Great Plains Veterinary Services

12/18/2024

This sweet boy is looking for a family for Christmas❤️

12/07/2024

🐴When you need a plasma transfusion in December, and you weigh 25 pounds…you receive it indoors:) This little donkey foal was rejected by its mom and therefore didn’t receive adequate colostrum, resulting in FPT or Failure of Passive Transfer. Luckily this was diagnosed early with a screening IgG test at 24 hours of age. A timely diagnosis and early therapeutic intervention will often circumvent a life threatening medical crisis in a young foal🐴

11/25/2024

🦃 We would like to wish all of our wonderful clients a Happy Thanksgiving!

🦃 Holiday hours:
•Wed 11/27 8am-1pm
•Thurs-Sat 11/28-11/30 Closed

🦃If you need any medication refills etc prior to the holiday, please give us a call and we would be happy to get them ready for you.

We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday. We are truly thankful for all of our patients and clients🐾🍂🧡

11/14/2024

10/28/2024

Help keep your barn cats healthy and prevent overpopulation! Join us for our spay and neuter clinic on January 18th!

For pricing and location details, please refer to the attached flyer.

Spaces are limited, so be sure to register soon by calling (405) 396-5047

10/21/2024

UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who applied for the vet assistant position! We’re excited to announce that the position has been filled. We appreciate your interest and encourage you to check back for future opportunities!

We are excited to announce that we are looking for a dedicated and compassionate full time Veterinary Assistant to join our team! Some responsibilities would include assisting veterinarians and technicians during examinations and surgeries, providing excellent patient care, and maintaining a clean and organized working environment. Prior experience in a veterinary setting is preferred. If you or someone you know is passionate about animal care and eager to learn, please encourage them to apply. Full time benefits provided. Resumes can be emailed to [email protected].

10/18/2024

Come join us tomorrow for another low-cost vaccine and microchip clinic with Great Plains Veterinary Services. 1-3pm
No appointment needed. 

10/17/2024

Happy Vet Tech Week to our amazing kennel technicians Libbie, Abby, and Kenna! These ladies do so much for our patients. They literally spend their days making sure they are well loved on and cared for, have clean sanitary bedding, and potty / walk breaks. They also assist our patients in the underwater treadmill, and help with acupuncture and ultrasound appointments. They are a huge part of the behind the scenes in our practice, and it’s nice to get a chance to brag on them. Thank you Libbie, Abby, and Kenna!!

10/16/2024

🌟Happy Vet Tech Week Taylor! Taylor is our full time equine technician. She spends lots of long days and nights helping Dr. Owen with ambulatory, in clinic, AND emergency cases. She even helps with our other patients when she’s not busy taking care of horses, and she does it all with a big smile on her face😁 We appreciate you Taylor!

10/15/2024

Happy Birthday Dr. Cholity! We are so thankful for the care you provide for our patients and clients, along with also caring for patients at our local ER several days and nights a week. We sure appreciate you!🎂

10/15/2024

🌟Happy Vet Tech Week to our VA / veterinary assistants: Emy, Caitlyn, Fallon, and Zoey! These ladies work so hard, and play many different roles in our mixed animal practice. Thank you for all that you do! We appreciate you all so much❤️.

10/14/2024

Happy Birthday Dr. Maples! We are so thankful for the care that you continue to provide for our patients and clients❤️🎂

10/14/2024

🌟This week is National Veterinary Technician Week! We would like to kick off the week by thanking and recognizing our genuinely wonderful RVT / Registered Veterinary Technicians: Melana, Kelby, Maddie, and soon to be RVT Makayla. These individuals work hard to obtain and maintain their education and licensing, and we are so thankful for the treatment and care they provide for our patients and clients. Happy Vet Tech Week! We are so thankful for you all❤️

09/21/2024

Friday morning, hot air balloon pilots and their passengers will take to skies over Oklahoma as the first-ever Route 66 Balloon Festival sets off.

08/28/2024

An unusual case last week resulted in facial paralysis as a complication. Dr. Grace Owen and her technician Taylor provided critical care in the field, and are now using acupuncture and E-stim to help stimulate regeneration of the facial nerve.

Facial Nerve Paralysis (FNP) can occur for many reasons, the most common of which is trauma. In unilateral (one sided) cases, the horse’s ear and eyelid may droop, and often the muzzle is pulled to the opposite side (the functioning side of the face “pulls” the muzzle toward it since the muscles on the opposite side are not working to keep the muzzle in normal position).

Function may return gradually over weeks and sometimes months. Treatment is aimed at decreasing inflammation around the nerve with steroids or NSAIDs in the early stages. Then the use of electroacupuncture helps to stimulate healthy nerve activity to restore proper function.