by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | May 18, 2020 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
Forty years ago this month, I walked across the stage and received my diploma from the United States Coast Guard Academy. After the ceremony, I had the cadet shoulder boards removed and replaced with the officer boards by my family and fiancé. I would be one of the...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | May 11, 2020 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics
There were a few bleary eyes as Albert headed to a new home today. He came from a not-great situation as a little kit already imprinted. He couldn’t be released, and we became quite attached. We got permission to keep him on an educational permit, but Covid has...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Apr 27, 2020 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
I have been headed in to work later in the mornings, since we haven’t been as busy. On my drive, I try to take a moment to experience nature to counteract the daily stress. I work to notice fragrant lilacs. I see redbuds budding. I seek out the white and pink...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Apr 20, 2020 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
In 1966 Robert F. Kennedy delivered a speech that included “There is a Chinese curse which says “May he live in interesting times.”“ Like many things that we know to be true, when you look, this one isn’t quite true. There is no evidence that this saying came from a...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Apr 13, 2020 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
We just finished up a rather hectic day. Before COVID 19, we were well staffed and cross training was progressing. We were lean and thinking about hiring another employee, but were holding off with the rumblings of coronavirus. “Americans will always do the right...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Mar 23, 2020 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
In the rapidly changing situation of COVID19 Week 2, I just realized that we have had no new protocols for 48 hours. That doesn’t mean that the storm is over, it means we are about as prepared as we can be for the storm to hit. The front doors are locked. We locked...
