Animal General Hospital

43 1/2 years to the day from when I graduated from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal General Hospital of Long Beach (I know of at least three other Animal General Hospitals, including the one where I started my career in Columbus, GA.) will close its doors for the last time. November 3 will be my last day and Holly will have the office open Saturday, November 4 from 8 AM until Noon. Office hours will be 8 AM to 4 PM until then. Call to pick up record copies (PLEASE CALL FIRST AS WE HAVE TO PULL RECORDS AND MAKE COPIES,WHICH CAN BE TIME-CONSUMING) and to stock up on medications, 868-3386 or 868-0125.

I will be writing a book about practice experiences, a book about my childhood and finishing several children's books I've started, as well as birding a LOT and getting back into bass fishing.

I'm not calling this retirement, but, my next career.

I'm not sure it happens EVERY year, but we have had Mississippi kites use the Animal General Hospital sweet gum tree snag top as a launching place to feed in prior years. According to our records, it's always been in early August. I've been hearing them for several days and had a minute to shoot some pictures today. While I was out there, a juvenile Red-tailed hawk flew over. There are two, but, I haven’t had time to study them to determine whether they are a pair or an adult and a juvenile. Feel free to stop by and see them from the front parking lot during daylight hours. If they are not in the top of the sweet gum tree, they will be soaring around eating insects.