Getting to share clean pathology results to a worried owner never gets old. I love seeing that anxiety melt away, the happy tears, or even just hearing a huge sigh of relief on the phone. Got to savor those little wins, some weeks they are few and far between!
Author Archives: Justin Jornigan
Or Chocolate
Passing a NG tube on a horse this morning, I got lube on my mouthpiece, here’s the conversation with the owner, near 70 years old: Me: Blech, that tastes god-awful Her: I bet! You know, you ought to get that flavored stuff at the exotic store. Me: 😳….You think they have strawberry? Her: Or chocolate!
The Slow Work
These words are mounted above my piano and are always a powerful, personal reminder when I take the time to pause and read them. Above all, trust in the slow work of God. We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay. We should like to skip the intermediate stages. WeContinue reading “The Slow Work”
Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox
Alright vet and ruminant nerds. I was on the phone with a client who paged me about a goat that was down and lateral and I gave my usual ‘get her sternal’ spiel until I can get to the farm. I get off the phone and my wife, who has heard this spiel a millionContinue reading “Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox”
What Are you Cooking?
I was parked outside Animal Hospital today treating a goat from out of town and a guy walks up and genuinely asks, “what are you guys making out here?”. He legitimately thought my work rig was a food truck. 🤣 Oh the things I could serve him.
Rain
Perfect calving weather. Nice barn. Yea, she’s definitely not in that barn. God has a sense of humor. After 2 failed rope throws in the creek during a monsoon, water covering all of my anatomy, that heifer waddle-ran to the barn. AND the old rusty head gate held long enough to deliver a live one.Continue reading “Rain”
What the…
We arrived a few minutes early to our first stop Monday morning. We were scheduled to castrate a miniature stallion. We drove through the trailer park down to a prefabricated metal carport with a gray pony under it. There are bloody mannequin heads hanging from the carport and this decapitation scene staged right beside it.Continue reading “What the…”
The Simple Things
It’s the simple parts of my job that are the most rewarding. That’s probably true about life in general, the simple things. My bike ride got cut short for a call, so I was a little bummed. I was running IV fluids on a down cow that gave birth this morning and realized her calfContinue reading “The Simple Things”
Cow Cocktail
1200 lbs of snortin’ mad, fearless brangus heifer charging at you through the fence will test the cardio, climbing skills, and religion in a hurry. Megan spider-monkeyed up 7 feet of fence to dodge her. Hero of the day was a pole syringe with a mad-momma cocktail, cause momma wasn’t going in no chute. Burger. Continue reading “Cow Cocktail”
Happy New Year
Rang in 2017 on a barn floor treating a herd of goats mauled by loose dogs. Extra points to Megan for coming to help. Happy New Year!
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