Doc’s Memoirs: Cows never eat the stuff (or, the trouble with tansy)
D E Larsen DVM Here I was again, standing over a dead cow, in the middle of a…
Doc’s Memoirs: Requiem for a blue heron (April 5, 2023)
D E Larsen DVM It was the third week of the fly-tying class I took through Linn Benton…
Doc’s Memoirs: Up with Wazzu: Rescued orange kitten lives the good life
D E Larsen DVM Don stepped on his brakes and pulled his pickup to the side of Bellinger…
Doc’s Memoirs: Tramp the cat takes the long way home (Feb. 1, 2023)
D E Larsen DVM “Slow down a minute, Ralph,” Jan said as she watched the old cat on…
Doc’s Memoirs: Doing her job, through the pain, to the very end
D E Larsen DVM I stepped out of the crowding alley quickly as Ervin released the cow I’d…
To dock or not to dock: a tale of kittens’ tails
D E Larsen DVM I noticed her sitting in the far corner of the reception area, patiently waiting…
Zack the springer spaniel and a squirrel’s big bite
D E Larsen DVM The clinic was quiet when Joan burst through the door. A regular client, she…
Pee Wee the dachshund and a very big bone
D E Larsen DVM It was early Sunday morning when the phone rang. We weren’t out of bed…
Facts and figures are true realities of raising livestock for market
D E Larsen DVM I turned off of McDowell Creek Road into the barnyard. I could see only…
Keeping a poker face while serving the bull
D E Larsen DVM EDITOR’S NOTE: The following column contains graphic anatomical descriptions. I held my three cards…
Veterinary school ‘waste of time’ proves valuable in SH
D E Larsen DVM Neurology, the study and treatment of disorders of the nervous system, in early-1970s veterinary…
Bringing new life to an elderly cow (June 1, 2022)
D E Larsen DVM EDITOR’S NOTE: The following column contains anatomical language. “I wish Dr. Ball was here,”…
Tripping up bullies in school and in life
D E Larsen DVM Coos County’s Broadbent School in the fall of 1952 had grown to its largest…
Remembering a good man – and very intense Husky fan
D E Larsen DVM It was the fall of 1980. As a newly elected school board member, I’d…
Tales of two cats who had run of clinic
D E Larsen DVM “Joleen, are you still feeding that feral tomcat out the back door?” I asked.…
Doctor, my eye: When do you say when?
D E Larsen DVM Nessie, a small, straw-colored Cairn terrier, came out from under the feed rack, shaking…
Christmas holiday memories from the Army years
D E Larsen DVM “Company D, Private Drake speaking. Can I help you?” Bill answered the phone on…
Ralph the cat and the Einstein stove
D E Larsen DVM “Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like…
Doc’s memoirs: A family dog and a deadly foul ball
D E Larsen DVM Louie and Virginia had been clients from the very early days of my Sweet…
Doc’s Memoirs: How the Kitty Angel Team came to be
D E Larsen DVM “Dr. Larsen, I visited my therapist today, and she told me to find what…
The benefits of having colleagues
D E Larsen DVM I looked at the large black tumor on Dr. Walker’s old gray mare as…
Birds, bees and basset puppies
D E Larsen DVM We had just finished dinner and were supervising the girls as they cleaned up…
Rambo and the eagle
D E Larsen DVM Walking down the fifth fairway at Pineway Golf Course, I was relieved that I…
‘A calf that needs a little repair’ can mean a lot of things
D E Larsen DVM “Doc, I think I have a calf that needs a little repair.” Larry Coulter’s…
Finding the needle in the briar patch impossible – or not
D E Larsen DVM The rain was heavy and it was hard to see in the darkness. I…