posted: Feb. 16, 2021.

Stories from the life and practice of Dr. Michael Mathis. Michael works in Greeley Colorado and is the son of Dr. John Mathis Read more

posted: Nov. 11, 2020.

As the phone buzzed in my pocket, I silently slipped out of the back of Sunday School class to take the call in the foyer. A friend was sitting there, Read more

posted: Aug. 01, 2020.

As a Veterinarian I try to be proactive in preventing problems from happening. I spend large portions of my day preg-checking cattle, so that important management decisions can be made Read more

posted: Jun. 09, 2020.

Spring time at the Mathis home means track and field. This past week I’ve been able to watch my daughter run in multiple track meets. I used to think I Read more

posted: May 02, 2020.

As I blinked my eyes open, I thought “It seems to early for the alarm to be going off.” The numbers on the alarm clock read 10:45. That’s when it Read more

posted: Apr. 01, 2020.

As I walked into the bathroom on the dairy, I was once again struck by the smell. Not necessarily a bad smell, but kind of a sweet musty smell. When Read more

posted: Mar. 05, 2020.

The man on the radio was apologizing for a technical glitch, and explaining that due to the impending “Bomb Cyclone Blizzard” that all nonessential personnel had been instructed to stay Read more

posted: Jan. 14, 2020.

In his book “Outliers” Malcolm Gladwell popularizes the “10,000 hour rule.” Claiming that the key to achieving world-class expertise in any skill, is, to a large extent, a matter of Read more

posted: Nov. 04, 2019.

As a kid whenever I went to the doctor, my doctor would tell me the same story.  It was about how he really wanted to be a Veterinarian but was Read more

posted: Oct. 02, 2019.

Yesterday afternoon I tried taking my kids fishing. “It will be relaxing” my wife had said about the excursion. After an hour and a half of constant “un-snagging” of lines, with non-stop Read more

posted: Sep. 05, 2019.

The dairy was about a 40 minute drive from home. There was supposed to be someone there waiting for me to help put in a prolapsed uterus when I arrived. As I Read more

posted: Aug. 01, 2019.

Last night an individual asked my kids if any of them wanted to be a Veterinarian. They all promptly replied “No way! His job is too gross.” I’ve heard this from lots Read more

posted: Jul. 04, 2019.

As our thoughts turn to this wonderful country and the freedoms and liberties we have on this Independence Day. We would like to share the thoughts of Joyce Barnson (Dr. Read more

posted: Jun. 05, 2019.

I had just pulled into the parking lot of the middle school, to watch my daughter run in her first track meet of the year. She would be running the 3200 M, Read more

posted: May 23, 2019.

Stories from the life and practice of Dr. Michael Mathis. Michael works in Greeley Colorado and is the son of Dr. John Mathis Read more

posted: Apr. 20, 2019.

The headlocks at this particular dairy had seen better days. Quite often they held cows in place, not because they were working properly, but merely because the cows “thought” they Read more