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 sadly and said, "I'm sorry,
> your duck, Cuddles, has passed away." The distressed woman wailed, "Are you sure?" "Yes, I am sure. The 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. "$250?" she cried, "$250 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 $20, but with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan, it's now $250."

LOL, B! I can tell you, that compared to today's health care, she still got a bargain...lab report and cat scan :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

This is soooo funny. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/s...aughing025.gif

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I opened this expecting to express sympathy for the loss of someone's pet duck. You got me, and it was a good one!

The thing is, some dogs can detect things like cancer and high blood sugar levels (for diabetics). Having them sniff is a lot less costly and invasive than the usualt testing. Sorry, I know I'm off on a tangent here.

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there are even dogs now that are being trained to be seizure dogs. they can tell in advance when their owner will have a seizure and warn them, so the affected person can sit/lay down instead of falling down.

Loved the joke! Just glad it wasn't me! :shock: :shock: :shock:

The only thing my lab can detect is if someone is eating food. :roll:

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LOL!