Euthanasia

Euthanasia

by | Sep 9, 2019 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life

“She is a murderer.” I was working a shift at the Animal ER and the young person was talking about me, but she has no clue.Murder is defined as the intentional, unlawful killing committed with malice aforethought. What does that mean? Unlawful here would mean not...
Rough Week

Rough Week

by | Sep 2, 2019 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life

It has been a rough week, followed by a rough Saturday and I am taking a shift at the ER tomorrow. It’s not that anyone working at a veterinary hospital expects everything to be all puppies and kittens, we do not, but sometimes a case or a few will get to me. It is...
Blue Green Algae

Blue Green Algae

by | Aug 26, 2019 | Blog, Out and About

I am camping this weekend. Although camping with a kitchen, bathroom and air conditioning does seem like cheating, I am old enough to have earned it. It has been a busy week! Major medical cases, intensive care cases, taxes, employees headed to college, new employees...
Mantids

Mantids

by | Aug 20, 2019 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics

Stephanie started it! She found some in the wild and offered to share one. She brought the tiny praying mantis in a cute little bug cage. She even brought some fruit flies and their culture with them. I thought it was adorable, but I was busy and I delegated care to a...
Hornets

Hornets

by | Jul 29, 2019 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics

I first noticed the nest when a wren flew from the top of the ladder. Granted, Matt and M’Kinzy had told me the night before that there was a paper wasp nest by the garage. Neither had said a word about the wren nest. To me the garage is that two story thing at the...