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Hallowed Ground

D. E. Larsen, DVM We hurried across the cow bridge at the upper end of Uncle Dutch’s farm. We were in a hurry because we planned to hunt up to the Bartlett farm this afternoon. This would require us to cross Catching Creek one more time, and that crossing would have no bridge. Don MillerContinue reading “Hallowed Ground”

Ernie’s Pig

D. E. Larsen, DVM I stood in the barnyard facing a long metal barn. It is about 90 feet long, maybe 30 feet wide with 10-foot walls. The light breeze coming off the Calapoolya River stirs a little dust. Still, it feels cool in the midday heat of July in the Willamette Valley. Not aContinue reading “Ernie’s Pig”

Polyradiculoneuritis(Coonhound Paralysis)

D. E. Larsen, DVM Neurology in Veterinary Medicine in the early 1970s always seemed like a waste of time to me. In school, we seemed to spend untold hours learning detailed anatomy of the brain and nervous system. There were some things we could intervene, like spinal injuries. But the viral diseases ofContinue reading “Polyradiculoneuritis(Coonhound Paralysis)”