A woman brought a very limp parrot into a veterinary hospital.
As she
laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and
listened
to the bird's chest. After a few moments, the vet shook his head and
said
sadly, " I'm sorry, Polly has passed away." The distressed owner
wailed, " Are you sure? I mean, you haven't run any tests on him or
anything. He might just be in a coma or something."
The vet rolled his eyes, shrugged, turned and left the
room. He
returned a few minutes later with a beautiful black Labrador. As the
bird's
owner looked on, in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his
front
paws on the table and sniffed the parrot from top to bottom several
times.
The dog then looked up at the vet with sad eyes and slowly shook his
head.
The vet led the dog out and returned a few minutes later with
a
Persian. The feline jumped up and also sniffed and licked the
lifeless
parrot delicately. The cat sat back, shook his head, meowed and ran
out of
the room.
The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry Ma'am, but like
I said,
your parrot is most definitely 100% dead." He then turned to his
computer
and printed out a bill which he handed to the woman. The parrot
owner,
still in shock, "$250??" she cried!
"$250 just to tell me my bird is dead???"
The vet shrugged. " If you had taken my word for it, the
bill would
only have been $20, but with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan what did
you
expect??
As she
laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and
listened
to the bird's chest. After a few moments, the vet shook his head and
said
sadly, " I'm sorry, Polly has passed away." The distressed owner
wailed, " Are you sure? I mean, you haven't run any tests on him or
anything. He might just be in a coma or something."
The vet rolled his eyes, shrugged, turned and left the
room. He
returned a few minutes later with a beautiful black Labrador. As the
bird's
owner looked on, in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his
front
paws on the table and sniffed the parrot from top to bottom several
times.
The dog then looked up at the vet with sad eyes and slowly shook his
head.
The vet led the dog out and returned a few minutes later with
a
Persian. The feline jumped up and also sniffed and licked the
lifeless
parrot delicately. The cat sat back, shook his head, meowed and ran
out of
the room.
The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry Ma'am, but like
I said,
your parrot is most definitely 100% dead." He then turned to his
computer
and printed out a bill which he handed to the woman. The parrot
owner,
still in shock, "$250??" she cried!
"$250 just to tell me my bird is dead???"
The vet shrugged. " If you had taken my word for it, the
bill would
only have been $20, but with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan what did
you
expect??
