Food Animal Medicine – Page 18 – Memoirs of a Country Vet

Dehorning Calves on the End of a Rope

D. E. Larsen, DVM Don had the calves in a small area on one side of his barn. The good thing was they were all only four or five months old. The bad thing was there was no squeeze chute or headgate. I would be working these calves all on the end of the rope,Continue reading “Dehorning Calves on the End of a Rope “

Cows Never Eat the Stuff, From the Archives

D. E. Larsen, DVM Here I was again, standing over a dead cow, in the middle of a pasture filled with Tansy, listening to a rancher explain to me that cows never touch the stuff. As I stood there sharpening my necropsy knife, I thought about my long history with Tansy. My first recollection ofContinue reading “Cows Never Eat the Stuff, From the Archives”

Wooden Tongue

D. E. Larsen, DVM The old cow was in the middle of the corral as I pulled up. Her head was extended, and her tongue protruded a bit from her open mouth. Saliva hung from her mouth in long, thick streams that nearly reached the ground. I stepped out of the truck, pulled on aContinue reading “Wooden Tongue”