Cat's Out of the Bag

They say there's a sucker born every minute, which is clearly referring to pet lovers. Took Harvey to the vet to get his claws trimmed -- he's the sweetest cat on earth, but will not hold still for that -- and somehow exited the building with over $500 missing from my wallet. How could this be? Well, I pointed to a little scratch on his head -- undoubtedly from those razor-sharp claws I mentioned -- and the next thing I knew I was having him treated for fleas they don't see, ringworm they're testing him for but are confident he doesn't have, and blah blah allergies, need to be sure, buzzword-buzzword-guilt-buzzword. And yet somehow it was worth every penny just to see him interact with the staff and talk up a storm!