Breakfast Chat: "Your vet did what?" (weird veterinary stories from Dr. Walker)
02/03/24 • 8 min
In this breakfast chat, Clare shares a truly embarrassing story from a fellow veterinarian. Names and locations have been changed to protect those involved from further shame.
This episode may be troubling for more squeamish listeners, as it contains terms like: uterine horn, testicles, castration, cervix, and litter-bearing animals. Also, Hannah ate spaghetti throughout this recording.
For more funny vet stories, have you ever read All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot? This is one of Clare’s favorite books. The author was a country veterinarian in the Yorkshire dales of England. His semi-autobiographical books take place in the years just before and during World War II. This book series is one of the reasons Clare became a veterinarian. She even made use of Herriot’s stories in her clinical practice! Stay tuned for another funny vet story...
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Theme music: “Splanchnics Riff” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker
In this breakfast chat, Clare shares a truly embarrassing story from a fellow veterinarian. Names and locations have been changed to protect those involved from further shame.
This episode may be troubling for more squeamish listeners, as it contains terms like: uterine horn, testicles, castration, cervix, and litter-bearing animals. Also, Hannah ate spaghetti throughout this recording.
For more funny vet stories, have you ever read All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot? This is one of Clare’s favorite books. The author was a country veterinarian in the Yorkshire dales of England. His semi-autobiographical books take place in the years just before and during World War II. This book series is one of the reasons Clare became a veterinarian. She even made use of Herriot’s stories in her clinical practice! Stay tuned for another funny vet story...
We provide these resources to help you find and enjoy the things we talked about on this episode! Note that some of these may include “affiliate” links to books and other products. When you click through and purchase, the price of the item is the same for you. In fact, most of the time you’ll get a discount! But the company gives us a little somethin’ somethin’ to say “thanks” for sending you their way! This helps you enjoy the website and the podcast EVEN MORE by eliminating intrusive advertisements. Thanks for clicking!
Theme music: “Splanchnics Riff” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker
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Theme music: “Splanchnics Riff” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker
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Theme music: “Splanchnics Riff” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker
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