Say You'll Remember Me

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of illness, animal abuse, and child abuse.

At Rush Veterinary Hospital, Dr. Xavier Rush reluctantly agrees when a woman asks him to euthanize her deceased mother’s healthy dog. After she leaves, it’s revealed that Xavier secretly kept the dog alive, even though he charged her extra money for the procedure. His veterinary technicians, Maggie and Tina, admire him for this act of compassion.

Later, a woman called Samantha Diaz arrives with a five-week-old stray kitten tucked in her bra. Xavier examines the kitten and diagnoses it with a congenital condition called atresia ani, where the animal lacks a functional anus.

Xavier coldly recommends euthanasia due to the surgery required, which costs $5,000 to $10,000, but Samantha firmly refuses. When he suggests she’s prolonging the animal’s suffering, Samantha calls him an “asshole” and leaves the clinic. Xavier returns to his office, unmoved by the confrontation yet somehow affected by her reaction to him.

Four days later, Samantha speaks with her sister Jeneva over the phone while admiring the results of her GoFundMe campaign, titled “Pooter Needs a Poop Chute” (9), to raise funds for her kitten Pooter’s surgery.