David E. Larsen, DVM It was a bright sunny afternoon in early June when I pulled up to the gate of the McCubbins’ farm. Frank had a llama with a vaginal prolapse and was close to her delivery date. When I got out to open the gate, I noticed a feral momma cat with aContinue reading “Charlie (a rewrite)”
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Ageless Ida and Kitty, From the Archives
D. E. Larsen, DVM Ida was sitting beside her daughter, waiting patiently, with Kitty nestled in her lap. Ida was my oldest client, a tiny, frail old lady with snow-white hair. She lived by herself, but her daughter, Lila, was close at hand. Lila was no spring chicken herself. Ida drove until a couple ofContinue reading “Ageless Ida and Kitty, From the Archives”
It’s a Hard Job
D. E. Larsen, DVM I was finishing up in the surgery room when Sandy entered the room. “You have Pat in the exam room,” Sandy said. “She is worried that her new kittens are dying.” “Tell her I will be just a couple of minutes,” I said. “I just have to clean up a bit.”Continue reading “It’s a Hard Job“
Memoirs of a Country Vet 