working-in-the-vet's-office-story!
My youngest sister, Geri, had the exact same job as Jo Jo when she was a teenager. One day, a woman with one of those fancy, long-haired white cats comes in (think Fancy Feast commercial) and tells the vet that she wants her cat "clipped".
The vet was surprised since the cat had such a beautiful long coat, but, he said okay and gave the cat to my sister for her to clip it.
Now, you must understand that in "vet-speak", when you "clip" an animal it means that you clip its fur all the way down to the skin. They usually do it when the animal has mange or some other skin disorder.
My sister thought it was strange, too, but she did as the vet told her and "clipped" the cat's lovely long white hair until there was nothing but a skinny pink body showing (think hairless Egyptian cat).
The woman returned to pick up the cat and went hysterical.
She had wanted the cat's
claws to be clipped!!
Too funny.....
Tell Jo Jo I said "Good Luck" and to never make
that mistake!!
Kathy