Veterinarian bills are outrageously high. Here’s the thing. These doctors go to school for as long as the doctors who treat human beings, and they seldom make as much money as medical doctors do. It seems a bit unfair, doesn’t it? They could have easily decided to become doctors who treat people. However, most veterinarians get into the business because they have a love of animals. In addition to their own education, they have to hire staff who are educated in the special needs of sick animals. Furthermore, their facilities have to be top-notch. Many animals have to be hospitalized, just as many sick people do. So yes, vet bills can be expensive, but they’re worth it to save our precious family pets. With that said, the lady in the joke below has a right to be outraged. On the other hand, this is a diagnosis she could have easily made on her own. Enjoy this hilarious joke.
A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgeon. As she laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird’s chest.
After a moment or two, the vet shook his head and sadly said, “I’m sorry, your duck, Cuddles, has passed away.”
The distressed woman wailed, “Are you sure?”
“Yes, I am sure. Your duck is dead,” replied the vet.
“How can you be so sure?” she protested. “I mean you haven’t done any testing on him or anything. He might just be in a coma or something.”
The vet rolled his eyes, turned around, and left the room. He returned a few minutes later with a black Labrador Retriever. As the duck’s owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom. He then looked up at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head.
The vet patted the dog on the head and took it out of the room. A few minutes later he returned with a cat. The cat jumped on the table and also delicately sniffed the bird from head to foot. The cat sat back on its haunches, shook its head, meowed softly and strolled out of the room.
The vet looked at the woman and said, “I’m sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck.”
The vet turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys, and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman.
The duck’s owner, still in shock, took the bill. “$550.00!” she cried, “$550.00 just to tell me my duck is dead!”
The vet shrugged, “I’m sorry. If you had just taken my word for it, the bill would have been $5.00, but with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan, it’s now $550.00.”
