by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Dec 20, 2021 | Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
There is a Facebook meme that when the zombies take over, make sure to have a veterinarian on your team. The AVMA even wrote an article about it with five reasons to pick a vet to be on your team. First, we have a better chance of surviving. I have spent my entire...
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 | 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...
