Pets – Page 4 – Memoirs of a Country Vet

Brownie, 1953

Brownie, 1953 D. E. Larsen, DVM I woke to an empty bedroom. The sky was clear and the morning sun was out, but there was still a chill to the summer air. I laid still and tried to listen to hear my brothers downstairs. I hated to wake to an empty room. Did the monsterContinue reading “Brownie, 1953”

The Scourge of the Garden, From the Archives

D. E. Larsen, DVM Martha led her new young German Shepherd into the exam room and waited patiently for me to arrive. She had Duke sitting beside her, ears erect and waiting for whatever was to come next. Obviously proud of her pup, Martha smiled when she shook my hand. “Shake,” she instructed Duke. DukeContinue reading “The Scourge of the Garden, From the Archives”

Bicycle Mishap for Tucker, From the Archives

D. E. Larsen, DVM June and her two boys, Joe and Josh, were waiting impatiently in the reception with what looked like a rather painful Tucker. Tucker was about a three-year-old Springer Spaniel who was usually bouncing off the walls in the clinic. Today he was standing, hunched up and reluctant to move. Something mustContinue reading “Bicycle Mishap for Tucker, From the Archives”