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Hero

Re: Vet can’t treat own pet?

@imadmbfan I had a pet that nearly died because I didn't realize this. You should just add an additional vet clinic to your game that your vet does not own and have them take the pet to that clinic for treatment. If you don't have an extra clinic that's not owned, I have one in the gallery under my user name. If you place the vet clinic and don't have your sim buy it the game will spawn vets for it, and you can go there to treat your pets.

Edit: I have not tested this, but if this happens again for you you could try seeing if a sim in the household who is not a vet can take the sick pet to the family's clinic. It's worth a try. It would only work if they were able to check them in like a normal customer, though, I assume. Also, you can try giving them a wellness treat and see if that will work, depending on the sickness.

3 Replies

suzushka
5 years ago
@SheriGR omg, deja vu!
@imadmbfan with the vet skill, you can also try crafting a wellness treat and feeding it to your pet. Every time I’ve tried this it’s cured the pet affliction, although I don’t know if it works 100% of the time.
SheriGR
Hero
3 years ago
@suzushka Yes, I do that also now! I recently decided that since they get sick at the most inconvenient times and sometimes I'm testing a lot with one of my pets moved into the household or something and am in a hurry or something like that, so I had my sim visit a clinic and purchase a bunch of treats and one ambrosia treat, then uploaded them into a room in my library. That way I can just place the room on the lot, grab the treats I want for the current time or to keep in their inventory, then delete/sell back whatever I don't want. (I uploaded the room to the gallery also, if you want it... user SheriGR).
I've found that if I place the treats into all of the household members' personal inventory, when one of their pet turns up sick I can have that household member (whoever is on the lot at the time) feed the treat to cure the pet. I also can't remember any of those times that it didn't work. Possibly if you waited too long and the pet was super sick/near death? I guess then the ambrosia one may help. I've never needed it yet, but I play with aging off.
xochiquetzl_xkvn
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
My Super Sim isn't a vet, but she owns an exam table and treats her sick pets at home all the time. I think you might need to close the clinic. Don't check them in, just go to the table and choose "Begin examining ____."
And if THAT doesn't work, buy an exam table at home!