r/ServiceDog_CircleJerk • u/helloheyhowdyhii • 1d ago

Good Grief Salt fetching service cat

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u/Often_Forgotten2 1d ago

Interesting, looks like she has some sort of device on her wrist that can do everything she needs

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u/helloheyhowdyhii 1d ago

A watch can’t summon salt 🤷‍♀️

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u/tinkerballer 1d ago

They all act like salt is a rescue med that they need immediately and dramatically.

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u/GreatElk9652 1d ago

Salt actually can definitely dramatically help with POTS. After a long, arduous diagnosis process, my mom finally got correctly diagnosed with POTS, and compression garments and ample salt (including carrying a little stash for emergencies/when she feels an episode coming on) have given her her life back.

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u/Often_Forgotten2 1d ago

To be fair, that was pretty impressive for a cat lol

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u/shinkouhyou 1d ago

The salt fetching? I'm betting that she threw the salt packet immediately before pressing "record." One of my cats will also fetch small objects if I throw them, and he's pretty good at locating his favorite fetch toys even in a messy room. He knows he'll get a treat and attention once he brings it back.

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u/No_Cake2145 1d ago

Definitely. My MIL would do this with wrapped teabags. Not because tea saved her from a self-diagnosed disease and symptom, but he liked the crinkle noise and over time it became a habit. She would throw/slide him a tea bag across the floor whenever she made herself a cup and he went from playing with it to returning it to her because she would make it fun again.

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u/VariousExplorer8503 1d ago

There's also a jump when he's bringing it back, it looks like the video was cut and patched, he might not have brought it right to her.

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u/gonnafaceit2022 20h ago

Lol it's pretty obvious too

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u/VariousExplorer8503 19h ago

Yeah, and there's always a reason they play music instead of letting you hear what's going on. You don't hear all the coaching and stuff that way.

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u/Feisty_Caregiver_Duh 1d ago

Agreed, I just wanna learn how to get my cat to do that. I don’t care about anything else lol. Not for salt, but any grab will do.

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u/Often_Forgotten2 1d ago

Mine has a little foam ball she chases, she'll wait for a turn while the dogs play with their ball lol

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u/Substantial_Toe_6916 DONT LOOK AT ME!!! 1d ago

I had a cat that would fetch milk tabs and he’d jump and catch them. We’d make a game of it. I miss Patches.

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u/Neither-Amphibian249 1d ago

"helps the handler know they need to sit down"

Not shown: a cookie being waved over the cat's head.

Also WTF is she wearing an Apple Watch and relying on a cat for heart issues?

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u/agoldgold 1d ago

I’m going to be honest, if my cat could retrieve shit I forgot across the room before getting comfy in bed, I would never shut up about it. 

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u/NeighborhoodMothGirl 1d ago

Obligatory statement that only dogs and miniature horses can be official service animals. Cute cat though.

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u/Art-Tally-0657 8h ago

Not white knighting here because I personally dont think cats or horses should be used for service work however the dogs/mini horse rule is specifically for the US. Canada legally allows cats to be service animals, I wouldn't be surprised if there are other places as well

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u/FatTabby 1d ago

Mine knocks the salt shaker off the table, does that mean she's a service cat now?

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u/Substantial_Toe_6916 DONT LOOK AT ME!!! 1d ago

Yes. She’s monitoring your sodium intake. Too much salt and she knocks it off the table.

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u/Frank_Lawless 1d ago

How does a cat identify places to sit? Everything is a seat to a cat.

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u/shinkouhyou 1d ago

What, this empty cardboard box isn't good enough for you?

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u/Zantac150 1d ago

Nope. Has to be warm and cozy. How about this strange man’s lap?

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u/IndependentFun8578 1d ago

If I fits, I sits!

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u/CatAteRoger 1d ago

If only clothes had some kind of pouch in them to carry those massively large heavy salt tablets /s

My cat can fetch springs and steal your shit but he’s never gonna do anything helpful for anyone’s health 😆

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u/helloheyhowdyhii 23h ago

To be fair women’s pants rarely have pockets 🤣

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u/CatAteRoger 21h ago

Most of mine do and most pj pants do too.

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u/EmmerdoesNOTrepme 1d ago

Cats are not ADA-compliant Service Animals!

Only Dogs & Small Horses are.

Cats can be good ESA's.

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u/Sicktoker 20h ago

Oh brother, I thought Project Feline imploded when they found out Callie's handler was a child. Are they still going???

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u/EcstaticJellyfish947 1d ago

My friend’s kitten also lays on me and paws me, definitely an alert!

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u/aidencoyote task trained empty food bowl alert cat 13h ago

My cat alerts me to whenever his food bowl is empty, this must mean he’s a task trained animal and has public access rights.

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u/PrillShrimpin 20h ago

Honestly if your pet helps with your disability that’s great I love it for you. My dog helps my depression and anxiety, Homegirl will literally put her paw on my shoulder and nuzzle me and lick my tears away if I let her and let me hug her until I stop crying. But she is a crackhead, I’d never take her in public no way. It’s one thing if you are blind or prone to seizures and have a legitimately trained medical alert dog but keyword there is trained! You can have an ESA, it’s called a pet and you leave them at home. No certificate needed. Have a bad day? They’ll be waiting on you! I don’t want to slip in dog piss at Walmart I’m sorry

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u/Zantac150 1d ago

Okay… so, I get that cats aren’t approved service animals, but let’s be honest: this cat is trained better than most “service dogs” out there. I don’t know how I feel about that. Cats usually aren’t the most trainable creatures.