The Battle of Ping-Li, From the Archives

D. E. Larsen, DVM It was the end of a busy afternoon when I leaned into the reception desk to check on what remained of the day. “I’m beat, how close to being done are we?” I asked. “You poor man,” Sandy replied. She seldom gave me any sympathy. “Your last appointment is in theContinue reading “The Battle of Ping-Li, From the Archives”

Surgical Anatomy, Fall Quarter, 1973 

D. E. Larsen, DVM Our junior year of veterinary school started with a bang. This was our first exposure to clinical medicine, and this was why most of us were here. But the rigors of the curriculum came as a new reality for some.  We were at the clinic a full forty-hour week. We hadContinue reading Surgical Anatomy, Fall Quarter, 1973 

Cold Weather Delivery 

D. E. Larsen, DVM When I turned off the highway onto Liberty Road, my headlights flashed across a field that was white with a heavy frost.  “It’s going to be a cold one tonight,” I said to myself as I corrected for a slight skid of the truck’s rear end. “At least Scott Mountain RoadContinue reading “Cold Weather Delivery “