A vet sang ‘Because I Got High’ to a wobbly Labrador who ate something at his owner’s workplace and kept peeing on her clinic floor

A Labrador arrived at a California veterinary clinic struggling to walk straight and control his bladder, leaving veterinarian Dr. Nicole Fein with an unexpected explanation for his symptoms. The dog had apparently eaten something off the floor while at his owner’s workplace, and Fein quickly suspected he was high.

Fein, who practices in Orange County, shared the encounter in a TikTok video that showed the unsteady dog sitting at her feet while a staff member followed with a towel to clean up his urine. Rather than appearing particularly alarmed by the situation, the veterinarian addressed her patient with a mixture of reassurance and amused disbelief.

“So he was at Dad’s work, ate something off the ground, and since then has been a little wobbly, a little twitchy, and dribbling peepee,” Fein explained in the video. The veterinarian’s assessment was blunt. “Oh, he’s high,” she told her colleagues before turning back to the Labrador. “Someone’s high as a kite.”

The vet had some advice for her ‘very high’ patient

Fein continued talking to the dog as staff checked his blood pressure. She joked that he needed a diaper and suggested he might enjoy Taco Bell, a dark room, a lava lamp, and some Cheetos. At one point, she even sang “Because I Got High,” the 2000s novelty hit by Afroman.

The Labrador, meanwhile, appeared more interested in sitting down than reacting. Fein eventually decided the Labrador could go home to rest. But as a staff member helped him back to his feet, the dog started urinating again. “Oh, and we’re peeing again. Goodbye, buddy. Yeah, we’ll mop,” Fein said.

Many viewers praised Fein’s bedside manner, with some saying they wanted a veterinarian who treated their pets with the same patience and humor. One commenter joked that the dog’s treatment plan sounded like a prescription for bed rest, Taco Bell, and Sublime.

Viewers had questions about the Labrador’s mystery snack

Others were more concerned about how the Labrador had come across whatever he ate. One commenter asked, “Why [were] there drugs at dad’s workplace?” Another wondered where the owner worked that something capable of making the dog so unwell could have been left on the floor.

Cannabis products can cause intoxication in dogs if ingested, and symptoms can include impaired coordination, lethargy, tremors, and urinary incontinence. THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, is the part that is toxic to dogs, and one veterinarian has advised that owners who don’t know how much their dog ate should take it to a vet, according to Texas Public Radio. Similar symptoms can have other causes, however, so they should not be treated as proof of cannabis exposure.

Other dog owners have shared similar scares. One golden retriever in Austin started freezing in place and trembling after ingesting marijuana on a walk, according to its owner. In Maryland, a woman said her puppy began shaking uncontrollably after a stay with a Rover sitter, and an emergency vet’s urine test showed THC toxicity.

That puppy story also prompted viewers to share their own experiences with dogs accidentally ingesting substances they should not have been able to reach. In the Labrador’s case, Fein’s video does not reveal what he actually ate.

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