They know who he is when he comes around the barn. He’s the local veterinarian who calls the animals by name: Misty Jack and Boots.
A lot of farm animals in Metcalfe, Cumberland and Monroe
counties know him, too. Dr Fred Evans isn’t an average veterin-
arian. He’s a caring vet who gives the animals love and medicine
they need.
“If I didn’t love my work, I wouldn’t be in the business,” he said.
“I’ve been in the business eight years because I like to do it.”
He said he wouldn’t want to practice anywhere else. “This is a
country practice. If you charged like they do in the city you
wouldn’t have any business at all.”
On a Sunday afternoon, Evans got a call to check on a sick
horse. When he arrived, he found Poco lying on the floor of a stall.
“I thought she was dead,” he said. “It scared me to death.”
After getting some medicine and calm reassurance from Dr
Evans, Poco was up again quickly.
