Mac the Mountain Lion died Saturday night, October 13th. He was wearing spots when I first met him. One of two foundling cubs, Mac was the lucky one. The sibling he was cuddled against had already died. He barely weighed 5 pounds. At the Applegate Park Zoo, the little orphan was bottle fed by Donna, … Continue reading Saying goodbye to Mac the Mountain Lion
Organs
The Parrot Who Ate Caramel Corn / Heart Failure
Unbelievable. If I dared roll my eyes during an interaction with a client, my eyes should have been doing cartwheels during the intake history I was noting on the chart. My patient, an African Grey Parrot named Joe, was lying face down in his carrier, his beautiful red tail inelegantly dragging in the muck and … Continue reading The Parrot Who Ate Caramel Corn / Heart Failure
The Water Cycle
Kids say the darndest things! This year “The Water Cycle” is being taught in Science at the high school, which came to my attention when a story was relayed to me the other night. It had been raining, and the young man was quite anxious. “It’s raining!” he exclaimed. “Yes, yes it is,” his teacher … Continue reading The Water Cycle