Ms. Violette Verdy was one of the few “celebrity” clients I got to know during my early years as a veterinarian in Boston. At the time, she was the “artistic…
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Still relatively new in the “real veterinarian” role, I shuddered to see a pet rabbit–”Thumper”, of course—scheduled in the appointment book. However, I managed a real smile when I walked…
It was the middle of December, my 2nd year in Corvallis, late in the afternoon at the hospital. My next scheduled appointment was a new client, bringing a puppy for…
Sean was a young, neutered male, Irish Wolfhound—if you know the breed, he was a big boy; probably 36” tall (or better) at the shoulders, and weighed upwards of 150#….
I am not sure how veterinarians survive in “1-doctor” practices. First of all, just for social purposes, it is always nice to have a colleague at your “level” in any…
She was a big, sweet, gray tabby of a female cat; in for annual examination and vaccines. I noticed the name on the record—Mama Kitty—as I walked in the exam…
Mrs. Santos was a very nice Filipino lady, but she was having trouble coming to terms with her dog’s progressive cardiac disease. Rudy was a 13 year old Schnauzer; we…
I had been working in Boston for about a year, and found myself “on-call” this Saturday night. At 11 pm the veterinary nurse at the hospital called to let me…
My Blog: Introduction In preparation for “blogging”, I was encouraged to do a bit of reading concerning the “do’s and don’ts” of writing for a business website. Much of…
