I saw a German Shepherd dog today – his step mum had rung me up last week, as he\’d not been able to jump into the back of the ute any more, and was even having trouble with the steps. What\’s more, he wasn\’t wanting to play with his ball, normally his glorious obsession. It […]
\”Me dog\’s a bit funny, and I can\’t catch the bugger – so\’s I was wonderin\’ if you\’d be able to come and check him over for me?\” \”Sure,\” I replied, \”Where do you live?\” \”Eh? I\’m a bit deaf, you know, what was that?\” \”I just need to know where you live!\” I uttered
\”Hello… Are you the vet who comes to peoples houses?\” the voice asked me gently over the phone. \”We have a lovely old wolfhound, and he\’s got a sore leg, he really seems to have become unwell very quickly. Could you come and have a look at him for us?\” My heart sank. Most old
While I was still at vet school, nearing the end of the marathon, I had to go and spend some time in various veterinary practices to gain \’practical experience\’. As soon as I had finished exams, and then had the obligatory celebratory beer(s) at the venerable pub which we all frequented whenever we had the
When I was getting my home visit business rolling, I had a part time job in a town about 45 minutes drive north of the sleepy little beach side village I lived in. Two days a week, I would drive through the canefields, tall swaying canes blocking out the scenery on both sides of the
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It was a normal day in my home visit practice, until this fellow rang me up about his fish. You don\’t see too many fish as a vet- or at least I haven\’t, before or since that day! He was a demanding fellow, pushy without knowing that he was pushy, if you know what I
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\”Butch has been in another fight,\” the slightly sheepish voice one the phone informed me. \”I took him to the beach, because he loves it so much, and I was watching like a hawk for other dogs, then my phone rang and distracted me for a moment. When I looked up, his tail was up,
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\”My dog just had puppies a couple of nights ago, and suddenly she\’s behaving very strangely. She won\’t let the puppies drink, and they are hungry, and crying out. It\’s like she wants to let them suckle, but then she just doesn\’t, she jumps back out of the puppy box, and she seems a bit
\”Hello – I\’m wondering if you could help me?\” the voice questioned me over the phone. \”I just got this rescue dog a week or so ago – a kelpie fellow – I have another four dogs, but this one seems really disconnected. He doesn\’t seem to want have anything much to do with me,
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Why did I become a vet, anyway? I remember as a child, the vet would fly in to do the tuberculosis testing of our cattle herd. I must have been only 5 or 6 years old. We would hear the plane in the distance, and all in a scurry run over to the shed to
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