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MOYNE VETERINARY HOSPITAL Old Dublin Road, Enniscorthy. T: (053) 9233187, 9236674. F: (053) 9236674. E: moynevet@gmail.com
VET DIARY FOR APRIL For almost as long as I can remember, Larry Wall has been working in the practice. As a chap, I remember him working in the old yard in Templeshannon in Enniscorthy lambing ewes, dripping calves, operating on dogs, treating sick animals big and small, and seamlessly seemed to move from one job to the next with endless energy, enthusiasm and good humour.
with Joe Kavanagh of the Moyne Veterinary Hospital reinventing himself time and again, adapting to whatever challenge practice brought him. This ranged from doing orthopaedic operations on dogs, tricky operations such as urethrostomies on lambs and bullocks, to his specialisation of spastic paresis ops on cattle within the practice... He then moved his interest in working with horses to a new level in the early 2000s and made this his own over the next 20 years.
By today's standards, in that yard a whole team of vets worked out of a 'hole in the wall'. It was the focal point of the practice but of He helped steer the practice into a new era by course the work radiated out from there onto farms gaining hospital status in 2017 and has always of all types from stud farms, dairy, beef, sheep and been a stalwart, ready to jump in and give a dig Larry and Ann Wall. pigs too. It was an eclectic mix of every type of out even when he was officially off duty... His farm animal, greyhounds, pets included... and it was busy. On career has spanned over 45 years and he has finally bowed out any given day the phone would start ringing from early and fin- of practice in the recent past. ishing times were very varied but seldom done by office hours. His legacy continues as even when I'm out on calls the farmers It wasn't just the vet that was busy either, whoever was at home all still enquire about Larry and often recount stories of when had to answer the phone, take the calls at night, relay them on things didn't quite go to plan and how he navigated it all back to who was on night duty, and to a newly married spouse being to a resolution with ease and delivered with a smile. landed with this responsibility was just another challenge to The vets and office staff alike remark about the craic and contend with living with a country vet. The onset of mobile banter he brought to the place. Larry is one of life's colourful phones revolutionised things for vets back in the late 90s as you characters and it has been our pleasure to work alongside him might be out in one area of the practice on a call and a neighfor a fair chunk of those years. bouring farmer might ring to say he needed you too so it saved time, money and streamlined work. We wish Larry and his wife Ann many happy and healthy years in retirement. From all at the Moyne Vet Hospital, we Larry worked alongside my father Simon, Martin Kent and Miowe Larry a huge debt of gratitude for his professionalism, his chael O’Shea as a partner, building up and reshaping the whole care and attention and the kindness he showed to his colpractice when we moved from the 'old yard' to our purposeleagues and clients alike. built clinic. While contemporaries of his were bowing out of practice, some heading to the Department, Larry forged ahead
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OPENING HOURS (6 DAYS A WEEK): 9.00am–1.00pm and 2.00pm–6.00pm Small animal clinic (please tel. for appointment): Daily 9.30–10.30am, 2.30–3.30pm, 5.00–6.00pm. 24-hour, on-call, Emergency Service: (053) 9233187.
OUR SERVICES INCLUDE: Full blood analysis (haematology, biochemistry) Gas anaesthetic – Digital X-rays – Ultrasound – Bioenergy Dermatological testing – Kinesiology – Prescription diets Herbal remedies – Homeopathy – Allergy testing
Practice partners in the 1980s, L-R: Michael O’Shea, Larry Wall, Simon Kavanagh, Martin Kent.
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