…or stay stupid. Today was the fall semi-annual meeting of the Southeast Missouri Veterinary Medical Association. Our district of the Missouri VMA extends from the Bootheel (and me) up north to Hillsboro (which is practically St.Louis), and west over to Salem. Our meeting was at the Dexter Barbecue restaurant, which (oddly enough) is in Cape […]
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Today we performed dental cleaning on a couple of 10-years old German Shepherds. The tartar on their teeth was pretty thick. One of them lost a molar. The tartar had eroded its attachment to the gums, and it was pretty much falling out, despite being free of cavities. When I go to the dentist, the […]
Well, the weather was perfect at Camp Pine Ridge this weekend. Wood Badge Course C-37-06 came to a successful conclusion with many newly trained Scout leaders headed home to strengthen their Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, Venture crews and Varsity teams. I had a great time, but I find that sleeping on a camp […]
I’m glad I don’t have it, or I might be wearing another expression besides the wry smile currently gracing my mug. In another amazing karmic circle, the same week that I start this blog, KBOA pulls the plug on "Your Pet’s Best Friend". No more 4-minute show for 30-second rates. No more 4-minute spots period, […]
Tonight I was scheduled to leave at 5:00 PM, as I was to moderate the monthly District Committee meeting for the Cherokee District of the Boy Scouts. I"m the District Commissioner (a fancy title for my volunteer job. How can you tell if a job is a voluntary position? There is not enough money in […]
Holiday weekends are great in some ways for me, not so great in others. I love family celebrations and so forth, and they are easy for me to get to, as my entire extended family lives right here in Kennett. On the other hand, since I don’t leave town, I take over all clinic duties […]
Well, maybe not everything. However, it is a well-known non-fact that if a dog’s nose is cold and moist, then he is okay. That doesn’t happen to be true, but it certainly is well-known. People don’t just think it might be that way — they know it. In actuality, the only places that dogs normally […]
About twenty years ago, a young man named Roland Nash was working sales for KBOA radio station in Kennett. He stopped by my veterinary clinic and proposed that I advertise with them by doing a short radio spot on pet-care. I had already written some newspaper columns, and I enjoyed speaking to groups, so I […]