Big Sioux Veterinary Care

01/28/2025

BSVC is well represented at VMX 2025, one of the premier veterinary conferences in the world. The knowledge they bring home will be a benefit to our patients and we can’t wait to get even better at helping all of your animals! And, of course, spending a week in Florida isn’t the worst way to pass time in January!

01/23/2025

We’re sending some staff to a continuing education conference and the SOUTH location will be closed starting tomorrow (Friday, the 24th) and re-opening next Thursday, the 30th.

The North location will be open per usual

Thank you for your patience as we continue to work towards professional growth!

09/21/2024

Our good friend Dr. Spoo is targeting the sporting breeds through his Gun Dog Doc brand, but this course on assembling a first aid kit is a fantastic course for ALL dog owners. Check it out if you want to be a little more prepared for your next outdoor adventure.

08/21/2024

Not all vet visits are stressful! These two waited patiently for their turn this morning and got a little nap in.

06/28/2024

It’s that time of year again. Give us a call if you need help making this a less stressful week for your 4-legged friends.

05/18/2024

It’s that time of year again - the early summer when we start getting calls and emails about mysterious red rings on the underside of our dogs. Fear not - these angry looking sores are NOT Lyme disease or ringworm. They’re just old fashioned bug bites. Good news - you can completely ignore them and they’ll go away on their own. Just a PSA so you don’t have a moment of panic!

05/09/2024

After 5 years of being in all places at all times around here, Mona is working her last day at Big Sioux. She’s been a jack of all trades, from patient care to receptionist to surgery pack aficionado and beyond. We’re going to miss our favorite Minnesotan but know she’s going rock it in her new adventures. Thank you, Mona!

03/24/2024

****Monday, March 25th Plan****

Due to the weather and our concerns about staff commutes, we will be consolidating all appts to the Hwy 14 location and closing the South location. If you have an appointment scheduled at the south side, plan to keep it, but at the north building. Someone from our staff will be calling to confirm. As for now, we’re planning to operate as usual at the north location. If that changes, it will be posted here!

02/06/2024

***Emergency Services Update***

In recent years, as other practices in our area have stopped offering after-hours emergency services, we’ve seen a significant uptick in emergency calls. We take great pride in ALWAYS being available to our clients in times of emergency, regardless of the day or hour. Unfortunately, we’ve reached a point where the burden on our on-call doctors is beyond sustainable. As such, we’ve made the difficult decision that our emergency services will be offered only to existing clients of BSVC. We just can’t see everyone and are going to focus on making sure we take care of our own, first and foremost. We thank all of our amazing customers and want you to know that there will always be someone available when you need them!

01/15/2024

Continuing Education is crucial to practicing quality medicine and ensuring that we are providing the best care we can. Doing it in Florida in January where it feels 100+ degrees warmer, is just gravy! We’re excited about the new tools and knowledge we’ll be bringing back to Brookings. And yes - the others will be coming next year, so don’t feel too bad for them yet!

01/11/2024

Our SOUTH Location will be closed Friday, January 12 through Wednesday, January 17 as we send some staff to a continuing education conference. The bypass location will be open per usual. Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you!

12/01/2023

We’re getting lots of calls and questions on the outbreak of respiratory disease in dogs. Couple of points - we have NOT seen cases in our area yet. We are encouraging caution, but not panic. If/When the situation changes, we’ll post updates here. The attached link is a great resource for guidance, and of course, feel free to call our office and ask questions!

There’s been a lot of discussion about canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC) going around in dogs in the US recently. In the last week,

11/15/2023

📢 Hello Owners! 🚗 The DOT is proposing changes to the Highway 14 Bypass, and we need your help!

This week the DOT presented different options for making the bypass in front of our clinic four lane. One of the options includes closing our clinic’s access to Highway 14 and adding a rearage road. This would require our clients to go a mile north and loop back to our clinic. Another option would add cement median and require east bound traffic to make a U turn at the light. This option would particularly difficult for our large animal clients.

The plans are currently open for public comment. We would appreciate if you would take a moment to leave a comment. Our clinic along with Ramsdell will be greatly impacted by the decision. We support the plans labeled “W-2 “and strongly oppose plans labeled with a “W-3”

It’s easy to leave a comment. Visit www.i29exit133.com and scroll to the bottom to fill out the form. You can also email the three contacts listed if you so choose.

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The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT), in conjunction with the City of Brookings, is conducting an Interchange Modification Study of Exit 133 on Interstate 29. This interchange provides access to the U.S. Highway 14 Bypass.

11/05/2023

We see a lot of dogs with eye problems this time of year. Our good friend, Dr. Spoo over at Gundogdoc.com has a really great video showing a really quick and simple step you can take to help prevent some of these problems. And it’s not just for hunting dogs - any dog running through tall vegetation!

10/20/2023

Julia, Vet Tech

Favorite thing to do as a vet nurse: ( still pretty new but) I have enjoyed helping with appointments and dentals so far.

Favorite dog breed: golden/Labrador retriever

Favorite cat breed: Birman or any DSH

Favorite hobby: watching movies, sleeping, chilling with friends.