I haven’t had much time to post this week. We’re staying as busy in the clinic during February as we usually do in the spring. Since winter is usually pretty slow, I’m guessing this bodes for a busy year. I was also pretty busy this week helping my nephew and his buddies rehearse a skit […]
Category Archives: A day in the life
Much like "rules are made to be broken". Today I felt like I was on vacation. The day actually proceeded according to the appointment schedule. I saw patients on time and went to lunch on time and finished almost on time. That does actually happen occasionally, and I get close lots of the time, but […]
That statistic has been bandied about for several years now, and as we old geezers [my daughter declared me a "geezer" about 8 years ago, and I’m not getting any younger] die off, the whole profession may eventually be eighty percent female. This is a number I have heard many times, and have repeated many […]
I’m off to the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association winter convention. Time for continuing education and hobnobbing with my fellow wizards (as the Great Oz would say). I thought I’d be on the road already, but emergency calls last night kept me going so late that I went to bed without even packing. I’ll be back […]
The common, garden-variety spay is one of the most frequently performed surgeries in veterinary medicine. Spay refers to a complete ovario-hysterectomy, the removal of both ovaries and the entire uterus, down to the cervix. The puppy factory (or kitty factory) is completely removed. Cats and dogs have a bi-cornual uterus, meaning it has two long […]
Old Yeller Alert Yes, that’s an empty dog-bed. It will be staying that way. I got the call at 6:30 AM. "Fuzzy has been crying all night. I gave her one of my pain pills, and it didn’t help. Do you think it’s time?" I first met Fuzzy in 1999. She was eight years old […]
My staff are great about staying late, working through lunch, doing whatever is needed. If I have to be gone, they do their best to hold the fort. So, when holidays come around, I take care of the animals in the clinic. My whole family lives in Kennett, so family gatherings require no travel — […]
Generally speaking I’m a pretty unadventurous eater. This is in part because spicy foods give me indigestion. Also, I don’t seem to get as much pleasure from eating as a lot of folks do. Perhaps this is due to my sense of smell being a bit atrophied from years of assault with disinfectants and nasty […]
Normally, we stay open late on Tuesdays, scheduling until 7:00 PM. The sad fact today is that many families have both parents (if they even have two parents) working full-time. Saturday morning hours and evening hours once per week make life easier for those folks (though a bit harder for me). I thought I could […]
"A healthy body is a guest chamber for the soul, and a sick one is a prison." … Francis Bacon After battling cancer for a year and a half, my mother has been released from the prison of her decimated body. She was a great reader, and a seeker after truth. She was far ahead […]