Veterinary Obstetrics – Memoirs of a Country Vet

Four Front Feet

D. E. Larsen, DVM I slowed as I approached Sudie’s driveway. It was hard to see in the daylight and almost impossible at ten o’clock at night. Sudie was waiting at the barn and waved when I pulled into the driveway. A late-night call was unusual for Sudie, especially on a Saturday night. She wasContinue reading “Four Front Feet “

The Poll Presentation

D. E. Larsen, DVM I was cleaning up at Robert’s place in Brownsville when his wife came out of the house at a trot. “Doc, your office is on the phone and would like to talk with you,” Alice said. “We have an extension near the back door that you could use now without removingContinue reading “The Poll Presentation”

The Powers That Be

D. E. Larsen, DVM I always hated looking at a group of cattle for someone I did not know. They often wanted you to look over the fence and give them a diagnosis rather than running them through a chute for an individual diagnosis. Just looking over the fence for the diagnosis was risky inContinue reading “The Powers That Be”