Author: David Larsen

Dr. Larsen was a country vet for over 40 years in Sweet Home Oregon. He graduated from Colorado State University in 1975. and practiced in Enumclaw, Washington for a year and a half before moving to Sweet Home to start a practice. Since retirement he has published two books of short stories about his practice: "Last Cow in the Chute" and "The Widow Woman's Ranch." They're full of great lessons about caring for animals.

January 10, 2022

A Hard Job Made Easy – Dealing With a Cow’s Prolapsed Uterus

It was about nine in the evening when the phone rang. I looked at Sandy, almost wanting to ignore the call. It glanced out the window, and even in the dark, I could see it was raining hard. “You better answer it,” Sandy said. I picked up the phone and said, “Hello, this is Doctor […]

October 25, 2021

White Muscle Disease – Protect Your Animals From This Mineral Deficiency

Dr. David Larsen’s blog, “Memoirs of a Country Vet” is one of the few that I read every time there’s a new post. I asked him to share this one with On Pasture because it’s a very important topic. “Doc, I think I have a problem that you should look at,” Ryan said as soon […]

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