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[–] ZERONOVABLOSSOM@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 hours ago

We just put them in The Box™

[–] Omgboom@lemmy.zip 10 points 4 hours ago

Is this how pokeballs are made?

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 25 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Oh no, Dr Robotnik captured him.

[–] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 5 points 5 hours ago

From the moment Dr Robotnik recognized the weaknesses of his (the hedgehogs) flesh...

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 24 points 12 hours ago

He's hogboxing

[–] MeatPilot@lemmy.world 46 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

Vet med is like this because they don't really make specialized equipment for every animal. Was on a tour behind the scenes at a zoo and they used a traffic cone to administer anesthesia to a seal.

They don't make masks for anything besides dogs and cats and making tiny masks and putting them on small animals would be incredibly difficult.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 12 points 8 hours ago

making tiny masks and putting them on small animals would be incredibly difficult.

But also incredibly adorable.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 47 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] MeatPilot@lemmy.world 22 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 7 hours ago

they creamed thems.. Sad

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

they used a traffic cone to administer anesthesia to a seal

But enough about my bachelor party!

making tiny masks and putting them on small animals would be incredibly difficult.

But also extremely cute. #WorthIt

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Vet med is like this because they don’t really make specialized equipment for every animal.

... So, if this thing isn't a dedicated small animal anesthetiser, what am I looking at?

[–] tiramichu@lemm.ee 17 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

A small animal anethetiser which can fit a variety of small animals, not just one :)

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

They are vet masks. They are generic and come on different sizes. The largest one can fit several small animals. The smallest ones are for cats and tiny dogs. I think the largest one they make are for horses and cattle. But they have special fittings for straps. This ones are rubber ring ended so they are easier to use to makeshift a tiny gas chamber.

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Free your mans? Do people actually talk like this?

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 9 points 4 hours ago

Yes. See post for example

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 24 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

All good until You accidentally push the "smoothie" button.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 18 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Hedgehog dust. Don't breathe this.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

now I've got the will it blend theme in my head

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

"Mommy, why is my smoothie all red and pointy?"

[–] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 3 points 5 hours ago

We're using exotic fruit.

[–] Sendpicsofsandwiches@sh.itjust.works 18 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

We smokin hedgehog out of a glass pipe, blowing the lord's bubbles

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 13 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

We're smoking that Casino Night Zone chaos emerald, you piece of shit! The za got me jumping on missiles.

[–] ZERONOVABLOSSOM@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

We straight gassin, cuttin straight to the hedgehog. Ha ha, this shit ain’t nothin to me man.

[–] hungprocess@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 13 hours ago

"You know this plastic prison of theirs won't hold me forever. The war is still coming, Charles."

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 8 points 15 hours ago

They do this for a lot of small animals. My vet has a little cage with an adjustable top you can push down to reduce the volume, that they use for small animals

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 5 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

That's pretty terrifying. You can see the somewhat muted apprehension on his face mixed with a hope that he will be out of it soon.

Of course, I'm putting human emotions onto an animal, but that's just because I can easily see myself in such a situation where I'm politely asked to step into a room and face a wall for a brief moment...

[–] MajorSauce@sh.itjust.works 18 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

Just in case, anesthesia != euthanasia

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 4 points 11 hours ago

Yea my brain definitely forgot what anesthetize meant for like 3-4 seconds when I first opened the picture and it made me sad.. Then I was like wait no that's different. Then I was like but yea you could probably use this for the other thing too. Then I remembered the video youtube recommended to me about some guy that built his own gas chamber for cats out of a cooler and got sad again.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Oh god! I genuinely did make that mistake. I was wondering why this morbid piece was being treated so lightly haha

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 4 points 12 hours ago

I experienced your descent into madness. I think I might need some coffee

[–] spaffel@spaffel.social 2 points 13 hours ago

what the hell happend here?

[–] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Animals experience the same emotions as we do.

It's just their understanding of the situation that might be lacking.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 4 points 15 hours ago

My second paragraph was mostly just to excuse myself from mapping human emotions onto animal facial expressions.

He genuinely might be having the time of his life but we can't read him properly.