Patient has left their friend an 11-page printed document covering their cat's feeding schedule, medication, emotional state indicators, preferred sleeping locations at different times of day, and a section titled 'if she meows three times in a row, this is what she means.' Friend is watching the cat for 36 hours.
Chronic. The document grows between trips.
None. A backup laminated version is left on the fridge.
Patients with Acute Pet-Sitting Instructions Overkill typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Acute Pet-Sitting Instructions Overkill β an acute condition cataloged for archival purposes and shared for patient use. No prescription exists. No intervention has been shown effective. Recognition is the primary benefit of diagnosis.
Formal name: Mandata custodis animalis exaggerata. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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