Patient Porky is a 1940 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett, written by Warren Foster, and scored by Carl W.

[2] The short was released on August 24, 1940, and stars Porky Pig.

[3] Porky visits a hospital with a stomach ache from overeating at his birthday party.

Instead of a real doctor, he encounters a cat posing as "Dr.

The cat attempts surgery on Porky, who panics and escapes.