by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Mar 1, 2021 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
The power went off about 1:30 am Wednesday night/Thursday morning.. I heard a pop and immediately woke up to the world being too quiet. I leaned over and turned the switch on the light. The room remained dark. Since it was the middle of the night, I snuggled with new...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Feb 22, 2021 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
Wednesday night’s ice storm took out our electric along with many others. When the power was lost, we lost lights, internet and heat. Pretty much everything is electric at our house. Electric heat, stove, refrigerators, freezer, everything. We live far enough out...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Feb 15, 2021 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
January 31st is the last day that it is legal to capture a bird for falconry in Kentucky. Mike and I had decided that it would be cool to have birds that could hunt together. Jim, my red tail hawk had recently finished her rehabilitation and had been successfully...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Feb 8, 2021 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics
When I left the office yesterday, I looked down and saw bird poop on my shoe. I thought it’s not every day that you get pooped on by a loon. Technically she bit me too. Loons are not common in our area. When I texted a friend to help me with it, he ignored my...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Feb 1, 2021 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics
I had tears this week. Not that I don’t care about all of the ones that we lose, but I have protective mechanisms set up to protect me until it is nighttime. Then it is too late for tears. Mr. Focus got through those protections. Most of my Facebook friends have seen...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Jan 11, 2021 | Blog, Howlidays
I gave myself a gift for the holidays and took a month off writing. My best friend said I couldn’t write about all the stresses of COVID again for a while and I needed a break, but the text came in from my editor at 1:02am last night that he didn’t have a 1/5...
