"Animal Hospital"

A ten-foot bear offers a patient pancakes with syrup and butter, 

“They’re a little burnt, but the carbs will soothe you.”

A tiny yellow bird chirps, 

“How ‘bout some egg waffles with condensed milk instead?

You look like you need more protein and sugar.”

A tiger purrs behind red velvet curtains, 

“I just caught this, have some tapir tartare -

you need more iron and vitamin B.”

A bloody pawful of thick wine glaze 

plop, plop, plopping onto immaculate linoleum floors.

A civet cat says, 

“I just brewed my own coffee.

How ‘bout a cuppa? You need caffeine.”

A cow spits and sniffs, 

“Maybe fresh patties of the best bovine biome?

Your jungle smells endangered.”

Doctor Dog rushes over after resuscitating the elephant in room two, 

“How can we help you?”

The patient says, “... I just need a COVID test for school.”