D. E. Larsen, DVM Hardware disease results from the indiscriminate eating habits of the cow. It was frequently seen when hay was baled with wire. Any stray sharp metal, like a nail, could be involved. The hardware will fall into the reticulum, considered the second stomach. The cow’s heart lies just on the other sideContinue reading “Rosebud’s Wire”
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Granny’s Instructions
D. E. Larsen, DVM I struggled to secure the cow with a rope tied to a fence post and a sideline to hold her still enough for me to do a pregnancy exam. I looked over this place while I was working. Big house, too fancy for my style, and a large guest house. AllContinue reading “Granny’s Instructions”
Bill and Mary Jane
D. E. Larsen, DVM I turned off of McDowell Creek road into the barnyard. I could see only a few cows in the holding pen and a couple of guys heading up the hill to the upper pasture. I looked at the clock to make sure I wasn’t early for the appointment to due theContinue reading “Bill and Mary Jane”
Memoirs of a Country Vet 