“Fancy That”
The Old Man in The Hat Recently the Finance Minister of New Brunswick raised the idea of instituting Heath Care Premiums as a revenue source for the province. Mr. Higgs has previously commented that New Brunswickers seem to have little appetite for giving up what they have, so getting...
Belker
This is a lovely message from an anonymous veterinarian that we found on the internet and would like to share with our readers. Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog’s owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little boy...
In Memory of Millie
Millie was born on May 25, 2005. Her mother, Edie, was a stray rescued by DunRoamin’. Adopting a dog wasn’t in the cards for Mom and Dad. Millie was an unplanned addition to the family. I had picked one of Edie’s litter a few weeks earlier and on...
Note from the NB Green Party
We have probably all heard the saying ” an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. This doubly applies to our health and consequently our health care system. The need to reduce the amount of tax dollars spent on health care in this Province, along with the...
“Too much coffee, man.”
The Old Man in the Hat Okay. They say confession is good for the soul. No matter how embarrassing. I am unsure as to how revealing ones most intimate and sensitive personal proclivities to a public audience raises one up to become a shining light for those who come...
WE’RE ALL DUNROAMIN’
The Eagle Has Landed Florenceville Veterinary Clinic veterinarian Dr Shannon Monteith and her staff worked under an eagle eye a couple of weeks ago. It made some staff nervous and uncomfortable as this was a new experience for them but they weren’t the only ones stressed and uncomfortable. The...
A Note from the New Brunswick Green Party
We have had over 25 years of “trickle-down economics” or “Reaganomics” which basically gave tax breaks to the wealthy on the theory that they would invest the extra money in the economy and that money would trickle down to those on the low end of the economic scale. We...
“Twilight Zone”
The Old Man in the Hat The New Year. Always a time to reflect on the past and look towards the future. Some would argue that the present is only a creation of our imagination with today being yesterday’s future and tomorrow’s past. Pondering in this twilight zone of...
WE’RE ALL DUNROAMIN’
OMEN It may be that Dr Monteith and I have come up with a new treatment modality. At least it seems to have worked for us this time. A few more clinical trials should give us more information on its effectiveness. I guess I should start at the...
Kitty Rescue Operation
Perth-Andover… The elusive Park Street Vagabond Kitty has been safely live trapped and is receiving medical attention from the wonderful people at DunRoamin” . This black & white cat was abandoned by its owner about five years ago. It took to the streets and became semi-feral. People in...