Funny Story – true

While Mel is away I thought I’d write a blog for her and about her, cos its funny.

T’s Guinea pig was off its food and Mel took it to the vet.

In the waiting room owners and their animals came and went, until it was her turn next and a cat lay asleep in its cage.

A dog entered the room, barked at the cat, who hissed and the Guniea Pig died.

Now Mel is no vet and neither were the others, but all agreed that it had passed on and furthermore that it was funny (perhaps you had to be there) and the more they all thought about it the funnier it became until tears began to flow.

At which point the vet emerged and called Mel in. And she went.  Well what else could she do?

The Vet saw the tears and a dead pet and Mel suddenly felt that she shouldn’t be laughing (which always makes it worse) and the vet did her professional examination – really creating time and space for the sad pronouncement, time and space being hauled in by the gulp-full by my hyperventilating sister.

“I am afraid to tell you…” she began