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, From the Archives”
Category Archives: Veterinary Medicine
Driving Blind, From the Archives
D. E. Larsen, DVM This was one of extra busy days in the middle of July. The appointment book was full. Most of the problems were flea problems. I always became weary of discussing the flea life cycle with folks. We were trying to put out the fire that should have been controlled last winter.Continue reading “Driving Blind, From the Archives”
Splints for Scruffy
D. E. Larsen, DVM Hugh and I were walking out to the small pig pen beside their small barn. The pen held a large sow with a litter of eleven piglets about five weeks old. The reason I was here was because now there were only ten piglets. One had been found dead this morning.Continue reading “Splints for Scruffy “
Memoirs of a Country Vet 