A woman brought a very limp duck into our vet's. As she lay her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope & listened to the bird's chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadley & said
''I'm sorry, your pet has passed away''.
The owner wailed in distress, ''Are you sure?.'' ''Yes I'm sure. The duck is dead,'' he replied.
''How can you be so sure,'' she protested. ''I mean, you haven't done any testing on him or anything..he migh just be in a coma or something.''
The vet rolled his eyes,turned around & left the room.
He retured a few minutes later with a black Labrador Retriever.
As the duck's owner looked on in amazment, the dog stood on hind legs, put his paws on the examining table & sniffed the duck from top to tail. He then looked at the vet with sad eyes & shook his head. The vet patted the dog & took it out &returned a fews minutes later with a beautiful tabby cat.
The cat jumped up on to the table & also sniffed the dird as had the dog. The cat sat back on it;s haunches, shook it's head, meowed softly ,jumped down & strolled out of the room.
The vet turned to the woman & said ''I'm sorry, but as I said , this is most definately, 100% certifably, a dead duck.''
Then the vet went to his computer terminal, hit a few keys, & produced a bill, which he handed to the moman. The dead duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill. ''£200 !'' she cried.
''£200 just to tell me my duck is dead?!!.
The vet shrugged. ''I'm sorry.. if you'd taken my word for it, the bill would only have been £30..
but what with the Lab report & the C.A.T. scan, it all adds up.
''I'm sorry, your pet has passed away''.
The owner wailed in distress, ''Are you sure?.'' ''Yes I'm sure. The duck is dead,'' he replied.
''How can you be so sure,'' she protested. ''I mean, you haven't done any testing on him or anything..he migh just be in a coma or something.''
The vet rolled his eyes,turned around & left the room.
He retured a few minutes later with a black Labrador Retriever.
As the duck's owner looked on in amazment, the dog stood on hind legs, put his paws on the examining table & sniffed the duck from top to tail. He then looked at the vet with sad eyes & shook his head. The vet patted the dog & took it out &returned a fews minutes later with a beautiful tabby cat.
The cat jumped up on to the table & also sniffed the dird as had the dog. The cat sat back on it;s haunches, shook it's head, meowed softly ,jumped down & strolled out of the room.
The vet turned to the woman & said ''I'm sorry, but as I said , this is most definately, 100% certifably, a dead duck.''
Then the vet went to his computer terminal, hit a few keys, & produced a bill, which he handed to the moman. The dead duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill. ''£200 !'' she cried.
''£200 just to tell me my duck is dead?!!.
The vet shrugged. ''I'm sorry.. if you'd taken my word for it, the bill would only have been £30..
but what with the Lab report & the C.A.T. scan, it all adds up.
