I complained about the mosquitoes in December, but I find that if it’s warm enough for them, it’s warm enough for me — I hate being cold. This morning it was raining, but the sun finally came out this afternoon. I saddled up Ol’ Red and rode to my buddy’s house. "Do we have time […]
Category Archives: A day in the life
This job is not always fun, but it’s never boring. My receptionist asked me if I could euthanize a fish and I thought she was joking. While I am willing to do my best for whatever makes it through the door, dogs, cats and horses are where my expertise lies. Alas, poor Nemo was headed […]
My friend, David Ross, is the minister of music at the First Baptist Church in Blytheville, Arkansas. They put on a very nice Christmas musical program this time of year. Their church is blessed with many talented musicians and they present a variety of styles, from Bluegrass gospel to the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s "Messiah" […]
One always feels that the veterinarian’s own pets should be shining examples of animal health and behavior, perfect in every way (the opposite of "the shoemaker’s children go barefoot"). Naturally, you get a "Doctor’s excuse" if you have adopted some crippled stray, but I think that generally people adhere to the "Physician, heal thyself!" philosophy. […]
Mister Pepe, the Pomeranian came in feeling bad. His owners pronounce his name Mister Peppy. I feel compelled to pronounce it Meester Pay-Pay. It is not uncommon for people to give Hispanic-sounding names to Poms, presumably because they look somewhat like really hairy Chihuahuas. Actually they are considered the smallest of the "Husky-type" breeds, no […]
When we first started singing cowboy songs, I had an electric bass guitar, Fender’s "bottom of the line". Of course, that doesn’t lend much atmosphere. You can have the outfit, the plywood cactus, the cow skull, but you need that stand-up bass. By the time we were officially the Sons of the Western Bootheel, I […]
There are some things that you know so well and have done for so long that you just take it for granted that other people know it, too. It’s a bit of reality check when you find out just how wrong you are. I’ve been seeing Pepper since she was a little puppy. She’s ten […]
Last week, one of my clients asked if I would visit her class. She teaches first grade and had just finished a unit on pets. I have done this many times and am happy to do so any time. When I first began doing this, it took me a number of times before I was […]
Oh, my sacro-iliac! It’s where your pelvis joins to your back-bone — pretty much where your top is hooked to your bottom. Nobody ever uses that term anymore. They call it the "S-I Joint". I think that’s because saying "sacro-iliac" conjures up images of Jimmy Durante and vaudeville. It is a pretty darn funny-sounding word. […]
Hey, I know I said I’d be back Sunday, but things happen. I had a choice of staying one more day to finish what I started, or having to make another trip. I chose to stay. It was a spiritual retreat and well worth the inconvenience of the extra day’s stay. Imagine falling in love […]