TGIF/Health Care - Interesting differences!

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Two patients limp into two different medical clinics with the same complaint. Both have trouble walking, and appear to require a hip replacement. The first patient is examined within the hour, is x-rayed the same day, and has a time booked for surgery the following week.

The second patient sees his family doctor after waiting a week for an appointment; then waits eighteen weeks to see a specialist; then gets an x-ray which isn't reviewed for another month, and finally has his surgery scheduled for a year from then.

Why the different treatment for the two patients?

Patient #1 is a Golden Retriever.

Patient #2 is a Senior Citizen.