by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Nov 9, 2020 | Blog, Creepy Crawly Parasites
After doing a bit of yard work, I am reminded that while ticks are not my favorite animal, they certainly are amazing. Like many animals, ticks start as an egg. The tick that hatches from the egg is a larva and only has six legs. Counting legs is one of the ways to...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Nov 2, 2020 | Blog, Cats are not little dogs
I have been working with a new software to create new exam room videos. While I think the animation adds something to it, this is the text of one that I have been working on for the last few weeks. Cats are amazing creatures and they make wonderful pets, but there are...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Oct 26, 2020 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics
I have a falcon on my head. It is training time for the birds of prey. Focus is an American Kestrel or sparrow hawk. It is her turn in my office and she is flying from the perch to the window and detoured to the top of my head. I think she is annoyed at me. Falconry...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Oct 12, 2020 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
We need to talk. Nobody ever likes to hear an conversation that starts with that phrase, but sometimes we really do need to talk. Veterinary medicine is changing. It started several years ago. Sophia Yin was a brilliant veterinarian. She spoke at many conferences...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Oct 5, 2020 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
I got caught by a stoplight so I was parking as my shift began Sunday morning. I was in the building by 8:02AM. The doctor I was relieving seemed happy to seem me. She quickly went through the cases. She had done two enterotomies (for a gunshot and a eaten towel), had...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Aug 31, 2020 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
COVID 19 has certainly changed our world. Things that we used to take for granted are now different. Simple things, like moving animals through the hospital or communicating with clients are now more difficult. But through all of this, I have had the knowledge that...
