Food Animal Medicine – Memoirs of a Country Vet

The Heel Fly

D. E. Larsen, DVM I watched in amazement as the group of cows ran through the lower field with their tails in the air. They all came to a stop at the edge of the pond and waded out into the shallow edge of the water. “What makes those cows run like that?” I askedContinue reading “The Heel Fly “

The Ugly Pinna Hematoma

D. E. Larsen, DVM Sandy came back and leaned through the surgery room doorway. “Kevin is on his way to the clinic,” Sandy said. “I tried to slow him down, but he was pretty excited. Finn, his cow dog, has a hematoma on his ear. I told him you were still in surgery, but heContinue reading “The Ugly Pinna Hematoma “

The Powers That Be

D. E. Larsen, DVM I always hated looking at a group of cattle for someone I did not know. They often wanted you to look over the fence and give them a diagnosis rather than running them through a chute for an individual diagnosis. Just looking over the fence for the diagnosis was risky inContinue reading “The Powers That Be”