Golden Retriever Sees An Unexpected Animal At The Vet And Can't Believe His Eyes
Anyone who has a pet has been to the veterinarian's office and sat with the usual suspects in the waiting room — dogs, cats, and sometimes an occasional bird or bunny. While it's not often you see something too out of the ordinary, this golden retriever got the experience of a lifetime while hanging out behind the scenes at the vet when an unexpected animal came through the door in a surprising way. Watch this dog's eye-popping reaction when an upside-down horse enters the room!
@animalimaging just checking that yall are seeing this too? #dog #horse #vetmed #goldenretriever
As the dog looks around in disbelief at the massive animal being brought in, hanging by its legs, the caption jokes, "just checking that yall are seeing this too?" as the TikTok video states, "what your dog sees when they come to a mixed practice." Meanwhile, the caged goldie is looking back and forth as if dumbfounded by the situation unfolding, which was that a horse needed to have imaging done at a clinic in Texas.
Of course, people ran to the comments to crack jokes about what the dog might be thinking, from "So we're just... pretending that this is normal? 😐" to "Side eye speaks 'are we going to address the horse in the room?'" We hope the horse was OK after this — and the dog too!
Why you don't usually see a horse at the vet office
Horses are not regular visitors to typical veterinary offices for one simple reason: they're huge! An average horse can weigh more than 1,100 pounds, making a small exam room a poor place for treatment. Plus, horses can easily become frightened and stressed in such an environment, and a panicked horse can accidentally hurt itself or others and cause a real mess.
So, instead of bringing horses to clinics, large-animal veterinarians often travel to them, visiting farms and stables with their equipment. This saves owners from trying to load an injured or sick horse into a trailer, which can be difficult and unnecessary, and gives the vet more room to work safely.
Of course, when necessary, a horse may have to go to a specialized equine-equipped hospital or clinic like the one in the TikTok video to receive treatment. But more often than not, they are cared for outside of a typical veterinarian's office for comfort, convenience, and ease of care. If you love horses as much as we do, check out these memes for people who love horses and these funny horse pictures. And here's another memorable moment between a horse and a golden retriever, who met for the first time and bonded instantly.