Colleagues, From the Archives

D. E. Larsen, DVM I looked at the large black tumor on Dr. Walker’s old gray mare as I wrapped the tail. It was a good thing that the horse was gentle. There were no facilities, and I was at considerable risk, standing directly behind the mare. This tumor was the size of a smallContinue reading “Colleagues, 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 “