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Vet Adventures: Treating a Joint Wound and Humanitis

“Well, that’s right in the joint,” I said to no one in particular, and sighed in frustration as I pulled…

1 year ago

Vet Adventures: A Difficult Mare

I took a deep breath, put my stethoscope on, and slowly reached out a hand to a skinny sorrel mare…

1 year ago

Vet Adventures: Justice for Charlotte

The two Mini Horses peered fearfully at me through the rails of the pen. The pen was wired shut, and…

1 year ago

Vet Adventures: Reflecting on Horses’ Past Lives

Three or four pinto horses nickered to us hopefully as we trudged up to the sagging wire fence, pulled on…

1 year ago

Vet Adventures: Coffee Ruined

My 5 a.m. alarm blaring in my ear startled me out of whatever half state of sleep I’d been in.…

1 year ago

Vet Adventures: How Not to Treat a Horse’s Wound

I’d been treating my patient, a sweet Quarter Horse mare named Maizey, for almost two weeks. Maizey had been running…

2 years ago

Vet Adventures: Prolonging a Procedure

I wasn’t worried about performing the actual mass removal; it was a procedure I’d done on many horses and wasn’t…

2 years ago

Vet Adventures: The Fight of a Neglected Mare

In this edition of Vet Adventures, a neglected mare pulled from the kill pen has a long journey back to…

2 years ago

Repercussions Needed for Some Horseback Outfitters

I’ve been privileged to provide vet care for many horseback outfitters, guest ranches and dude ranches throughout the course of…

2 years ago

Vet Adventures: Personal Boundaries

A veterinary colleague on social media recently posted a meme and a long, frustrated rant that made me simultaneously laugh…

2 years ago