Veterinary Medicine – Page 178 – Memoirs of a Country Vet

Pat’s Menagerie

D. E. Larsen, DVM The mouth was wide open, and salvia dripped from the gleaming white teeth. The snarl could have come from a timber wolf. As I reached around to his rear end, the mouth snapped viciously at my arm. My arm would have been chewed to pieces if Joleen hadn’t had a deathContinue reading “Pat’s Menagerie”

Gus and Blackie

D. E. Larsen, DVM We watched as Blackie hurried across Main Street, almost in the crosswalk and with no regard for the traffic light, his long leash trailing behind him. Blackie was a Dachshund cross, solid black in color, and the structure of a Dachshund. Blackie was always in the lead and always seemed toContinue reading “Gus and Blackie”

The Thomas Splint

D. E. Larsen, DVM The heat was stifling, and the room was packed. The air conditioner just couldn’t keep pace. “I hope he finishes this up a little early,” I say to the guy sitting next to me. He loosens his tie. “Yes, we all need to get out into some fresh air.” The speaker,Continue reading “The Thomas Splint”