Krayton Kerns, Ramblings of a Conservative Cow Doctor. publishes a weekly column in the Yellowstone County News print edition.
Published in the 4/27/18 print edition of Yellowstone County News.
As a veterinarian, my day is predictably unpredictable, and Wednesday was a doozy. It began with Boots, a 5-year-old English Shepherd who earns his living in a feedlot. He was salivating profusely and could eat dog food but was unable to swallow water. Boots can get cranky, so we sedated him, looked down his throat, snapped skull X-rays before diagnosing him as suffering from a disorder where his immune system is attacking the muscles which close his jaw.
Most cases respond somewhat to steroids, but for those who do not, there is no Plan B, and this brings me to my next case.
Gary and his little dog, Yuma, popped in Tuesday morning for his Wednesday grooming appointment. He reappeared early Wednesday, but was confused why a haircut should take longer than an hour. While waiting, Gary decided to have an early, late and long lunch at the tavern down the street. By three o’clock, Yuma looked spiffy, but Gary not so much. It had been awhile since my last good deed, so I told Gary I would drive him home and my receptionist, Marjie, would follow us. He reluctantly agreed and even though he could not remember his address, he assured me he would recognize his house, which was only eight miles north of Laurel. Amazingly, I believed him and away we went. Fourteen miles north of town, Gary decided I was lost, so I stopped, hopped out, and informed Marjie Gary’s internal compass was broken.
“So, what is Plan B?” she asked. I chuckled, knowing there was no Plan B other than some clinic employee adopting an intoxicated roommate until he could remember where he lived. In retrospect, sending an impaired client home with whichever staff member who had been particularly nasty that week could be a unique and effective management technique. You act naughty, you get Gary.
We whipped back down the canyon and driving south restored Gary’s mental acuity. Ten miles later it was mission accomplished and this brings me to my point.
Collectivists are clamoring for gun confiscation disguised as school safety. If you elect Democrats or progressive Republicans to help leftists advance their agenda, another piece of America will be gone forever. Repealing the Second Amendment would remove the restriction our framers purposely placed on government to block them from ever revoking man’s fundamental, natural right of self-defense and self-rule. Surrendered natural rights will never, ever be restored because there is no Plan B.
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