Dancer’s Dilemma

D. E. Larsen, DVM Dancer was standing in the exam room when I entered. Unlike her usual demeanor, she barely acknowledged me. She was concentrating on her next breath. Dancer is a walker hound. A fine confident hunter, she is one of Leon’s leading girls. For Dancer to be distressed, she must have a majorContinue reading “Dancer’s Dilemma”

Donica Lake Trip, From the Archives

D. E. Larsen, DVM It was early summer in 1978. We had lived in Sweet Home for a couple of years, and I was becoming involved in the community. There was a lot of debate taking place between the timber industry and environmental groups. The environmental groups had proposed a Middle Santiam Wilderness area. IContinue reading “Donica Lake Trip, From the Archives”

A Bladder Rupture

 D. E. Larsen, DVM September was one of my slowest months in the large animal portion of my practice in Sweet Home. Pink eye cases probably accounted for most of my cattle calls during the summer months. Those cases were all but gone with the cooler days of fall. Cases of pneumonia were not happeningContinue reading “A Bladder Rupture”