by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Feb 24, 2020 | Blog, Cats are not little dogs
Remember Ember? Seems she has a fan club. Ember was the cat that was in the house fire and wasn’t found for a couple of days afterward. She has been through a lot. There was more than a week in the oxygen cage. The heat and smoke damaged her lungs and they didn’t work...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Feb 17, 2020 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics
I have a desk falcon. She is slight, less than a quarter pound, but she certainly has a mind of her own. Falconry is commonly done with locally caught birds or captive raised birds. Most (almost 80%) of the young hawks and falcons die their first year. Being caught as...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Feb 10, 2020 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics
My office is a mess. It’s not actually my fault. I know what you are thinking! How could I tell? I know if you have been on a tour, there is a pile, or piles, of stuff on my desk and beside my desk waiting to be done. Now is worse than usual. It all started when...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Feb 3, 2020 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics
We sent two baby owls to Louisville. Three people gave up a portion of their weekend to make it happen. They knew how important it was. Owls and some other animals spend a short period of time imprinting. This is where they figure out that whoever they are with are...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Jan 27, 2020 | Animal Care, Blog
At the end of a long hard week, I think the theme of the week was vomiting dogs. While there are plenty of highlights to a busy week (Ember is healed enough to be off pain meds; Hava’s ears are much better; Cora’s misplaced testicle was found and removed; Sadie was...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Jan 20, 2020 | Animal Care, Blog
Sometimes things happen that rarely would have if it wasn’t for sequences. Willow was an example of a series of sequences. Willow’s sequences started with her dad deciding he wanted to work with animals instead of humans. Rusty started an accredited veterinary...
