Bringing Gerbils to the Vet?? What???

So I hear my wife answer the door the other day. It was someone dropping off some girl scout info for my daughter. I hear the woman say, "Sorry, I have to run, I've got the gerbil in the car. We just brought him back from the Vet."

What????

I bet in Vet school there's at least an hour discussion of do's and don'ts concerning how to handle the nonsense of someone bringing in a gerbil.

Don't - in a demeaning way say, "Does your husband know that you're wasting money on this bullshit?"

Do - after "fixing" the gerbil say, "Now when was the last time your fish have been in for a physical?"

Don't toss the gerbil into the trash and hand them directions to Pet Smart.

Do make them feel less stupid by saying, "Oh you brought a GERBIL here. I thought the nurse said you brought a FROG here. How ridiculous would that be? A frog? Not you though - you brought a gerbil. There is nothing - I repeat nothing wrong or dumb with what YOU did. Now where is the little guy? (shaking head) A frog...sorry...can't get over that one.

Don't take the gerbil into another room, spray paint a new gerbil haphazardly to match the sick gerbil, then hand the new gerbil to the owners and arrogantly say, "NEXT!"

Hey! Here's A Picture of My Dog

So here's a picture of my dog. Since there may be some stalkers that have access to local veterinarian records, I'm not going to give you his real name. Let's just call him Parcheesi. He's a Golden Lab. I wonder what he's thinking there? Probably something about bones. Parcheesi is faithful, obeys and listens to the rules. That's about it. I had this picture on my computer and thought I'd put it up.

Oh yeah, we also have an Italian American pig. I don't like him so I've refused to memorize his name.

What boring stories about your pets would you like to share?