Abbott "Pete" Smith D.V.M.:
June 16, 1938 - February 22, 2010
Virginia Joyann "Jody" Haley Smith:
April 2, 1938 - May 9, 2021
Welcome to Milliron Monday where every Monday we celebrate
the legacy of Milliron Farm and Clinic,
Dr. Pete and Jody Smith.
A continuation of Jody’s Journals.
March 1985
- fed hay at barn, wagged > on farm calls with Pete, Maranatha, wreck, held up traffic for quite a while, home at 2 am, dog emergency, fish tank, Pete up at 4 am
- to church > Jessica, Jack Ruth, with Babe at Clinic > Pete used Blue to pick up cabinets > rode, Jessica and I rode, saw 3 deer > went to harp concert, saw Karen, Pat briefly, ate at CJs > Pete and I got pizza > Ruff, swollen eye, throat (anxiety?)
- to clinic/barn, rain, heavy wind > Pete sick, headache > wrote letters at desk > put ram back up at barn, caught black dog harassing cattle > wagged on ridge, took Puff, Colonel, Streak > fed at barn, took Bullet, Sissy for a walk > Pete to Sam's Gym > turned horses loose
- called for appt for Florida reservations > to clinic/barn > worked obedience in clinic barn
- worked on vehicle logs > wagged, took Colonel, Puff (Streak coughing, treated) > to barn > Pete home from calls 10 pm
- wagged, took Colonel, Puff, saw 3 large deer in 3rd meadow, took pictures of stream, found coil of black wire on fallen tree > paid drug bills > Pete, I, money discussion > Gordon down to clinic late
- to church > Jeanne, Arvin Wells, lunch, Old Coach Inn > rode Junie, Jessica rode Badge, Pete rode Apple, saw several deer, hawk, buzzards > Scottie overheated
- to clinic, Dr. Linda Truman here observing surgery > got cattle in Brown Swiss > Gordon, Pete, Mike took grain to barn, fed at barn > mended Pete's coveralls/zippers/pocket
- high winds, electricity off 4 hours > Allan Crippen, Gordon went for scrap pipe > to clinic/barn > Pete to Sam's Gym > talked to Bob Porter about Gordon's confrontation
- to clinic/barn > Pete, 2 horse surgeries > wagged up on ridge, 3rd snare pulled, tied up fence > to Mansfield/dentist/Gary, I drove by Coleman Road, Andover, stopped at Woolgrower's > Pete went to Sam's Gym, cracked rib, high, left side of chest > I fed at barn, took Bullet, Sissy > fell asleep at table
- strange grey/black medium haired sized Tom cat playing with Toby in basement, shot .22 at him, missed > wagged up at ridge, took Streak, Puff, Colonel > to clinic > Jessica, Ann, etc., rode > Dr. ? picked up vet body > fed at barn, walked Sissy, Bullet around pond, 3 more dead catfish > bed early
- up at 5 am, Pete sick/flu? > to church > tried to call Mom about tornado > fed at barn > rode Junie up on ridge, took Colonel, pulled snares; cold, snow > Pete, logger's truck broke down, hauled in with wrecker > milked cow > Jessica emergency room/Jan Crall
- to clinic/barn > caught black/grey Tom cat in box trap > Sherman's here, had tea, got small bucket of goose eggs
- to Charleston on calls with Pete, stopped at Newt's, dinner at Bonnet's, pulled over by Statie on 550 on way home, left of center, license sticker, home 2 am
- to clinic > Marshall, friend, stopped in > worked Puff, Colonel > Mary Ann Morrison, Jill Douglas, obedience at barn > Pete jogged 12-2 am
- wagged, reset snares > to barn/clinic
- rain, put sheep down in barn with Colonel > very bad moods > Jessica, Gordon, Animal Behavior meeting, Oxford
- milked Vicki > to clinic > wagged Colonel, Streak, Puff, misty rain, fed at barn > fed sheep at clinic > sore threat
- Pete, I milked Vicki > to church, formal "Tea" at coffee hour > lunch Old Coach Inn, Jeanie L. > to clinic > rode Junie, Pete rode Apple, saw Holstein heifer nursing, gas leak (Columbia line), rode by snares, saw doe up very close > Pete saw nineteen deer > my cold much worse
- called gas company > put sheep back in clinic barn
- to clinic/barn > Pete, surgery/on calls > beautiful day > walked up to ridge top, took Puff, Colonel, Streak > OU students from Taiwan to pick of goat, sheep > J Lucas brought heifer back > fed sheep at clinic barn > Pete back, very tired
- dairy heifers out, on road > to clinic, Jessica, I, sorted, debelled sheep, Howard Strode/father, son, sheared sheep, 24 ewes, 1 ram > up/down hill with phone guy > used sliding gate panels to put bells back on sheep > very tired > Pete ran > churned butter
- took Faline down for blood transfusion (for client's goat), got her Ivermectin shot, feet trimmed > haircut, Dave Smart > ran errands, talked with Pat > Scottie's radiator leaking again > to barn, Pete brought pizza home on his way home from Sam's Gym
- to clinic/barn, took semen sample into O'Bleness > call from J Lucas, gate snare on ground > bed early
- up at 4 am > to clinic, went after vacuum cleaner part, took Puff > Pete on calls
- to church, Old Coach Inn > rode Junie, took Colonel, Pete rode Apple, pulled snares > walked Bullet, Sissy
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Through captivating, powerful, and emotional anecdotes, we celebrate the life of Dr. Abbott P. Smith. His biography takes the reader from smiles to laughter to empathy and tears. Dr. Smith gave us compelling lessons learned from animals; the role animals play in the human condition, the joy of loving an animal, and the awe of their spirituality. A tender and profound look into the life of a skilled veterinarian.
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