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D. E. Larsen, DVM It was early Sunday morning when the phone rang. We were not out of bed yet. We didn’t have any firm plans for the day, but we had discussed going up the Calapooia River to swim. The weather had been warm and dry, and we wanted to take advantage of theContinue reading “PeeWee, From the Archives”

D.E. Larsen, DVM I stood at the small makeshift corral waiting for Albert to make his way from the house. Albert was old and arthritic. He walked pretty slow these days. The corral wouldn’t hold a cow if she wanted out. The posts were propped up instead of set in the ground, and the oldContinue reading “Albert’s Last Cow, From the Archives”

David E. Larsen, DVM Dixie carefully closed the exam room door. She had just finished getting the next patient ready for my exam. “This guy just arrived from California,” Dixie whispered. “The cat is old, and he is pretty proud of that fact. His name is Bob, and the cat’s name is Ruby.” I enteredContinue reading “The Old Cat – From the Archives”