Before and during college, I worked as a ranch cowboy in western Colorado, a feedlot pen rider in eastern Colorado, a logger using draft horses, a packer, hunting and fishing guide, cook and outfitter. Tiring from all this real work, I pursued and received a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, and then a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1988, both from Colorado State university. For the last twenty five years along with my wife, Kathy, we have been engaged in a predominately equine and large animal practice in Fort Collins, Colorado. Our daughter, Jessica Wydallis, DVM has joined our practice full and and we feel grateful and blessed to have her. Our son, John, is a soon to be finished PHD candidate in chemistry at CSU. My professional interest are in equine internal medicine, equine field anesthesia and pharmacology.
I have greatly enjoyed teaching veterinary path-physiology for AEMB. Students are always so enthusiastic and eager to learn! We have evolved a systems approach, with an emphasis of “hands on” study. We go where there is the most interest and then train you to be able to detect the basic parameters of physiology, interpret them, and then be able to effectively communicate them to a veterinary professional. To this end we practice using a thermometer and stethoscope so please bring these to class. I like to call this class: “everything you always wanted to know about veterinary medicine but were unable to ask.” I will tell you quiet frankly (and please ask questions!) what is going on in the et’s mind when you and your horse interact with her during what can be some very stressful situations. After this course, hopefully, your vet should love you when you call her to accurately describe a problem! I love it when you can speak Veterinary Medicine when we are done with class. Finally, I would like to think this class is practical and fun.
Other than medicine, I love to travel to foreign countries and learn new languages. (Russian, Japanese, Spanish) In the top photo I am waiting for the Shinkansen Bullet Train in Japan. In the bottom picture I am preparing a patient for dentistry.
