by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Mar 16, 2020 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
Coronavirus! Covid 19! Pandemic! The stock market is down, the economy will sputter. Everyone is now aware of the pandemic and beginning to understand why it is important. Just thinking about it makes one feel queasy and feverish. When I swore my oath as a...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Mar 9, 2020 | Animal Diseases, Blog
Shhh! Don’t tell. We are having cake Tuesday. It seemed appropriate since we are celebrating. We even designed and ordered shirts: green shirts with a wiggly dog butt. The celebration is a tad bittersweet, but it is a celebration regardless. Kick Cancer’s Butt We put...
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...
