D. E. Larsen, DVM I stood in the barnyard facing a long metal barn. It is about 90 feet long, maybe 30 feet wide with 10-foot walls. The light breeze coming off the Calapoolya River stirs a little dust. Still, it feels cool in the midday heat of July in the Willamette Valley. Not aContinue reading “Ernie’s Pig, from the Archives”
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Another Ellwood
D. E. Larsen, DVM The sun was just setting when we pulled into the driveway after taking the kids to a matinee in Albany. Derek was sound asleep in his car seat, and the girls had been sleeping but were slowly getting out of the car and into the house. I followed, carrying Derek, stillContinue reading “Another Ellwood”
Another Gus
D. E. Larsen, DVM Glenn was waiting in the exam room with his new pup, an 8-week-old border collie. “Where did you get his guy,” I asked. “A friend in Eugene had a litter of eleven pups, and he couldn’t get rid of this last one,” Glenn said. “Since the old dog died, I figuredContinue reading “Another Gus “
Memoirs of a Country Vet 