Veterinary Medicine – Page 199 – Memoirs of a Country Vet

Cowboy Education

Cowboy Education D. E. Larsen, DVM During the fall of my junior year in vet school, I worked part-time for Monforts of Colorado. At the time I worked for them, they ran two feedlots with about 100,000 head of cattle in each lot. My job was to work in the hospital during the weekends. ThisContinue reading “Cowboy Education”

The Needle in the Brier Patch

D. E. Larsen, DVM It was hard to see in the night with this heavy rain. I was glad that I had put my rain pants and boots on when I left the house. I pulled on my raincoat as I stepped out of the truck. I was wet before I got the jacket on,Continue reading “The Needle in the Brier Patch”

PeeWee

D. E. Larsen, DVM It was early Sunday morning when the phone rang. We were not out of bed yet. We didn’t have any firm plans for the day, but we had discussed going up the Calapooia River to swim. The weather had been warm and dry, and we wanted to take advantage of theContinue reading “PeeWee”