The Vet

A man runs into the vet's office carrying his dog, screaming for
help. The vet rushes him back to an examination room and has him
put his dog down on the examination table. The vet examines the
still, limp body and after a few moments tells the man that his
dog, regrettable, is dead.


The man, clearly agitated and not willing to accept this,
demands a second opinion.


The vet goes into the back room and comes out with a cat and
puts the cat down next to the dog's body. The cat sniffs the
body, walks from head to tail poking and sniffing the dog's body
and finally looks at the vet and meows. The vet looks at the man
and says, "I'm sorry, but the cat thinks that your dog is dead
too."


The man is still unwilling to accept that his dog is dead. The
vet brings in a black labrador. The lab sniffs the body, walks
from head to tail, and finally looks at the vet and barks. The
vet looks at the man and says, "I'm sorry, but the lab thinks
your dog is dead too."


The man, finally resigned to the diagnosis, thanks the vet and
asks how much he owes.


The vet answers, "$650."


"$650 to tell me my dog is dead?" exclaimed the man.


"Well," the vet replies, "I would only have charged you $50 for
my initial diagnosis. The additional $600 was for the cat scan
and lab tests."