D. E. Larsen, DVM Bill was brief and to the point on the phone. “I have a dog here who seems to be having a short seizure every few minutes,” Bill said. “We were wondering if you could get a look at him?” “I have only been in town a couple of days, and IContinue reading “A Summer Evening on Strychnine, From the Archives”
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A Full Belly Comes to those Who Seek It
D. E. Larsen, DVM Preface: This short story comes from my family’s lore, and I write it now because it has implications for the current times. Today young mothers are having extreme difficulty in obtaining commercial baby formula to feed their infants. The medical profession and the social media “fact-checker” caution them not to resortContinue reading “A Full Belly Comes to those Who Seek It “
The Beard
D. E. Larsen, DVM There was a fresh dusting of snow on the road as I pulled into the back of the clinic. It was early, but I had just finished treating a cow with milk fever. Don, the other associate veterinarian in the Enumclaw clinic, came through the door before eight. “I’m thinking weContinue reading “The Beard”
Memoirs of a Country Vet 