ANIMALicious Has Made Me Famous (Sorta)

I just noticed I made it into the Veterinary Information Network's ANIMALicious blog on February 19.

My friend, who wrote that entry, asked me why her dog didn't have any injuries after falling nine feet.

I asked my friend Dr. Becky Lundgren of VIN about it via instant message.

Me: Shouldn’t he be dead?
Becky: Only animals with brains tense up for the landing. 
Me: Wouldn’t you think an internal organ would go splat?
Becky: Brainless wonders are often lucky.

I wasn’t getting what I wanted to hear. I was lucky that I work with enough veterinarians that I could keep asking until I was satisfied with an explanation.

I IMed an ER vet, our own Dr. Tony Johnson.
Me: Shouldn’t he be dead?
Tony: Empty skull

 

Notice how veterinarians often use humor to try to alleviate unnecessary worry in their non-veterinarian friends? ROTFL