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”
Category Archives: Food Animal Medicine
Alice’s Leg
D. E. Larsen, DVM I was just finishing up in the surgery room after doing a spay on a small dog when Sandy appeared at the surgery room door. “Larry is on the phone,” Sandy said. “He thinks he has a cow with a broken front leg. He wants you to get a look atContinue reading “Alice’s Leg “
Ruth and the Goose, From the Archives
D. E. Larsen, DVM “Doctor doesn’t generally work of birds,” Sandy said to the lady on the phone. “He does make exceptions at times when it is a farm bird and not a pet. I hear you call this goose a pet.” “I only called it a pet because that is how my husband treatsContinue reading “Ruth and the Goose, From the Archives”
Memoirs of a Country Vet 