Category Archives: Veterinary Medicine

D. E. Larsen, DVM My first learning experience after arriving in Sweet Home was how the schedule worked in the construction industry. The clinic was initially scheduled for completion in August of 1976. It was late August before it got started. After leaving Enumclaw in July, I had six mouths to feed, if I includedContinue reading “Early Days in Sweet Home”

D. E. Larsen, DVM By the time I entered the exam room, Callie was already unhappy. She was actually a nice cat; she just didn’t like the clinic. When Ruth got all her vitals, she was disgusted by the invasion of her privacy. She perched herself in the middle of the exam table and glaredContinue reading “Callie’s Liver Tumor”

David E. Larsen, DVM Growing up in Southwestern Oregon, water was abundant. The majority or houses used spring water piped into the house from nearby hillsides. Many of those same houses would have a hand dug well in close proximity  to the house. These well were mostly never used and dated from a time whenContinue reading “The Well”