Matt VanderVelde
Recent stories
- Pet talk
- October 22, 2008
- There indeed is a silver lining to many clouds floating by, even on a rainy old Monday.
- Pet talk
- Timely vaccinations save pets
- October 1, 2008
- On a recent Saturday, I was given cause to ponder why we vaccinate our pets. In these two clinical cases presented to us, both could have been prevented by routine vaccination of the pets. In both cases, the owner had either not vaccinated or allowed them to laps
- Cancer issues same for man and pets
- September 11, 2008
- Cancer, or as doctors are taught, neoplasia, affects all of us dearly, deep in our heart of hearts. Both my father and eldest sister succumbed to the terminal spread of this most feared of all diseases. We were all very devastated as we watched the cancer spread and take its toll on what were previously vibrant lives.
- Pet Talk
- September 10, 2008
- Cancer, or as doctors are taught, neoplasia, affects all of us dearly, deep in our heart of hearts. Both my father and eldest sister succumbed to the terminal spread of this most feared of all diseases. We were all very devastated as we watched the cancer spread and take its toll on what were previously vibrant lives.
- Stinging pests can prove dangerous for animals
- August 21, 2008
- We have been under a constant threat of buzzing, dive-bombing, airborne insects around our place this summer. Recently, my son, Jon, called from home to report a problem with Minnie, our “rat terrorist.” getting into a hive of ground-burrowing hornets. Jon said he saw her munching on one and heard her let out a yelp.
- Vacations nice, but home best
- August 7, 2008
- Taking a vacation, which really is getting away for more than just a long weekend, is what the doctor might prescribe for the working weary. Having not much time to do such a grand thing when one owns a business, my family and I ascribe to treating ourselves to at least one vacation a year.
- Friends lost and newfound
- Dad’s soft heart makes him hero at home
- July 17, 2008
- You could guarantee you’d see Sandy about once a month at our door for more prescription diet for “Willie the Wildcat.”
- Dogs no hazard to golf course
- June 26, 2008
- Every morning, I drive to work from northwest of Linwood, some 11 miles of nearly flat river bottom expanse.
- Pets worth all the effort
- June 12, 2008
- “I am sure Noah had a pair of dogs and cats, besides all other forms of critters, two by two when the rains began,” I speculated to a client as we reveled in joy of our relationship to our pets. Like our children or elderly parents, their care is of great importance to that lasting relationship.
- Spring blossoms with more than flowers
- April 10, 2008
- Not always are blossoming flowers or trees spring’s only beauties or surprises, as I found out last week. Either way, all that is new come springtime is worth the wait, including newborn calves.
