A doctor’s appointment is probably not the most awaited thing on your schedule. Trust me, your four-legged friend is likely equally unimpressed. And “unimpressed” is a soft word to refer to many people’s experience of feeling anxious, nauseated and simply in fear before knocking on a GP’s or a vet’s door.
Some of us fear that the doctor will find something seriously wrong with us or our pets, others dread the “uncertainty” of whatever it is they are going to find out in their office.
And while we fight our demons armed with “what if” scenarios, some doctors and veterinarians take an extra step to make sure not just our health but also our state of being is in a good place.
So as a tribute to them, Bored Panda compiled this list with heartwarming examples of doctors and vets making us feel less miserable and way brighter. Whether it’s a simple comforting gesture or some cute decor in their office that makes you smile, little things work wonders!
Read More: 50 Times People In The Medical Field Did Something Extra To Make Their Patients Smile
#1 Saw This Next To The Weighting Scale At The Hospital
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#2 My Local Vet Has A Sign And Candle For When Someone’s Saying Goodbye To Their Pet
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#3 In Spanish-Speaking Countries, The Tooth Fairy Is A Mouse (Ratoncito PĂ©rez). This Is My Dentist Office
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#4 A Doctor Made A “Special Prescription” For An Illiterate Patient
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#5 A moving “Thank You” To a vet
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#6 Found In My Doctor’s Office
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#7 Vet’s Mew Surgical Assistant
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#8 This May Not Seem Like Much, But After 10 Years, I Am Stepping Down As A Practicing Veterinarian. This Is Every Thank You Card And Picture That I’ve Received Over The Last Decade
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#9 Hospital T-Rex Has A Reminder For You
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#10 This Coffee Mug In My Doctor’s Office Telling It Like It Is
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#11 At The Local Vet’s
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#12 We Really Take Post-Op Care Seriously At My Job. Cuddles Is The Best Medicine
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#13 This Was Outside My Local Vet’s Office. It Made My Day And I Hope It Makes Yours
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#14 Always Choose The Doctor With A Sense Of Humor
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#15 Friend’s Daughter Is Afraid Of Monsters In Her Closet. The Doctor Had The Pharmacy Fill This For Her
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#16 My Cousin’s Costume. He’s A Dentist. And Yes, He’s At Work
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#17 I Saw This At The Doctor’s Office Today
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#18 Dropped Her Off At The Vet As A Dog. Picked Her Up From The Vet As A Taco
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#19 The Teddy Bear Is Taken Care Of
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#20 My Outdoor Cat Is So Fat The Vet Added A New Category In The Diagram Just For Charlie
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#21 My Friend’s Work Requires A Doctor’s Note If You Call In Sick
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#22 This Veterinarian
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#23 Babies Born In The Festive Period Are Wrapped Up In Christmas Stockings
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#24 The Was On The Whiteboard Outside Of Radiology At My Vet Hospital
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#25 Kitty Got A Boo Boo And The Vet Made His Body Cast Look Like A Little Shirt And Tie
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#26 Saw This At My Doctor’s Office, Definitely Neat With The New Covid Vaccine Coming Out
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#27 A Client At My Friend’s Vet Clinic Told Them It Was Their Dogs B-Day Today So Post-Op They Did This
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#28 This Vet With A Kitty In Her Pocket
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#29 Had To Take My Cat To The Vet. Ridiculously Handsome
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#30 Had To Get My Blood Drawn Today. This Was On The Wall At The Lab
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#31 My Vet Has An Empty Cabinet In The Exam Rooms Specifically For Cats To Hide In When They’re Not Being Examined
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#32 This Was In My Dentist’s Waiting Room
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#33 Best Pain Scale Ever. Found At My Wife’s Doctor’s Office
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#34 My Doctor Has Kept All The Pictures Kids Have Drawn Of Him
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#35 My Doctor’s Office Has A Legitimate Stool Sample
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#36 Doctors Paint The MRI Machine In The Children’s Clinic To Look Like A Submarine
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#37 I Noticed A New Sign At My Doctor’s Office
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#38 Went To My Local Vet Clinic To Drop Off My Dog For Surgery And Was Surprised To See This Awesome Fish Tank/Dog House
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#39 Doctor’s Office Got Jokes… But Seriously, Vaccinate
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#40 Back At The Very Start Of The Pandemic, I Had To Take My Mom To Urgent Care For A Non-Covid Issue, And This Was The Doctor That Entered The Room
I still can’t get it out of my head.
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#41 My Wife Took Our Cat To The Vet’s, And My Son Told The Vet His Toy Dinosaur Was Feeling Poorly So The Vet Gave It An X-Ray
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#42 This Sign At My Doctor’s Office
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#43 Girlfriend’s Eye Doctor Hit Her With A Good Ol’ Dad Joke Today
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#44 IV Bag Plant Watering Thing I Saw At My Doctor’s Office
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#45 So My Dad Got His Hip Replaced And Had The Doctor Save It So He Could Turn It Into A Cane
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#46 Toilet Lid At The Eye Doctor’s Office
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#47 At My Local Vet’s Office
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#48 My Local Dentist Has A Ceiling “Where’s Wally?” For Patients During Appointments
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#49 My Coworker Got His Wisdom Teeth Removed The Other Day, The Doctor Said He Would Take A Funny Picture While He Was Under Anesthesia
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#50 The Ceiling At My Vet Had Paws On It
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