“You Ain’t Seen Nothing, Vet!” (♫)“Bait And Swich”“A Cheap Trick” (♪)“Clinical Trial And Error”“When You Leash Expected”“Sometimes You Kennel, Sometimes You Cannot”“Animal Inhospitality”“The Not- So -Great Outdoors”“It’s ‘Gut-Check’ Time”“Not Down With A Check Up”“Look Ma, No Cavities! I Mean, Besides Those…”“Entrance And Exit Exams”or“A Clean Bill, And Then The Bill…”
Yeah, it’s true that our pets hate the procedures (but so do kids and most adults!)
The reality is, Luann is doing Puddles a great favor by taking him to the vet. Way too many pet ‘parents’ don’t or can’t (because of cost; have you ever priced pet insurance?!), and then some pets end up with possibly preventable conditions.
Sometimes, even with care, your relationship with a great dog or cat ends because of cancer or some other situation that they couldn’t tell you about. My sister has finally decided to stop getting dogs for her kids, because two of them died of cancer and the kids were so upset.
Our Sheltie ALWAYS knew when he was headed for the vet. No matter what trick we used to try to and fool him, it never worked, he always knew where we were really taking him…and always made himself scarce
I have a cat, lives outside. I have to grab him into a carrier for the vet. He behaves himself well and doesn’t scratch or bite. But when I get him home, he won’t come near me for days, only walks by and gives me the stinkeye.
I love the far side I saw: One dog sitting by the driveway and the other in a car. One in the car says: After we go to the cleaners, I’m going to the vet to get tutored! Surprise!!!!!
When we take our Siamese, she behaves quite nicely for the vet, but the look she gives us though the whole trip says: I It may take years, but I WILL kill you. Slowly, painfully, in a thousand hideous ways…"
Yeah, I remember my dog’s reaction when she had to have her glands checked. She was like “Wait… Where is that finger going… WHERE HAS THAT FINGER GONE?!”
Either, Taking his rectal temperature, expressing his occluded anal glands, or palpating his prostate for BHP, prostatic cysts, Rectal neoplasms(cancer).A Vet Reader of Luann in CA!!
Not all cartoon characters should experience the cruelty of aging. Long live Puddles and Snoopy!!! But Beetle Bailey is a bit of a stretch———in the army over 60 years, same Korean War uniforms, never left CampSwampy, never got a stripe, or saw any kind of deployment.
SPOILER ALERT, SORT OF (SINCE IT’S ABOUT A DIFFERENT ‘TOON…)
I thought Farley saved April from drowning. If I’m remembering that correctly, there’s no way it could relate to the trip that Phil and John are taking, because April isn’t even born yet, and the two guys are going alone…
Templo S.U.D. almost 9 years ago
Oh, the humiliation.
Mordock999 Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Haw, Haw!!!
You FELL for the Old “Let’s go fr a RIDE” Trick, Pud-Ball!Just be Thankful. Most Folks that “Go for a Ride” DON’T Make it Back Home.
….And I DON’T Even Want to Know What that “Vet” Is Doing….,
JayBluE almost 9 years ago
The moral of this story? Don’t get taken for a ride….
Opus Croakus almost 9 years ago
Probably didn’t even buy him a drink first.
GOGOPOWERANGERS almost 9 years ago
brad’s doppelganger is a vet?
JayBluE almost 9 years ago
“You Ain’t Seen Nothing, Vet!” (♫)“Bait And Swich”“A Cheap Trick” (♪)“Clinical Trial And Error”“When You Leash Expected”“Sometimes You Kennel, Sometimes You Cannot”“Animal Inhospitality”“The Not- So -Great Outdoors”“It’s ‘Gut-Check’ Time”“Not Down With A Check Up”“Look Ma, No Cavities! I Mean, Besides Those…”“Entrance And Exit Exams”or“A Clean Bill, And Then The Bill…”
Namrepus almost 9 years ago
Don’t feel bad, Puddles. All guys have to get “taken for a ride” when they get up there in age.
punslinger almost 9 years ago
He looks more ‘Guntherish’ than Bradish…
legaleagle48 almost 9 years ago
Puddles is SO going to get Luann for this!
punslinger almost 9 years ago
My first cat LOVED the vet; hated the procedures and hid when we got home…Until dinnertime. :)
Wallythe2 almost 9 years ago
Every time. Every time, I fall for that old ruse… some day I’ll show her man’s best friend… I ain’t named Puddles for nothing…
Argythree almost 9 years ago
Yeah, it’s true that our pets hate the procedures (but so do kids and most adults!)
The reality is, Luann is doing Puddles a great favor by taking him to the vet. Way too many pet ‘parents’ don’t or can’t (because of cost; have you ever priced pet insurance?!), and then some pets end up with possibly preventable conditions.
Sometimes, even with care, your relationship with a great dog or cat ends because of cancer or some other situation that they couldn’t tell you about. My sister has finally decided to stop getting dogs for her kids, because two of them died of cancer and the kids were so upset.
Luann is doing a good thing…
notbornyesterday almost 9 years ago
Listen up children, getting in a car and going for a ride is often how these things start
Caldonia almost 9 years ago
I didn’t know high school biology teachers did pet exams in their classrooms! Just kidding. My vets wear scrubs or those white jackety things…
Argythree almost 9 years ago
I hope the story arc of the warehouse continues on Monday. We need to see whether Frank gets talked out of this craziness or what…
Sisyphos almost 9 years ago
Puddles fell for it again. But this time maybe he’ll remember and find some way to inflict some humiliation on Luann in return….
Lyons Group, Inc. almost 9 years ago
Ugh, that’s something to show on a Sunday, Greg!
The Old Wolf almost 9 years ago
LIfetime fear of rides in 3… 2… 1…
Robert Nowall Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Doctor Goldfinger?
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr almost 9 years ago
Puddles, you WERE “taken for a ride”.
dre7861 almost 9 years ago
Is that Vet doing what I think he’s doing? Oh my and on a Sunday Family comic strip! [snicker]
Simon_Jester almost 9 years ago
Our Sheltie ALWAYS knew when he was headed for the vet. No matter what trick we used to try to and fool him, it never worked, he always knew where we were really taking him…and always made himself scarce
NeedaChuckle Premium Member almost 9 years ago
I have a cat, lives outside. I have to grab him into a carrier for the vet. He behaves himself well and doesn’t scratch or bite. But when I get him home, he won’t come near me for days, only walks by and gives me the stinkeye.
Queen of America almost 9 years ago
Everybody in the strip has aged and changed over the years except Puddles. He should be really old by now.
cubswin2016 almost 9 years ago
At least Luann taking the dog for a ride is different from the mob taking someone for a ride.
kaystari Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Shouldn’t he have gloves on????
Daniel Aplet almost 9 years ago
And to think he was looking forward to this not knowing where it would lead
Caldonia almost 9 years ago
Dude should probably be wearing gloves, too. How many cats and dogs does he touch there on an average day. Just sayin’.
locake almost 9 years ago
The dog will eagerly get in the car next time she says “Letsgo for a Ride” They never learn.
locake almost 9 years ago
The vet could be giving Puddles a shot. I’ve never seen a vettake a temperature that way.
Sangelia almost 9 years ago
Mine knows something is up when I get the carriers out.
petecocker almost 9 years ago
I love the far side I saw: One dog sitting by the driveway and the other in a car. One in the car says: After we go to the cleaners, I’m going to the vet to get tutored! Surprise!!!!!
Willow Mt Lyon almost 9 years ago
I don’t think I have ever seen a vet wear a tie to work.
Ed Brault Premium Member almost 9 years ago
When we take our Siamese, she behaves quite nicely for the vet, but the look she gives us though the whole trip says: I It may take years, but I WILL kill you. Slowly, painfully, in a thousand hideous ways…"
Ed Brault Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Then when we get home she curls up in my lap and purrs (and of course 5 minutes later I have to go to the bathroom!)
lavatube almost 9 years ago
Yeah, I remember my dog’s reaction when she had to have her glands checked. She was like “Wait… Where is that finger going… WHERE HAS THAT FINGER GONE?!”
harkherp almost 9 years ago
Either, Taking his rectal temperature, expressing his occluded anal glands, or palpating his prostate for BHP, prostatic cysts, Rectal neoplasms(cancer).A Vet Reader of Luann in CA!!
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 9 years ago
My baby came to dislike car trips after a series of shots due to some infection or other when he was just a few months old.
Mayor Snorkum almost 9 years ago
Poor Puddles: The humans in this strip began looking like real people years ago, but he’s condemned to life as a toon. Where’s the justice?
JayBluE almost 9 years ago
Lol, when has a tick ever been known to be “cheap”? I’ve heard tell that Golddiggers parasites can be quite expensive…
JayBluE almost 9 years ago
You might want to check out today’s “Brewster Rockit” (in light of “pressing matters”)….
Asharah almost 9 years ago
“Go for a ride” doesn’t work with our dog, she’s the first one we’ve had that doesn’t like the car.
Airman almost 9 years ago
Not all cartoon characters should experience the cruelty of aging. Long live Puddles and Snoopy!!! But Beetle Bailey is a bit of a stretch———in the army over 60 years, same Korean War uniforms, never left CampSwampy, never got a stripe, or saw any kind of deployment.
ChrisV almost 9 years ago
Like Satchel of ‘Get Fuzzy said, "For every trip to the vet, there’s a car ride!"
Argythree almost 9 years ago
SPOILER ALERT, SORT OF (SINCE IT’S ABOUT A DIFFERENT ‘TOON…)
I thought Farley saved April from drowning. If I’m remembering that correctly, there’s no way it could relate to the trip that Phil and John are taking, because April isn’t even born yet, and the two guys are going alone…
Argythree almost 9 years ago
SPOILER ALERT FOR REAL
Frank’s midlife crisis continues. Does Brad know CPR?