by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Jul 20, 2020 | Animal Care, Blog
I’m getting a late start to my article writing this Saturday afternoon because we had an emergency come in after we closed. While some of us finished up the end of the day procedures, four staff members and I stayed and worked with the emergency patient for almost two...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Jul 13, 2020 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
I think we are entering our 14th or 15th week of curbside service in this COVID 19 period. I thought it would be interesting to see where we are now. Curbside service is harder for us, there is no question about that! In pre-COVID days, you would call or text for an...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Jun 29, 2020 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
We are hiring. We have a dream place to work. The boss is amazing (yep, me!), there is on the job training, flexibility and we have a great team atmosphere. We make lives better! Animal lives directly and then their owners also. In short, it is a great place to work!...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Jun 22, 2020 | Animal Care, Blog
I know it hasn’t really been this way, but it seems like it has been the week of aggressive animals. Every day there has been a ‘special’ dog or cat. Generally, we do very well with animals that have problems at other places. We do a lot of things to not trigger...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Jun 15, 2020 | Animal Care, Blog
In the middle of Friday afternoon appointments, I met Bo. Bo was a small mixed breed feist sort of dog who was a little over seven years of age. The appointment said “right back leg limping and won’t put much weight on it. He won’t let owner get near it.” Sure...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Jun 8, 2020 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics
A busy Saturday morning when I was interrupted with a sealed greeting card. I could see through the envelope that it isn’t hate mail. Even though those are rare, most vets are hurt deeply and remember the few that they get. I know I do. Veterinarians are often accused...
