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."