Tag Archives: Veterinary Medicine

That Difficult Sample Collection 

D. E. Larsen, DVM Gigi was resting on Betty’s lap when I entered the exam room. Gigi was probably a Chihuahua mix, and she was getting a little older, and she was now really overweight. “Hi, Betty! How is Gigi doing this afternoon?” I asked.  “She hasn’t been feeling very well the last couple ofContinue reading “That Difficult Sample Collection “

A New Antibiotic

D. E. Larsen, DVM New drugs were often exciting, and some of them allowed veterinarians to change the way they treated a group of diseases. One problem in cattle practice was getting drugs into an animal in an adequate dose and for a sufficient period of time. We had a penicillin that would give usContinue reading “A New Antibiotic”

 Tigger’s Pellet

D. E. Larsen, DVM Ann spent most of the time at the front desk while Ruth and I did an annual exam and vaccinations on Tigger. She returned to the exam room just as we put Tigger back into his kennel. “How do things look with Tigger?” Ann asked. “Tigger is doing fine for aContinue reading ” Tigger’s Pellet”