Category Archives: veterinary

That’s three separate times I’ve been charged by a bull while delivering a calf in a field. You’ve never seen a skinny ginger dude get up and move like this. I hurled an OB handle and hit the beast squarely between the eyes. I was quite proud…after I dusted my heart off and put itContinue reading “He’s Gotta Go”

Normal married folk greet each other with, “Hey honey how was your day?”. In our house, Meg’s first words tonight were, “Sheew, I smell buck. What did you do to a buck today?”. She’s good.

I am blessed to work with wonderful people. We blew a tire this morning on the way to an emergency. Two clients stopped by to lend a hand and get me to the call. One client took my tire off and took it to the shop while I worked on the animal. The animal isContinue reading “Blew A Tire”

I just spent 23 minutes on the phone with an 80-something year old client helping her deliver a miniature horse while driving to her farm. Her hearing is not what it used to be so I had to shout and repeat every sentence slowly. I wish I had the conversation recorded. So many good moments.Continue reading “Tele-Med”

“Ain’t choo gonna take your shirt off like Dr. Pol?” No, ma’am. No, I am not. I would have to charge extra for that.  Actually…maybe I will, if the price is right 😉

I found myself standing alongside an 83 year old woman today cleaning up an 8 day fresh cow. She worked the stomach pump, despite my insisting that I could manage it. She talked to the cow to keep her calm and asked me a hundred questions about my day. She was up all night withContinue reading “Wise-woman”

Lesson of the day: if you prefer not to ride a llama, do not straddle it while restraining for a tube feeding. Just because they are kushed, calm, and sickly does not mean they won’t take you for a ride while slurping down their slurry.

“He’s a great dog, if you don’t try to pet him.”

Date night…heading to chilly Burnsville to deliver baby pigs. Reminiscing about how we met in a pig barn over a pen of baby pigs.