A woman who used to work in a vet emergency room has warned about the common things that she would never let her cats do.
Emily, 27, who lives in the Midwest with her 11 cats, used to have a part-time job helping out at anemergency veterinary clinic on the weekends, nights, and holidays.
During her time there, she witnessed a lot of horrific mishaps, and learned about numerous things that people may not realize are dangerous to felines.
In a now-viral TikTok video, Emily explained that there are four main things she doesn't let her cats do after her time at the vet hospital.
'My cats don't go outside. Period,' she began. 'I will never have an indoor-outdoor or an outdoor cat ever.'
Secondly, she said she would never leave her cats home alone for several days with some food if she goes away.
She explained that in 2023, Taco, one of her cats, broke his leg in the middle of the night, so she couldn't image not having someone come check on them at least once a day.
In addition, she said her pets are 'not allowed in her laundry room,' explaining: 'All it takes is for you to turn around and for your cat to jump into the washer or dryer and you shut it, have no idea, and walk away.'
A woman who used to work in a vet emergency room named Emily has warned about the common things that she would never let her cats do
In a now-viral video shared to TikTok, she explained that she would never let her cats go outside or leave them alone for multiple days (stock image)
Lastly, she said if her cats are in the car, they are always in a carrier rather than loose.
'If you get into a car accident, they can easily escape and run, because they're afraid,' she detailed.
'Then if they don't like being in the car, they're going to crawl under the seats.
'Then you're going to have to get them out from underneath of there and risk them escaping.'
While chatting with Newsweekabout her viral video, Emily explained, 'I previously worked in an emergency veterinary clinic working nights, weekends, and holidays.
'We saw a wide variety of cases ranging from ear infections [and] dog fights, all the way to emergency c-sections and GDV (bloat).
'These cases came from things I personally worked on or cases I learned about from my co-workers. A majority of them I have seen myself.
'You truly never knew what the day would bring and that's why I loved it.'
Emily stopped working in veterinary medicine after getting married, but she added that she hopes by sharing her experiences she can help others (stock image)
Emily stopped working in veterinary medicine after getting married, but she added that she hopes by sharing her experiences she can help others.
'I share to help educate owners. So many times in the ER I saw cases of pet owners who just didn't know any better,' she expressed.
The video has amassed nearly 350,000 views and has gained almost 27,000 likes.
Many people in the comment section chimed in with their own pet experiences.
'Call me paranoid but we do a headcount every time we do laundry before we turn on the dryer,' someone wrote.
'As someone who just lost their soul cat because I thought being an indoor/outdoor cat was better for her... I regret it, every single day,' another person admitted.
'She got hit by a car and I wasn't there for her final moment.'
'I get so mad when cat parents leave their cats out all night. The cats sit there in the rain and cold until they wake up,' a third user wrote.
A different viewer added: 'One of my cats passed away while I was traveling, the sitter found her. I’m still traumatized and miss her terribly.'
In response to how well her video was received, Emily told Newsweek: 'I was definitely surprised at the amount of views I have gotten, but for me it was never about the views.
'Even if only one person watched my videos, I could help educate that owner to be a better pet parent.'
