Cottonwood Animal Clinic

Cottonwood Animal Clinic Welcome to Cottonwood Animal Clinic where we look forward to helping you with your animals’ health But sometimes you have questions, and that’s where we fit in.

We understand that you care very much for your animals, and we want you to know that we look forward to partnering with you in this endeavor. You know that you and the people around you tend to function better when you eat well, take some time to exercise and reduce your risk of dangerous conditions, for instance you put on sunscreen when you are going to be exposed to the sun. You realize what yo

u need to do to take care of yourself, and you also want to do what you can to take care of your animals, too. When you have questions about a vaccination schedule for your pet or for your herd, we are here for you. When you have questions about the nutritional needs of any of your animals in their various stages of life, we are here for you. Even when you do the best you can, things happen. We want to partner with you in navigating those hard times with your animals in providing various treatment options and then supporting you the best we can through it all. Over the past four decades a few things at the clinic have changed. It has grown, a smaller percentage of the staff is actually family, and technology has greatly improved. The one thing that has not changed is that we still look forward to seeing you and your animals visiting us at the clinic.

Trigger warning: loss of a beloved petThe human-animal bond between a beloved family pet and its people is an interestin...
02/27/2025

Trigger warning: loss of a beloved pet

The human-animal bond between a beloved family pet and its people is an interesting and amazingly strong relationship for both the pet and the owners. Owners provide protection and care for the pet and typically consider that pet like a family member. The loss of the pet is often painful and the owners have grief to process.

Why is it? It's just an animal right? Yes and no. In the human-animal bond, the pet has brought unconditional love, companionship and many happy memories to their owners. It hurts when their dear pet is no longer with them.

We want to share a personal story about Luther and Peach. As many of you know, Luther is Dr. Carson's youngest child, and he is looking forward to his high school graduation in a little over 2 months. Peach (her given name was Princess Peach) joined the Abrams family when Luther was 2 years old. She was very loved by the whole family (and many others here at the clinic) but Luther had a pretty tight connection with her. He really doesn't have any memories before Peach was in their family, so it is a little rough losing her.

Peach was an older puppy (8-9 months old) when they got her. She was kind of a scrawny, runt-of-the-litter type puppy and her hair coat was always pretty thin and her teeth were terrible even though Dr. Carson was diligent to do regular dental cleanings and maintenance on her. She was considered the "ugly duckling" by many, but when they saw her, they knew she was the right one for their family. Dr. Carson and his family did not have much background information about her, so they gave her a birthday the same date as Luther's birthday so they could celebrate her birthday every year. For almost 16 years, she brought much joy to the family. She was a good one!!

If you scroll through the pictures, you will see many happy faces and undoubtedly you can see the human-animal bond between Luther and Peach.

If you have ever experienced this type of loss, we understand it hurts. However, we are grateful for the wonderful memories and joy our dearest pets bring into our lives.

02/25/2025

There are 5 Saturdays in March, and Cottonwood Animal Clinic will be open for walk-ins on March 1st and March 15th.

Meet Gracie! She doesn't speak English, but because she was MICROCHIPPED 👏👏👏, we were able to piece together some of Gra...
02/13/2025

Meet Gracie! She doesn't speak English, but because she was MICROCHIPPED 👏👏👏, we were able to piece together some of Gracie's story which has been a little adventurous 🙌 🙌 this past week.

Gracie is a 19-month old terrier that lives in Saint John, KS which is about an hour west of Hutchinson. This morning, a good Samaritan saw this little doggie running on B street near the Rec Center in Arkansas City, and brought it to Cottonwood Animal Clinic 🏥 to have her scanned for a microchip.

We scanned and located a working microchip, but unfortunately it was not registered in the national microchip database. After a little more searching, we were able to determine that the chip had been administered at a veterinary facility 🏥 in Larned, KS. We called that veterinary facility 🏥 and fortunately they were able to search their own database to locate her owners. Whew! Crisis averted!!

We called her owners and found out that Gracie was last seen about 5-6 days ago. They were very sad as they had searched all around their vicinity for a couple of days, and finally came to the conclusion that maybe she had been harmed by wildlife in the area.

Her owners were SO HAPPY when we called to say that Gracie was safe and sound, and they made arrangements to drive to pick her up today! They believe that she had been picked up by another driver 🚙 and then somehow made another escape here in Arkansas City.

She is safe on her way 🚗 with her owners, now.

Gracie wants you to know that her microchip was really the only thing that helped her get reconnected with her owners. If you decide to have your pets microchipped, please make sure to get them scanned regularly to ensure they are working properly, and make sure that they are registered in the national database.

SIDE NOTE: There are different microchip registries, and recently SAVE THIS LIFE registry went out of business. Make sure your pet's microchip information is up-to-date and accessible for someone who might find your pet.

Something showed up at Cottonwood Animal Clinic that we just don't typically ever see in Kansas! This dog tested positi...
02/12/2025

Something showed up at Cottonwood Animal Clinic that we just don't typically ever see in Kansas! This dog tested positive for Lyme Disease, but it so happens this dog has spent some time in Ohio. Lyme Disease in dogs is traditionally rare in Kansas, but it is increasing in frequency in Kansas.

Lyme Disease in dogs is spread by infected blacklegged ticks, which is a a really good reason to keep your canine friends on an external parasite preventative. Researchers are always learning new information, but, we are not aware of direct spread of Lyme disease from one dog to another dog. And, the spread of Lyme disease from dogs to people has not been reported either, however people are also at risk for Lyme disease if they are bitten by an infected tick.

Cottonwood Animal Clinic typically uses a 4DX test which tests for several different infectious diseases (Heartworm (transmission through infected mosquitos), Lyme disease, Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia ewingii, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Anaplasma platys, and Borrelia burgdorferi).

Even if your dog is on a heartworm preventative all year long, this gives us helpful information to make sure the HW preventative is actually working as well as diagnostics about other diseases carried by ticks...and we have plenty of those in Kansas!

We collect ticks and send them off. When we get results of what percentages of different ticks we have, we will post results here.

February is National Pet Dental 🦷🦷🦷 Month and Fridays are dental 🦷 days at Cottonwood Animal Clinic. Not only does it he...
02/07/2025

February is National Pet Dental 🦷🦷🦷 Month and Fridays are dental 🦷 days at Cottonwood Animal Clinic. Not only does it help with fresher breath, more importantly poor dental 🦷 health can significantly impact your pet's overall health.

Currently, we are offering a free 14 count of Oravet Dental 🦷Chews with any dental 🦷cleaning for canines through the month of April. Call 620-442-8619 now to schedule a dental 🦷consultation for your pet with one of our doctors.

Take a peek at the before and after pics below! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

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02/06/2025

Yikes, we realized we hadn't posted our February Saturday schedule yet, sorry about that!

We want to celebrate Elle’s 3 year work anniversary in January. Elle is one of our vet assistants and we love her care a...
01/31/2025

We want to celebrate Elle’s 3 year work anniversary in January. Elle is one of our vet assistants and we love her care and compassion for both animals and their owners. Congratulations, Elle!!

Happy Birthday to our groomer, Ganuary!
01/24/2025

Happy Birthday to our groomer, Ganuary!

01/16/2025

A couple of days ago, we welcomed ten 🩷🩷🩷🩵🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩵 little puppies via an unplanned C-section. Here is a video of them at about 30-60 minutes old. Momma is doing well now and all 10 puppies are gaining weight already.

Turn up the volume, we happen to think it is one of the BEST sounds we get to hear from time to time at the clinic. What breed do you think they are?

Puppy weight REVEAL!The total weight for all 8 puppies was 68.13 pounds. The 4 🩵🩵🩵🩵males average weight was 9.1 pounds p...
01/13/2025

Puppy weight REVEAL!

The total weight for all 8 puppies was 68.13 pounds. The 4 🩵🩵🩵🩵males average weight was 9.1 pounds per male puppy. The 4 🩷🩷🩷🩷females average weight was 7.9 pounds per female puppy. Both the males and females doubled or more than doubled their weight in 2 weeks when we weighed them on December 26th and then again on January 9th. For the next few weeks, we anticipate they will continue growing very rapidly. It would not be unusual to see them gaining 2-3 pounds per week which means they will likely double their weight again by the time they would be ready for the next round of vaccines in 3 weeks.

There are some in the litter who are still looking for their forever family.

Earlier this week, Elsie’s puppies came in for their 1st puppy vaccinations, deworming and wellness checks. All 8 of the...
01/11/2025

Earlier this week, Elsie’s puppies came in for their 1st puppy vaccinations, deworming and wellness checks.

All 8 of these Rottweiler puppies are growing by leaps and bounds. Their owner has brought them to visit at 2weeks and 4weeks to be weighed and dewormed. They used to all fit in 1 box, but not this week!! 😂

👇🏻👇🏻Tell us how many pounds you think all 8 puppies weighed in total pounds. We will come back and update the total pounds on Monday! 👍🏻

These are very special puppies, born on Thanksgiving Day, and some of them are still looking for a special home to live forever. They have even spent time getting used to kids being around and playing with them. There are 4 males and 4 females.

Cottonwood Animal Clinic will have walk-in Saturdays on January 4th and January 18th from 9AM - 11AM.
12/31/2024

Cottonwood Animal Clinic will have walk-in Saturdays on January 4th and January 18th from 9AM - 11AM.

UPDATE: The clinic is out of the tickets we have purchased, but you can still purchase your own at Pumpkin Pants Ranch....
12/21/2024

UPDATE: The clinic is out of the tickets we have purchased, but you can still purchase your own at Pumpkin Pants Ranch.

Who's in for a holly jolly time with Mr. and Mrs. Claus at Pumpkin Pants Ranch this weekend? And who wouldn't mind a free ticket?

We're giving you super short notice, but we know we can count on you to help spread the word for THIS WEEKEND. The staff at Cottonwood Animal Clinic are fans of Pumpkin Pants Ranch and want to treat 20 people to a fun-filled experience!

Pumpkin Pants Ranch is open Saturday and Sunday from 3 pm to 7 pm, so comment below if you and a friend are ready to get festive.

Millie says MERRY CHRISTMAS to you! Isn't she sweet?She came in for her microchip, and now she has extra assurance that ...
12/20/2024

Millie says MERRY CHRISTMAS to you! Isn't she sweet?

She came in for her microchip, and now she has extra assurance that if she gets lost from her family that she can be reunited.

If your pet already has a microchip, please ask us to scan for it at least once per year to make sure it is still working! 😊

One of the reasons our staff wears purple 💜 on Fridays is because we love our Ark City Bulldogs! Girls Varsity Wrestlin...
12/13/2024

One of the reasons our staff wears purple 💜 on Fridays is because we love our Ark City Bulldogs! Girls Varsity Wrestling Varsity and Jr Varsity will be in Wellington tomorrow! Go Lady Bulldogs Go! 💜💛💜

This sweet gal, Mandela, came to visit us at the clinic today, and she is all decked out for Christmas. Isn't she lovely...
12/10/2024

This sweet gal, Mandela, came to visit us at the clinic today, and she is all decked out for Christmas. Isn't she lovely? 😍

Who else enjoys getting their pet dressed for the holidays?

Cottonwood Animal Clinic will be taking walk-ins on Saturday, Dec. 7th and Saturday, Dec. 21st. We will be closed the ot...
12/02/2024

Cottonwood Animal Clinic will be taking walk-ins on Saturday, Dec. 7th and Saturday, Dec. 21st. We will be closed the other 2 Saturdays.

Our regular office hours are Monday - Friday 8AM - 5:30PM, but for the week of Christmas, we will be closed all day on December 24th and December 25th. We will be open for regular business on December 31st, but we will be closed all day on January 1st, 2025. 🥳🥳

We hope this helps our clients plan for routine appointments, pet food and prescription refills.

Cottonwood Animal Clinic had the distinct pleasure of hosting 4th year Iowa State vet student, Macy Flowers for the past...
11/22/2024

Cottonwood Animal Clinic had the distinct pleasure of hosting 4th year Iowa State vet student, Macy Flowers for the past 2 weeks in fulfilling one of her externship requirements. We asked Macy what stood out to her as a highlight in the past two weeks, and she had a hard time narrowing it down. She said overall, she loved seeing a very wide variety of cases, all sorts of things from working on a bucking horse to helping with a leg amputation on a dog to a unique kidney case and many, many more. She was happy to get a good amount of hands-on experiences, especially in surgery. And she was impressed with the true mentorship that Dr. Carson and Dr. KaCee provided the whole way. She said, "In school, they pretty much just tell you what to do. Here, they actually let me practice 'doctor thinking' by asking questions...and not in a condescending way, but in a nice way."

Macy also mentioned that she enjoyed staying in our private studio apartment, and that it was helpful to have good accommodations available for vet students who are coming from a distance and don't really have a place to stay.

Fun fact: Before she began vet school at Iowa State University, Macy played on the K-State Volleyball team for 4 years where she earned her undergraduate.

Address

7171 252nd Road, Cottonwood Animal Clinic
Arkansas City, KS
67005

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8am - 5:30pm
Friday 8am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9am - 11am

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+16204428619

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There are 5 Saturdays in March, and Cottonwood Animal Clinic will be open for walk-ins on March 1st and March 15th.

Yikes, we realized we hadn't posted our February Saturday schedule yet, sorry about that!

A couple of days ago, we welcomed ten 🩷🩷🩷🩵🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩵 little puppies via an unplanned C-section. Here is a video of them at about 30-60 minutes old. Momma is doing well now and all 10 puppies are gaining weight already. Turn up the volume, we happen to think it is one of the BEST sounds we get to hear from time to time at the clinic. What breed do you think they are?

Cottonwood Animal Clinic will be taking walk-ins on Saturday, Nov 2nd and Saturday, Nov 16th. We will be closed the other 3 Saturdays in November. Our regular office hours are Monday - Friday 8AM - 5:30PM, but for the week of Thanksgiving, we will close early on Wednesday at 11:30AM and then reopen our office on Friday at 12PM. We usually place our pet food orders on Wednesdays for delivery on Fridays. If you have a pet food special order request, consider ordering it early. We will not have any pet food deliveries sent our way the week of Thanksgiving. We hope this helps our clients plan for routine appointments, pet food and prescription refills.

Cottonwood Animal Clinic is looking to hire another full-time receptionist to add to our team! Not only do we enjoy helping animals, but we love to help the people who bring their animals to us. This position is very heavy on the "people side" of what we do at Cottonwood Animal Clinic. If you are not able or willing to interact with other people all day long, this position is not for you. At the same time, our days and weeks are filled with all sorts of very interesting and unique patients and clients, and we do not usually have a problem of feeling bored at work. We are looking for someone who likes to talk to people on the phone and respond to our clients via our text message system. We are looking for someone who is very detail oriented. There are many things to learn working as a receptionist in a mixed-animal practice, and we are willing to train the right person who wants to learn all things mixed-animal reception work. We need someone who can provide excellent customer service with professionalism, compassion and integrity. This position is full-time and must be available to work 4 days per week and some Saturday mornings. In addition to the skills listed above, this position requires computer literacy, ability to type, some occasional light-weight lifting, some standing and walking. If you have other questions about the position or to apply, please send us an email at [email protected].

Cottonwood Animal Clinic will be open tomorrow, July 27th for walk-ins, as well as August 10th and August 24th. We try to list this information on our Google Business page, as well.

Cottonwood Animal Clinic will be open for walk-ins on 3 different Saturdays in June. They are Saturday, June 1st, June 15th and June 29th. We will also update our schedule on our Google Business page, and it is easy to check there during the week for upcoming hours.

Our clinic kitty, Kirk, is not coming in this morning. He said he's got better things than the staff to watch today.

Cottonwood Animal Clinic will be open for walk-ins on 2 different Saturdays in March. They are Saturday, March 9th and Saturday, March 23rd.

You may have noticed that we have gone to being open every other Saturday for walk-ins. We are unsure if this will be a permanent change, but for now it is what we are able to do to help our work flow processes (usually catching up on things) and it also allows for a little extra down time for our awesome staff. Saturday, January 27th, we are scheduled to be open, and we are posting the February schedule below. We understand it is a pain to try to remember which Saturdays we are open. Here are some ways we hope that will be helpful. 1) Call or text us at 620-442-8619, and one of our very helpful staff members can tell you the schedule. 2) If you aren't able to connect via phone, you can check out our Google page where we try to keep all of our special hours up-to-date. This is especially helpful on a Friday evening, and you are planning out your weekend to-do's. You would be able to see if our next business day is Saturday or Monday. 3) Share this post so that all of Facebook Land knows they can find the information on the Cottonwood Animal Clinic FB page. :)

Cottonwood Animal Clinic will closed Saturday, Jan 6th and Saturday, Jan 20th. We hope you have a beautiful, snowy weekend where you can stay inside and be cozy.

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Cottonwood Animal Clinic is a family-owned small business in Arkansas City, KS since 1978. We offer services for small and large animal health care. We also have an online pharmacy to have items shipped directly to your door!