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D. E. Larsen, DVM “Tell me again, Jack.” I said. “What are you doing with these gals?” Jack had called to have his llama herd checked but was not very specific as to what was going on. I did a lot of work, Jack.  Most of the time, I worked on his cows.  The llamaContinue reading “A Market Collapse”

D. E. Larsen, DVM Hardware disease results from the indiscriminate eating habits of the cow. It was frequently seen when hay was baled with wire. Any stray sharp metal, like a nail, could be involved. The hardware will fall into the reticulum, considered the second stomach. The cow’s heart lies just on the other sideContinue reading “Rosebud’s Wire”

D. E. Larsen, DVM I struggled to secure the cow with a rope tied to a fence post and a sideline to hold her still enough for me to do a pregnancy exam. I looked over this place while I was working.  Big house, too fancy for my style, and a large guest house. AllContinue reading “Granny’s Instructions”