D. E. Larsen, DVM Odie, our Chesapeake Bay Retriever, stepped out the door onto the covered patio. His nose in the air, he sniffed the air. He made a muffled “woof,” he knew the bear was there, he stood watchfully, waiting. I noticed Odie’s behavior. It was quite different than his usual bold bounce intoContinue reading “A Bear in the Backyard”
Category Archives: Veterinary Medicine
A Summer Evening on Strychnine
D. E. Larsen, DVM Bill was brief and to the point on the phone. “I have a dog here who seems to be having a short seizure every few minutes,” Bill said. “We were wondering if you could get a look at him?” “I have only been in town a couple of days, and IContinue reading “A Summer Evening on Strychnine”
A Market Collapse
D. E. Larsen, DVM “Tell me again, Jack.” I said. “What are you doing with these gals?” Jack had called to have his llama herd checked but was not very specific as to what was going on. I did a lot of work, Jack. Most of the time, I worked on his cows. The llamaContinue reading “A Market Collapse”
Memoirs of a Country Vet 