Just installed the pets expansion yesterday. Playing as a vet has worked fine while treating npc pets, but when I adopted a sick cat and tried to treat it with my sim I have the same issues: exam tabe will raise with cat and I can do one examination, then the table lowers and cat runs away or stands there meowing for a game hour. Took all day to treat it, and only because I got the diagnosis done with surgery machine. Same experience with another stray cat.
I moved your post over to another thread we have on the issue. Think it's a better fit from what you describe.
The other was about an actual reset (T-Pose)
I'm not sure about reseting, but I've had pets (mostly cats) that get off the exam table again and again. My solution has become to "treat" them with the "cone of shame" as soon as I can. It won't increase your ratings, but it frees up your Vet to exam other pets.
