It’s a Dog’s Life: Country Companions Mobile Veterinary Practice in Northern Larimer County

Mary, this is a wonderful service and just what I would expect in the RFL area!  Charley is just adorable!  Is she a Golden Retriever or a lab?  She looks right at home in the water!

Did you sell your vet's house, Mary?  I thought I remember reading in one of your postlets for a listing about a "Sunken living room".    ^_~

Have a great weekend in your Mountain Paradise, Mary!

That's a great find, Mary.  They have mobile dog groomers so why not a mobile vet.  Lucky Charley.

Say Mary, since Charley received her vaccine I don't suppose there is any chance she will become a rabid blogger assisting you  in the future, will she?

Mary

The mobile veterinarian are very convenient to use.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Good morning Mary,

You really have a find in Dr. Sunken..who would have thought a mobil vet! I can see why you are thrillled with his service and good for you for singing his praises in your post. Charley looks like a great pet.

Mary, I don't want to miss the point of your post and I'm glad it all ended happy for you and Charley.

One of the things I (you) need to write about is people moving into our areas and how to keep our pets safe. I had a call two days ago from a woman who is moving from an East Coast city to 40 acres in Colorado. One of her questions was how to  keep her pets safe. She had read that we have bear, wild cats and other animals that could hurt her pets. Lets face it, to a hawk or an owl a house cat looks like dinner and can become just that as fast as we turn out heads. And yep, rabies, snake bites, even bug bitss effect our pets too.

Maybe this is a sad, yet needed post to add to our blogs?

What a nice tribute to your local veterinarian. I'm sure that it will be much appreciated!

In a pet's life, there is nothing more important than a good vet, unless it is us. 

When my kids were younger, we had a pet poodle. Gigi was accidentally shot, when a neighbor kid fired a pellet gun at the pavement, and it richocheted and hit her in the abdomen.  I will never forget the trauma.  We had just moved into our home, were living paycheck to paycheck, and worried about the vet bill.  Gigi was hospitalized for several days, and I continued to ask the vet what the bill would be.  I needed a ballpark figure so I could try to scrape it together.   I was aprehensive, because the doc wouldn't give me a clue as to what the cost was going to be. 

Finally, on about the 5th day, the call came from the vet's nurse, who said it was time for Gigi to come home.  I asked, about the bill, so I would know how much to draw out of savings?  Imagine my surprise when she said the doc said to charge boarding fees only.   You could have picked me up off the floor.  However, we gave it back over the years, when we were a tad more affluent, and our numerous pets seemed to find their way back to the hospital:-)

That's the stuff that makes living in the mountains absolutely wonderful!

So important to have someone we trust to care of our little ones right ! ... the 2 legged and the 4 legged ones !

I'm seeing more and more mobile vets around here, too. It's about time! I never did like taking my pets to the vet, and they were never happy to go, either!

Hi Mary, Wow, what a great vet - that travels to your door. There seems to be more of a calling for that type of thing. There are so many pups and kitties that are terrified of going to the vets office (and of riding in the car).  Dr, Sunken sounds like a wonderful person. 

We need more mobile animal vets, as well as family practitioners.  Great service and nice photo of your Golden...

Mary That is what I call service.  Glad Dr  Sunken provided this option since you were aware Charlie did not like other dogs.

Dena's#16 comment is well advised.  I too, see the very special nature of your post, and living in a small community where this sort of thing is commonplace, is fun and quaint for city folks that come to the mountains. What isn't fun is losing pets to wildlife.  We never lost one, but our cats came in at night.  A couple of times our old tomcat came home, late, (after dark). He had dark muddy slobbery "stuff" all around his neck, but whatever had him, didn't get him...we were really lucky! Charley is just the kind of dog to have on acreage, a GREAT watchdog, who can "turn it off" when she knows its time!