To think it's a bit twee for C4's Super Vet to call animals' owners their 'parents'?

[InapproOrNo]

Every time he says it I'm a bit

Also, how the fuck do these people afford all this treatment? It's like tens of thousands of pounds' worth! Does pet insurance really cover that much?

I call DP and I our cats parents. I don't feel like we own them, we adopted them. I'm
Fine if that's twee

A relatives dog was recently referred to SuperVet for an injury, it cost about £5000 and they're calling on pet insurance. Yes they pay out that much, my cats insurance covers up to I think £20,000 a year.

If you don't like it maybe don't watch it?

Most people I have met with pets would refer to themselves as the 'parent' of the pet. I imagine a program called 'Supervet' is aimed at people who like/own pets - seems pretty straightforward to me!

We are our dogs parents. It's pretty universal for animal owners to be potty

I get texts from the vet (local, not Supervet) to tell me it's time for my "little one's" vaccination boosters.
The first time I genuinely thought it was from the doctor's surgery about one of the kids.

And yes pet insurance will cover a lot of things if you get the right policy. Our girl is now a senior so insurance gets a bit sketchy from here.

YABU. I am ddogs mummy. Dc think of ddog as a sister . What else would they be?

This is the first time I've watched it.

I have a cat. I adore her. She's the best cat in the world. But I'm her owner, not her mummy.

I had honestly never heard pet owners be called 'parents' until I switched on this eve.

We have cats. We are their servants

It sounds daft to me and I would have to ask him not to do that if he was treating my pet, but he obviously knows how to please the majority of owners.

I'm dear dogs Nan. So be it, it's a family thing ain't it?

Wow re pet insurance. We have a vet in the immediate family so I haven't got any for puss.

For us our dog is truly a part of of the family and it feels a bit cold to just say we're his owners. We're constantly referring to dog owners that we see on the regular walks as "Charlie's dad" or "Diva's mum" etc

It's mildly nauseating and rarely correlates with genuine regard for the animal. I recently had a highly emotional client refer to her obstreperous dog as her child in front of her (obviously adopted and totally discomfited) approx 7yo son.

Rusty I understand. I idolise my cat. As if she were some kind of Egyptian goddess and I am a peasant serf. She humours me but is largely indifferent.

But I'm not her mummy. Maybe 'worshipper' would be more accurate.

I find it strange as well, but my parents get letters from their vet addressed to "The parents of [Cat's name]" so it seems that it's not just TV vets that do it.

Yanbu. Dh calls me mum to the dogs sometimes and it makes me cringe. Love them dearly but no I am not their mother.
It gives me images of giving birth to a dog!😱

Our vet fees cover £7.5k of treatment per year, per cat. We pay £12.65/month for a joint policy so it's not very expensive.

My cats are definitely my babies. We rescued them both - one was a malnourished stray who would have died without us, the other came from a home where he was very badly treated and he's finally starting to trust us.

I fully accept I'm odd

DH, who is not normally given to tweeness, refers to me as the cats' mummy. This is clearly ludicrous, as DD is obviously the one cat's mum, while the other cat is some sort of adopted cousin. This is despite the fact the cats are actually brothers. And DD being one cat's mum does NOT make me his gran.

Their insurance only covers £4k a year between them, and that's not cheap insurance. One of them cost £3.5k last May for a single condition; I had to tell them to be really bloody careful until September (renewal) rolled round.

Yep, mummy to a dog and a cat here. No kids and we can't have them. However they are pets not "furbabies" (hate that phrase!) and are treated, fed and cared for appropriately as the pampered animals they are.
ignores dog on one sofa and cat on the other

I am defiantly a momma to my many many dogs!
Always have been, I'm fine with 'being twee'

I feel sorry for pets with "owners". I'm my cats' mummy.

I think some pet vets do this to emphasise the 'caring' aspect of their services, and to acknowledge that to many pet owners their cat, dog or bunny is part of the family.

Farm vets don't generally refer to their clients as 'ewe 587's mum & dad'

I'm my dogs mum!

I know someone who recently had a dog treated by Noel. Insurance covered the first six thousand. Bill was over ten thousand. He does offer payment plans. I think interest free for the first twelve months, then interest added.

We are Mummy and Daddy to the cats and the vet is always referred to as "Uncle" (that's a throwback to the local vet when I was a child who always called himself that).

I'm pretty hard faced in every other aspect of my life, but I'm definitely twee when it comes to pets.

I do draw the line at "furbaby" though.

I am mummy to my pets, DH is daddy. My dog insurance is £3000 vets' fees, horse is £5000. I know some lifetime insurance goes up to £10 000, never heard of more. A friend has a malamute that Fitzpatrick operated on, double hip replacement. Apparently he's a git to work for, absolute workaholic.

On an ethical note, I'm a bit dubious about some of the ops he performs. I'm not sure if they're being done for the sake of the owner sometimes. I wouldn't want to put my animals through months of recuperation, although I did get a cruciate fixed on a youngish dog, he mended very quickly and was back to full fitness very soon.