A trip to the vet! A man brought a very limp dog into the veterinary clinic. As he lay the dog on the table, the doctor pulled out his stethoscope, placing the receptor on the dog''s chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadly and said, "I''m sorry, but your dog has passed away." "What?" screamed the man. "How can you tell? You haven''t done any testing on him or anything. I want another opinion!" With that, the vet turned and left the room. In a few moments, he returned with a Labrador Retriever. The Retriever when right to work, checking the poor dog out thoroughly. After a considerable amount of sniffing, the Retriever sadly shook his head and said "Bark". The veterinarian then took the Labrador out and returned in a few moments with a cat, who also checked out the poor dog on the table. As had his predecessors, the cat sadly shook his head and said,"Meow." He then jumped off the table and ran out of the room. The veterinarian handed the man a bill for $600. The dog''s owner went ballistic. "$600! Just to tell me my dog is dead? This is outrageous!" The vet shook his head sadly and explained. "If you had taken my word for it, it would have been $20, but with the Lab work and the cat scan..." |