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Dinner is in the Oven

D. E. Larsen, DVM One of the most enjoyable things about veterinary medicine is the people you get to know and the trusting relationships that develop with those clients. One young man was telling me about the first few weeks of his marriage. He was a logger, a choker setter to be exact. Anyone whoContinue reading “Dinner is in the Oven”

Table Manners for the Old Dog

D. E. Larsen,DVM Frank pushed through the door with Harley. Harley was an old yellow lab, very overweight, and suffering from arthritis due to all the extra weight. “I need to see Doc, right away if possible!” he said abruptly. “Old Harley, he is not eating much since Kara passed. I’m notContinue reading “Table Manners for the Old Dog”

Cowboy Education

Cowboy Education D. E. Larsen, DVM During the fall of my junior year in vet school, I worked part-time for Monforts of Colorado. At the time I worked for them, they ran two feedlots with about 100,000 head of cattle in each lot. My job was to work in the hospital during the weekends. ThisContinue reading “Cowboy Education”