D. E. Larsen, DVM “Doctor doesn’t generally work of birds,” Sandy said to the lady on the phone. “He does make exceptions at times when it is a farm bird and not a pet. I hear you call this goose a pet.” “I only called it a pet because that is how my husband treatsContinue reading “Ruth and the Goose, From the Archives”
Category Archives: Veterinary Surgery
Itsy’s Lymphoma
D. E. Larsen, DVM I looked again at Itsy’s tonsils. They were huge. Large tonsils and diarrhea equaled salmon disease in my mind until I proved otherwise. But Itsy’s tonsils were not simply enlarged; they were huge. Opal stood wringing her hands on the other side of the exam table. She knew me well enoughContinue reading “Itsy’s Lymphoma”
The Taint That Ain’t, from the Archives
D. E. Larsen, DVM It was 12:30 on Thursday, and we were mostly closed. Thursday afternoon was reserved for golf. But the phone kept ringing, Sandy had stepped into the back, and I was tempted to not answer. But duty calls. “Good afternoon, this is Doctor Larsen,” I say as I picked up the receiver.Continue reading “The Taint That Ain’t, from the Archives”
Memoirs of a Country Vet 