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...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Dec 28, 2020 | Blog, Howlidays
New Years is a big holiday for me! Not New Year’s Eve, that seems too much gluttony, excess and lateness for my age, but the start of a new year. A time to reflect on where we have been and where we and especially I am going. The whole staff will get together next...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Dec 21, 2020 | Blog, Howlidays
A Cat’s Night Before Christmas (apologies to Clement Clarke Moore) Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, wait did I hear a mouse? Among the stockings by the chimney did he dare, I mean, really? St Nicholas soon should...
