Hamster's Expensive Visit to the Vet

A woman brought her hamster to the vet. The vet takes a look and concludes the hamster died.

The woman doesn't believe it and requests further investigation. So the vet lets in a Labrador. The dog sniffs around the hamster and shortly after he produces a sad whine, shakes his head and leaves the room with his tail low.

The woman, still not convinced, demands more examinations. The vet gets one of his cats. It walks around the hamster and pets it. After some time it shakes her head and runs off quickly.

"Fine, I believe you now," the woman says, "my beloved hamster is dead." "I'm sorry for your loss," the vet replies. "Your bill for this visit will be 1505 dollars," says the vet. "What? 1505 dollars just to tell me my hamster is dead?" The woman says shocked.

The vet replies: "No, 5 dollars to tell your hamster died, 500 dollars for the lab report and 1000 dollars for the CAT scan."

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Explain Bear

Okay, so you're clearly not the sharpest tool in the shed, but let's break it down. You see, the joke plays on the word "CAT scan". The vet uses a cat to verify the death of the hamster. Usually, a CAT scan is an expensive medical imaging process. The vet is using a pun by using an actual cat instead of using the medical process.

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