Bo Brock, DVM

Its amazing how unexpected kindness can stop you dead in your trackseven when youre driving through the West Texas wind.

My own frightening pain helped me understand how awful veterinary patients with colic must feel.

An unusual encounter with veterinary patients leaves Dr. Brock running for his life, covered in smelly spit.

Though the years pass far too quickly in the lives of pets, the memories made carry on.

Being in charge can be tiresome some days.

A special expression crosses a horses face when it knows youre there to help.

A rabies drive with a cast of characters for the record books.

How a down-on-his-luck man found his calling in a grocery market.

You may not know what the animal is thinking, but you are certainly smarter than its owner.

Though the burdens are heavy, the veterinary profession cares, and thats what keeps Dr. Brock going.

Sometimes you need a little reminder of why you chose this profession in the first place.

An unusual force seems to be causing an ailment in a small dog.

An injury to a horse's leg results in an unusually hairy situation.

Ole Ralph is a kindly souluntil you get him courtside at a basketball game.

I get down to the (nearly) naked truth at a Midwestern pig farm.

Be wary of the laconic veterinary clienthe just might have your craziest case of the day.

Attempts to eradicate these tunnel-digging rodents on my lameness pad pique my neighbors' curiosityand leave me wide open for a prank.

A language barrier presents the opportunity for hand motions, leaving the waiting room red-faced.When I look back on my last 25 years as a veterinarian, my goal as a practitioner has always been the same. I want to help people and make their animals happy. This moment was a test of that precept. It was a busy day at Brock Veterinary Clinic and I was trying to get things done so clients wouldn't have to wait. I hate to wait when I see a doctor, and it's made me paranoid that folks who see me hate to wait too.

Don't worry about digesting your insides-your pancreas has got it all under control.

Tuna fish, peanut butter, pregnancy symptoms, a gas-induced elbow fracture-sounds like the makings of one wild commercial.

A veterinary call took an unusual turn after I ended up flat on my back in a hog barn.

This veterinarian-who wouldn't blink an eye when facing a bucking, snorting stallion-gets treated to a journey he won't soon forget.

Turns out there was a lifetime of love in this simple household task.

Life can sometimes get a little too real in veterinary school.

How a special horse named John gave this veterinarian the confidence to practice colic surgery and save dozens of horses every year.

The first day of work can be hard. Or it can end with an obese man losing his trousers while he's getting chased by a cow.

Better tell your veterinary clients to hold on for their life after you administer this kind of injection.

Veterinarian Bo Brock's doctor-brother gets 'stuck' in an ostrich hunt.

So that's why you're late? Hadn't heard that one at my veterinary clinic before.