D. E. Larsen, DVM New drugs were often exciting, and some of them allowed veterinarians to change the way they treated a group of diseases. One problem in cattle practice was getting drugs into an animal in an adequate dose and for a sufficient period of time. We had a penicillin that would give usContinue reading “A New Antibiotic”
Category Archives: Food Animal Medicine
Pinkeye
D. E. Larsen, DVM I scanned the sky. Not even a hint of cloud. The sun was unmerciful in the Willamette Valley in early August, and today was going to be the same as all the days in the last two weeks. I remembered Doctor Craig’s comments about his cattle practice, “It is feast orContinue reading “Pinkeye”
Sudden Death in a Calf
D. E. Larsen, DVM The ground was frozen solid, and I stumbled as I traveled over the uneven mud headed to the small barn. I was carrying my medical bag and a bucket of warm water, and I hoped I wouldn’t slush most of the water before making it to the barn. Jan was leadingContinue reading “Sudden Death in a Calf “
Memoirs of a Country Vet 