Isabelle, Saved by a Bite

D. E. Larsen, DVM The two girls standing at the counter were holding something bundled in a sweatshirt. They were young girls, probably 16 or 17.  “I hope you can help us,” the young blond girl, Sidney, said. “This cat was hit by a car out in front of our house, and she is hurtContinue reading “Isabelle, Saved by a Bite”

The Terrible Breech

D. E. Larsen, DVM “Doc, this is Peter, out on Brush Creek,” Peter says on the phone. “I have been working on trying to pull this calf for two hours now. I am not getting anywhere. Do you have time to run out here and give me a hand?” “Sure, I can come right away,”Continue reading “The Terrible Breech”

The Lasso and the Wire

D. E. Larsen, DVM “Andy, how long has this guy been sick,” I asked. Andy was an old Italian with a small acreage on which he ran a few steers to fatten every year.  He was bald as a billiard ball, short and, shall we say, a well-rounded individual. We were standing in the middleContinue reading “The Lasso and the Wire”