In episode 7, we welcome to the show guest Sophie Malo of Playbow Animal Rehab Clinic in Lancaster, Ontario, and returning guest  Beccy Fourney (nurse practitioner to giraffe-a-man-a-dactyls in episode 5.) Today we are talking about absolutely everything from cannibal chickens to dart frogs to giant Dutch hands to "Why the hell would anyone ever want to start a rescue farm?" There's also a small discussion of an x-rated clown colouring book sent to us by an adoring fan.

Sophie Malo is a certified animal rehabilitation practitioner (she obatined her CCRP certificate from the University of Tennessee) and proud cat-mama to Gizmo, a lovely special-needs Tuxedo kitty.

Rebecca Fourney is a nurse practitioner in Cornwall, Ontario. When she's not helping humans lead healthier lives, she's leading tours at Bee Meadow Farm as our Director of Client Experience, a lofty title for a job that pays nothing.

We had a lawyer as a guest, which is why this episode is longer than "Avengers: Endgame"!

In episode 5 of the The Plural of Sheep is Sheep, we talk animal healthcare vs. human healthcare with our very special guest, nurse practitioner (and Bee Meadow Farm Director of Client Experience!) Rebecca Fourney. YASSS BECCY!

If you've ever wondered how to care for a minotaur, centaur, or giraffe-a-man-a-dactyl, this episode is for you!

And how do vets and nurse practitioners and rescue farm owners cope with sadness and trauma? DARK HUMOUR! This episode is full of it (and so much swearing, sorry-not-sorry!)

And what DO you do when you have  a giraffe-a-man-a-dactyl stuck in a barbed wire fence?

After featured guest Beccy called in sick, Russ and Nat sat down with zero plan, and talked about everything under the sun (but we'll see you in the next episode, Beccy!) We think it's out best episode ever, but we say that about every episode. And with new equipment, the audio quality is finally quasi-professional. Or at least, no longer sucks.

Snippets:

- "One of the biggest hiccups of podcastery is listening to your own voice."

- You'll learn to pronounce "scone"... or not! (You can say it two ways!)

- We chat about mentoring the next generation of ... whatever we are.

- Cats rule, dogs drool

- PS: Natalie would like to apologize to lawyers everywhere, especially the one to whom she is married.

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Disclaimer: This podcast is provided on an as-is and as-available basis. You agree that you listen to this podcast at your own risk, and you may not laugh at our jokes, and could possibly be offended by the repeated dropping of F-bombs. As well, we make no warranties or representations about the accuracy of Natalie's characterizations of lawyers, and we will assume no reliability or responsibility for any judicial sensibilities that are ruffled by this podcast. Furthermore it should be stated that, despite what was said IN JEST, Natalie unequivocally does NOT hate lawyers (especially not Gordon) but is actually just not very  impressed by the current incarnation of the Canadian legal system. 

As with any podcast, you should use your best judgment and exercise caution where appropriate to protect the lawyers you love!

In our third episode, after Natalie erases 14 minutes of the original recording and Russ is super kind about it all,  we reiterate our need for a sound engineer as we answer listener questions of every variety, including the classic "How much wood does a woodchuck really chuck?"

Also, next episode we're using a new @#%$!?*^$ microphone...  and as per usual, there is swearing in the episode.

Some gems from Episode three:

"That makes us sound like we're OnlyFans"

"Take three is going to be much better!"

"You have to feel the feelings."

Natalie: "I would like to be Russ, because (A) he's cool and knows all the esoteric facts..."

Russ: "But doesn't know what esoteric means..."

Join us for episode two of The Plural of Sheep is Sheep in which Russ and Natalie recall the top five veterinary cases here at Bee Meadow Farm. You'll hear about Ziploc bags full of sh*t, three-foot-long swabs shoved up horse noses, Missy the barn cat's desire for horse-meat sandwiches (don't worry, no horses were eaten!), why cats always vomit on carpets, and our need for a sound engineer who will work for free.

Just a few quotes to entice you:

"This is rapidly becoming the unhinged whirlwind of discussion that Episode One was"

"If we don't have a million listeners by the end of August, I'll be sad."

"Scriptless is the way to go!"

"...this beautiful snapshot of where the parasites live."

"Lie back and think of England."

"Streptococcus equi subspecies equi!"

Welcome to the debut podcast of "The Plural of Sheep is Sheep," wherein Dr. Russ Campbell and Natalie Rowe introduce themselves (and Natalie shifts her microphone and sounds like she is talking into a toilet paper roll for most of the show.) Russ is a large-animal veterinarian who lovingly cares for the critters at Bee Meadow Farm, located near Apple Hill, Ontario.  He grew up with cows in PEI but now lives in Glengarry county, where Natalie is hell-bent on turning him into a horse vet (cuz cow vets are a dime a dozen!) Russ has a gift for giving voice to the animals here, especially our cat Missy (who apparently is an 75-year-old Scotch-imbibing chain-smoking old biddy with a taste for horse.)  Natalie, the owner of Bee Meadow Farm, loves to write and  is a graphic artist with a music degree who spends copious amounts of time dealing with the bodily emissions of animals. The occasional f-bomb may be dropped, abscesses will be drained, and blind sheep may mow us down in the pasture, but we are all about education, love of  animals, and fun. Especially fun! Follow us and you'll learn about the ins and outs of life on a farm full of rescue animals, with an emphasis on the veterinarian's perspective. And there will be guests! Lots and lots of guests!