Cresco Veterinary Clinic

Cresco Veterinary Clinic The doctors and staff at Cresco Veterinary Clinic offers your dogs and cats the best care in town. Call our clinic anytime. Dial (563) 547-3121.
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Call to schedule a routine appointment Monday through Friday. Call 507-886-6321 for after hour EMERGENCIES.
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in a timely matter; however, please CALL (563) 547-3121 when you need immediate assistance.
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Services provided include (but are not limited to):
� Small animal medicine and surgery
�Spays and neuters
�In-house blood Chemistry
�Heartworm and tick borne disease testing
�Urinalysis
�Radiology
�Gas anesthesia

For your large animal needs we can do:
�Large animal in-house surgery
�Semen testing
�Calf Vaccination
�De-horning
�Castration
For large animal appointments, please call our Harmony office and schedule your appointment. If you would like additional information regarding our services please contact us.

Greetings from the Practice Manager!Anyone else wondering where summer went? I know we say this every year but I sure wi...
08/12/2024

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Anyone else wondering where summer went? I know we say this every year but I sure wish this beautiful weather would stick around longer than it does.
We've spent the summer helping our new veterinarians adapt to business here. Both Dr. Denny and Dr. Jill have jumped right into the midst of things and we are very grateful to have them. Dr. Denny has been fully involved in large animal and Dr. Jill is training on small animal. Dr. Denny has started taking call and Dr. Jill will sometime in the next couple of months. I'm sure you understand when I say Dr. John and Dr. Jeff are relieved to have some help in that area. Just a reminder, we are unable to do after hour small animal emergencies at this time. The clinics open for those emergencies are available either on our voice mail message or on our webpage.
Today was surgery day at the clinic, we had a calf hernia, a foal hernia, and a possible foreign body in a dog. Good thing many hands make light work. 🙂 Another reminder, corn cobs and tampons are very detrimental to a dogs digestive system.
We've had some excellent summer help and are so thankful for the ladies who assisted us. Mara worked in small animal and will be a senior at Fillmore Central this fall. Brea and Olivia worked in large animal and both are pursuing admission to vet school. The same adage as above applies here.
Finally, as the Minnesota State Fair approaches we want to recognize the youth involved in agriculture. We assist many with health and maintenance of their projects and preparing certificates to travel to shows. The future of agriculture is bright because of programs like FFA, 4-H, and school ag classes. And also because of parents who encourage their kids to look to a future on the family farm. We're committed to helping support these young people as best we can.
Enjoy these closing days of summer, moving cattle home from pastures, chute work, and harvest are right around the corner. Thank you for your business, we appreciate you!
We added a new art wall a little while ago. I think it represents us pretty well. 🙂 Thanks to Farm Charm for the decor!

Greetings from the Practice Manager!Happy Independence Day! We’re thankful for the freedom we have in this country. Free...
07/05/2024

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Happy Independence Day! We’re thankful for the freedom we have in this country. Freedom to worship as we choose. Freedom to have opinions and to vote as we see fit. Freedom to live our lives in service to others as our talents allow. Freedom to celebrate our heritage. Freedom to choose the places we visit and freedom to shop where we want. We live in a great country!
Today we celebrated by participating in the Harmony 4th of July parade. Unfortunately our picture taker (me 🙄) didn’t get pictures in the parade, just during the warm up. And in a fun coincidence, our place in the parade lineup was right next to our patient, Finn’s house (the cutest Bernese Mountain Dog!). Our kids (including the biggest kid, Dr. John) had way too much fun shooting water guns at people and we contributed our share of candy to the kids lining the streets. We’re thankful the rain held off until the parade was over.
It was an awesome day and we hope your day was equally as enjoyable! J

Greetings from the Practice Manager!Happy last day of May! Hope you all enjoy a steak dinner to commemorate the end of b...
05/31/2024

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Happy last day of May! Hope you all enjoy a steak dinner to commemorate the end of beef month. America's beef producers work hard to ensure the food products consumers receive are high quality and safe to eat. Our vets contribute to their success. For those following from afar, our area of the state has a lot of hills and bluffs (plus sink holes!) making some of it unsuitable for crop farming but good for grazing. Cattle farmers in our area are busy getting ready to move their stock from winter pens and feedlots to summer pastures. This also means vaccinations, tagging, and soundness testing for herd bulls plus lots of foot trims/repairs. Our hydraulic chute with the tilt table function stays really busy this time of year.
We are looking forward to Dr. Denny Fischer starting with us next Monday, June 3. He will get to jump into semen testing right away! Dr. Jill won't be starting full time until July 10 but you may see her around the back for a few days next week. Both of them will give some much needed assistance to ensure our customers continue to get the care we pride ourselves on providing. (Note the picture below, we don't always get that close to our patients but sometimes we can't help ourselves. Thanks Dr. John for the photo op! 🙂 )
One last item to note, you may have heard that the ticks are out in full force or you may have experienced it. Be sure your pets are checked out and getting a flea & tick treatment. We have already experienced a few pets with tick borne diseases this spring.
(You know I can't resist posting a few dog pictures to enhance my post, I'm a Bernese Mountain Dog fan (maybe because we had a sweet girl named Aja for 10 years) and who can resist a funny picture of Ranger, the Great Dane, riding around in his dad's car!)
Thank you for shopping local and doing business with local service providers. Enjoy the upcoming summer weather! J

Greetings from the Practice Manager!Have you ever seen a calf being born? Such a good question for a group of K-12 stude...
05/08/2024

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Have you ever seen a calf being born? Such a good question for a group of K-12 students! Only a handful out of each class could say yes. I know that number would be significantly lower in the big cities, and in fact I bet there are a lot of adults who couldn’t answer yes, unfortunately.
Dr. John has spent a few days over the last couple of months educating some of the youth in our area. First at the Mabel, MN high school, then at the Cresco, IA high school, and today in Lanesboro, MN for their student body. He genuinely enjoys educating these kids about veterinary work and the types of treatments or procedures veterinarians do on a daily basis. And they love to hear about it! We take our future in agriculture very seriously and that means we carry the torch to pass to the next generation of veterinarians and farmers! Thanks kids for being interested and thanks Dr John for guiding their education!
May is national Beef month! Eat beef and thank a producer AND a veterinarian for ensuring our supply of beef is well taken care of and healthy! J

Greetings from the Practice Manager!Today is World Veterinary Day. Although I may be biased, I think every day could be ...
04/28/2024

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Today is World Veterinary Day. Although I may be biased, I think every day could be their day. Who else provides the services to ensure the health and well-being of our food animals AND gives the best care to our pets?!
As a relative newcomer to the veterinary world (I’ve been with the clinic for 5 years on April 24, so maybe not such a newbie any more. 😊), I can admit I didn’t know much about the days of a large animal veterinarian. More often than not, their days are hectic! We serve customers approximately 30+ miles in any direction from the clinic. That means on any given day a vet can be required to travel 60 miles from a call in one area, such as Lanesboro, to another call near Decorah, perhaps. There are scheduled appointments such as herd checks, BSEs (semen testing on bulls), pregnancy checks, ultrasounds, and feet trims and then there are emergencies such as down cows, colicky horses, and OBs. Just last week for example, Dr. John and Dr. Jeff had the following work load: multiple calf castrations and vaccines, a couple down cows and sick horses, four herd checks, a new foal that needed an IV, a couple bloated cows, a colicky horse, a couple DA surgeries, two prolapses to repair, a cow with mastitis, a cow to open the teats on, multiple coggins and health papers plus vaccines for horses, several pregnancy checks, four calves with hurt/broken legs, 41 BSEs with feet trimming/repairs on most of them, an embryo to install in a cow, horses to ultrasound and breeding cycles to monitor, nine cow OBs and a VCPR (vet-client relationship for providing prescriptions) to establish for a bee colony. Whew! It’s exhausting just writing that. Needless to say we’re all very excited for Dr. Denny and Dr. Jillian to join us in the next month!
Thank you all for your patience as we continue to work hard to meet all your needs!
PS We have the best vet techs! Congrats to Kailey (holding the pig) on passing her certification test!

04/16/2024

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
We will be taking appointment until 5:40 pm every other Monday in our Cresco clinic starting on Monday, April 22. We are hoping this will help accommodate our clients who scheduled on Saturdays in Harmony but they are available to anyone. Please call the Cresco clinic to schedule your pet's annual check up.

Greetings from the Practice Manager!I guess we needed reminding of what winter is supposed to be like. Thankfully it won...
04/04/2024

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
I guess we needed reminding of what winter is supposed to be like. Thankfully it won't be here long. :)
Today we're counting our blessings!! We are excited to announce that we have another veterinarian joining us in May/June. Dr. Jillian Fisher (yes, we'll have two doctors with the same last name, Denny is Fischer and Jillian is Fisher so at least the spelling is different). Dr. Jillian will be graduating from Iowa State in May. She was born and raised near Boston and did her undergraduate work in Vermont. Sometimes, when you meet a new person, you just know their personality will be a great fit for a team. Jillian is one of those people. She will be splitting her time between large and small animal work with us. Both Jillian and Denny will spend time with our doctors for a couple of months to become accustomed to the work we do and our customers. I know they both look forward to meeting all of you.
In other news, Dr. Sarah Balik will be back to doing small animal relief work for us in our Cresco office on Tuesdays starting May 7. We also have a relief vet helping in small animal on Thursdays in Harmony. Dr. Susan Meier will be here to see appointments when we need her.
Happy Spring everyone!

Greetings from the Practice Manager!Quite the "winter" we've been having, isn't it?! I know some people that have really...
03/18/2024

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Quite the "winter" we've been having, isn't it?! I know some people that have really appreciated it for calving. I'm sure they wish it would be like this every winter. 🙂
This weather means an early start for many things, flowers popping out of the ground, grass turning green, and ticks! Make sure your pets are starting their heartworm meds and flea and tick prevention soon. Just a reminder, in order to fill those meds, a vet needs to do a checkup on your pet every 12 months.
After much discussion and analysis, we have decided to no longer be open on Saturday mornings. We are really thankful for our staff and the extra hours they put in during the week. Veterinary staff are at high risk for compassion fatigue and burnout due to the level of stress they experience working on sick animals. Eliminating Saturday hours lets them get the proper break and rest they need to stay healthy. We are examining other ways to accommodate appointments for customers who may not be able to get in during regular business hours. More to come on that. For our large animal customers, any emergency product needs you have on Saturday mornings will be handled through the vet on call.
We appreciate your trust in our veterinary care!

Greetings from the Practice Manager!We are very happy to announce that we have another veterinarian joining our practice...
01/30/2024

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
We are very happy to announce that we have another veterinarian joining our practice! Dr. Dennis Fischer will be graduating from the University of Minnesota Veterinary School in May and joining our team in June. Many of you already know Denny since he is local to our area. In fact, his grandfather was a veterinarian at the Harmony clinic and he is very proud to have another generation working here. Denny will be working with our large animal clients. Look for more information to be shared in the upcoming months.
Please be aware we are seeing a lot of backorders and shortages in the large animal pharmaceuticals. We can recommend substitutions for the products you may typically use. If you need a large amount of product, please call ahead to ensure we have enough on hand and/or can order to suit your needs. Most products can be received from our distributors within a day or two. Also be aware we are considering a change to our online store to ensure better product availability and easier use. I will follow up on that in a few weeks once we've reviewed our options.
Remember spring is coming, it's a good time to get your dogs and cats in for their annual appointments so they can get their prescriptions for heartworm and flea and tick protection!
Thank you all for supporting our local business!

Greetings from the Practice Manager!Or should I say greetings from the frozen tundra! No complaining here though, we’ve ...
01/16/2024

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Or should I say greetings from the frozen tundra! No complaining here though, we’ve been extremely blessed with mild temps and no snow until now.
Speaking of cold weather, make sure your outdoor pets have somewhere warm to be during these extreme temps. Plus, food and water that aren’t frozen. I grew up with farm dogs so I know that they’re pretty smart about getting out of the cold but it doesn’t hurt to pamper them a little in a heated garage. As for your indoor pets, it doesn’t hurt to use booties on their feet if they tolerate them. My girls are less inclined to leave them on but that doesn’t mean they like being out in the cold. We resign ourselves to a few “accidents” when it’s this cold (and I’m pretty sure they know exactly what they’re doing when they go in the house! 😆).
Don’t worry about the cows and horses, their owners are well aware and put in extra work to ensure they don’t freeze! It’s especially hard work being a farmer during this time of year. We certainly appreciate the care they put into their work!
Finally, a warning, some safe bones still aren’t safe. I found the shard in the picture on my couch. It came off a bone they’ve been gnawing on for a while. Too long obviously. I’m beyond grateful it didn’t end up in one of their stomachs. Please be extra careful about what you give them and keep an eye on items they are playing with.
Stay warm everyone!

Greetings from the Practice Manager!Merry Christmas! Even though it sure doesn't look like it or feel like it here. No s...
12/21/2023

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Merry Christmas! Even though it sure doesn't look like it or feel like it here. No snow and unseasonably warm weather, hard to complain about that but it sure doesn't help the Christmas spirit.
I spent some time in Las Vegas at the National Finals Rodeo two weeks ago. How amazing are those athletes and those horses?! We especially enjoyed the Junior World Finals because we got to watch a local kid participate. Congrats Tristan Coyle on making it to Vegas in junior bull riding! The biggest take away from this years adventure was watching these young cowboys kneel for prayer after being introduced and before riding. These are 10-13 year old kids who take their sport and their faith seriously. Just incredibly moving to be there while this went on. (By the way, Tristan is right in the center of the picture, the kid without a hat.)
In honor of the holidays, both the Harmony and Cresco clinics will be closing at noon tomorrow (Friday, December 22) and will be closed on Monday, December 25. Dr. Collins will be available over the weekend for large animal emergencies.
We will also be closing at noon on Friday, December 29 for year end inventory and will be closed Monday, January 1.
Blessings to you and your families from all of us here. May you have safe travels and make lots of memories over the holiday season!

Greetings from the Practice ManagerFor those of you who have visited our Harmony location anytime recently (or perhaps m...
11/09/2023

Greetings from the Practice Manager
For those of you who have visited our Harmony location anytime recently (or perhaps more truthfully, in the last year), you know how badly our parking lot needed fixing. (We appreciated everyone's comments about the swimming hole/fishing pond when it rained, ha!) Well, today is the day! As you can see by the picture, they are in the process of tearing it out already. What this means for our customers is, if you are scheduled to come in today or tomorrow, please use the garage door and follow the signs to the front desk (please excuse the "used" look in our garage). It's a little inconvenient for these two days but so worth it in the end!
Did you know, Friday, October 27 was our last day working at the Lanesboro Sales Barn? (Note the happy doctors in the pictures below, and, yes, even I got in on the action the last day.) It was a bittersweet ending because we have been doing the work there for 10 years but current times called for change. With only two large animal vets (yes, we're still looking!) it just wasn't feasible to send one there for every Friday, plus some Monday's and even Sunday's when they have cow sales. We decided that we needed to be more available for our customers. The good news is that we can now do chute work every day of the week. Just a reminder though, please call ahead because there is lots of work to be done and only so many doctors and days to do it. 🙂
Our small animal team is reviewing new offerings for our customers including wellness/baseline lab testing and new medications that are entering the market. Their schedule isn't booked quite as full right now so if you need to get your pet in, this is a great time to do it.
Thank you for your confidence in our care for your animals!
Enjoy the nice fall weather that we're having!

Greetings from the Practice Manager!Many of you noticed and some commented on the Vet Tech week post that was put up ear...
10/19/2023

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Many of you noticed and some commented on the Vet Tech week post that was put up earlier this week. Thank you! I thought this would be a good time to define how one becomes a Vet Tech as opposed to a Vet Assistant.
A Vet Tech or Certified Vet Tech is required to graduate from a secondary education specifically for the field of veterinary medicine. They also are required to have some on-the-job experience under a veterinarian before testing to earn credentials. The exam for Vet Techs in Minnesota is not easy and many need to take it a second time (or more) to pass.
A Vet Assistant has attained experience on the job and developed the knowledge to perform some of the nonspecialized tasks. For instance, a Vet Assistant will assist with holding pets, take histories, and refill prescriptions whereas a Vet Tech will perform dental cleanings, assist with surgery and perform tasks assigned by the vet. Both jobs are important to the clinic but its important to recognize that a Vet Tech is also relied on to attain vitals, administer anesthesia, perform vaccine boosters, and assist the vet with procedures among many other tasks that directly affect your pets.
We are very fortunate to have our Certified Vet Techs and our newest Vet Tech. Thank you to Allison, Stefanie, and Tammy, our CVTs, for assisting our clinics in the small animal duties. Welcome Aly Reicks, Vet Tech (she will be taking the certification exam in the future), to our Cresco clinic. She has been a great addition in the short 10 days she has been with us.
Thank you also to our assistants, Trina and Keeley, they are a vital part of keeping our business running.
I also want to recognize the large animal side of the business. Titles have no meaning when it comes to the work they do! Thank you to Christine who manages the front end and has for 18 years. Thank you to Cory who does more for us than we can define. His knowledge and willingness to do anything needed is beyond definition. And thank you to Kailey, who graduated as a Vet Tech from NICC in May, who will do anything she is told to do with a smile on her face.
One final thank you, to Lisa, who has been at the Harmony Vet Clinic for 49 years! She comes in every morning to prepare our clinic for the day. She also assists with wrapping surgical tools and preparing boluses among other things. We are truly grateful for her dedication to us!
I encourage each of you to say thank you to them when you get a chance. They spend their days assisting the vets to ensure your pets and farm animals receive the best care. Without them, our clinics would not run as efficiently as they do.
In other news, our website is updated (thanks Keeley!), check it out at: https://www.harmonycrescovets.com/
Last but not least, a warning, something we didn't give much thought to before this. Its not a good idea to pour your cooking oil on gravel if you have a dog. Unfortunately one of our families learned this the wrong way. Dr. Taylor took this baggie of gravel out of the stomach and intestines of their golden retriever. Happy to say he recovered fine and we all get to benefit from this knowledge!
Thank you to all of you for trusting us with your animals!

Greetings from the Practice Manager! Hard to tell today but fall is definitely here. The leaves are changing and the nig...
10/02/2023

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Hard to tell today but fall is definitely here. The leaves are changing and the nights are cool. This really is my favorite time of year.
As we move through this season, many chores await. Crops to harvest, feed to stock up for winter, and round up time for cattle. Many will be moving those cattle from pasture to home farms. This also means time to work calves and inoculate the herd. Time to make those appointments for chute jobs!
Our situation over the past year has been in what feels like a constant state of change. We have decided to make yet another change after much due diligence. Our mission statement is:
"Our business is built on a foundation of quality care, respect for others, commitment to clients, and pride in our business."
To these ends, we have decided to stop our collaboration with the Lanesboro Sales Commission. Our last day working at the sales will be October 27. Unfortunately staffing and workload stress at the barn were taking a toll on us and we weren't always able to perform according to our mission. What this means for our customers is a more dedicated focus on service. We will now be able to schedule chute jobs and other work on Fridays which we had ceased over the last few months. Having two doctors available on Fridays also means quicker response to calls when they come in. We are grateful for your patience as our business evolved and continues to evolve. We are still looking for one or maybe two large animal or mixed animal vets to join our practice. There are a lot of clinics in the same position as us. It's a crazy time in the veterinary business.
One thing that does remain consistent is our dedicated employees. Their support means success to our business. We even let them go on vacation once in a while. :) Of course if we knew they were doing crazy things like meeting a bear on a hiking path we may have rethought that generosity. The picture below came from Allison in our Harmony office while she was out west two weeks ago. Thankfully no one, not even the bear, was harmed!
We appreciate each and every one of you! Thanks for your patronage!

Greetings from the Practice Manager!Wow, where did this summer go? I must admit I love fall but even so, I need summer t...
08/31/2023

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Wow, where did this summer go? I must admit I love fall but even so, I need summer to last a little longer than it does. I can't believe I haven't posted since July 19. A real sign that the days fly by.
Lots of things happening in our clinics. Remodeling has taken a big step forward. We still have plenty to do but you can see from the pictures below that progress has been made. My favorite part of the progress is that my office is now right off of the waiting area instead of upstairs. I get lots of visitors and can easily help when the customers out number the reception staff.
We're especially thankful these days for a couple of vets that have stepped in to help us part-time. Dr. Dave Hauge has been helping off and on at the Lanesboro Sales Commission on Fridays. Dr. Sarah Balik has joined us as a relief vet on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. She is doing small animal duties in Cresco on most Tuesdays and large animal duties in Harmony on Wednesdays. Their assistance allows our vets to take some time off which is much needed! We appreciate both of them greatly!
Finally, a reminder about vaccinations. Over the past two weeks we've encountered a couple instances of concern about pets with rabies. Unfortunately there is no test for rabies. Once exposed that only way to determine if rabies is present is through examination of the brain from the animal. Not a pleasant situation to be in if you're the pet owner. There are many good vaccinations for dogs and we encourage everyone to visit with your vet about the benefits of each of them. At very least, please have your pets regularly vaccinated for rabies.
So much more I could go on about but no one wants to spend twenty minutes reading a post. 🙂 Thank you all for your patronage of our clinics. We are committed to ensuring your animals get the best care possible!
(I missed national dog day so I thought I'd sneak in this picture of my girls! 🙂 )

Update: Thanks everyone for your care and sharing! We currently have three in line to take him into their homes. So grat...
07/28/2023

Update: Thanks everyone for your care and sharing! We currently have three in line to take him into their homes. So grateful for all of you!

This morning we came to work in Harmony to find a cat abandoned on our doorstep. We understand that circumstances sometimes overwhelm people and they need to make choices that are difficult. Unfortunately, we are not a shelter and we do not have staff here around the clock to care for this cat. He is a neutered male and the note with him says his name is Zion. His owner recently passed away and no one in the family is able to keep him. He is an indoor cat that used to being doted on and held. There is a soft-sided cat carrier with him, a full bag of food and a bag of litter.
We are hoping someone reading this has a place for him in their home. If you do, please call the Harmony clinic at 507-886-6321.

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Greetings from the Practice Manager!Wow, summer is flying by. I can't believe its time for the Fillmore County Fair alre...
07/18/2023

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Wow, summer is flying by. I can't believe its time for the Fillmore County Fair already. Congrats to the 4-Hers and their families for completing the rush that is the days leading up to entry day (yes, our family was one of "those families" 😅). We'll be spending time around the fairgrounds over the next few days to cheer you on and to participate in the Blue Ribbon Auction on Friday night. (Thanks to the multitude of 4-Hers who dropped off invitations to the free meal and auction (a few even gave us treats!)). The auction is an excellent way to support our youth working with agriculture. We're happy to do our part.
It's been a while since I posted. I totally missed cow appreciation day which is the second Tuesday of July. We're pretty appreciative of cows every day around here. 🙂 Two of our own cow people were recently honored by the Fillmore County Cattlemen's Association. Congrats to Dr. John for receiving the Beef Backer recognition and congrats to Brady for receiving Young Producer recognition. We thankful for their contributions to our clinic and to the community.
The 4th of July also came and went since I last posted. A large group of our team participated in the Harmony parade and we gave out lots of treats.
Last but not least, a warning to dog owners. Be very careful when giving your dogs any type of bones. It's easy to say, "we've never had a problem before," but there's always a first time. Please avoid any bird bones or brittle bones, we recently had dogs with lamb bones and deer bones that needed urgent attention. Also be careful with bones with large openings. The picture below was a dog that came into our Harmony clinic yesterday. We were able to saw through the bone to remove it but it was not fun for the dog, or the owner, or the vet staff. And one final reminder, corn cobs are a big problem for dogs, they do not digest and will become stuck in the dogs digestive system.
Thank you for your business! Enjoy the beautiful weather we're having, see you at the fair!
PS The horse picture and dog picture are just for fun! 😁

Greetings from the Practice Manager! Whew! It’s hard to catch  a breath around here. We’re busy in both small animal and...
06/20/2023

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Whew! It’s hard to catch a breath around here. We’re busy in both small animal and large animal. We appreciate your patience when calling to make appointments, we’re booking a week to two weeks out for most things.
Summer is here! With that a reminder to make sure your pets have shade and plenty of water. Or leave them in the air conditioning when you’re not around. Dogs can be severely or even fatally impacted by overheating.
Summer also means fair time. Those of you with young people checking in at the Howard County Fair will get to see a familiar face. We’re grateful Dr. Aggen has volunteered to help us by checking in animals for exhibitors!
We encourage everyone to get out and support the youth involved in raising and showing livestock. They are the future of agriculture and deserve our support for their dedication to the industry.
So, most of you probably wonder if I have an obsession with horses and dogs since it seems those are the majority of the pictures I seem to post (the first step is admitting it, I guess 😏). I thought I’d shake things up this time. I don’t spend a lot of time in the back but I can honestly say that I finally got to observe a live calf delivered (unfortunately a lot of the ones we get in the clinic are dead when they’re delivered). And lucky for me it was twins! Yes, the same cow delivered two different colored calves! The other picture is from Rumble on the River, a pig show held in Preston, MN this past weekend where I helped enter results. Congrats to our customer Jacob Welch on hosting a very successful event and to our customers who exhibited some very impressive hogs!
Enjoy the nice weather (while still praying for rain) and thank you again for your loyalty!

Greetings from the Practice Manager!From all of us here, thank you to the men and women who have given their lives in se...
05/26/2023

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
From all of us here, thank you to the men and women who have given their lives in service to our freedom and thank you to the families who have sacrificed and supported those military members. Our freedom rings today because of the brave!
In the clinic we refer to our patients as either large animal or small animal. To us small animal is pets and large animal is production animals and horses. Seems pretty simple until you have a client like Walker Texas Ranger, or Ranger for short. This guy is a year and four months old and 127 pounds of pure love. So the question is can he really be called a small animal?! 😁
Thank you for trusting us with your pets. They certainly do bring us joy (speaking for myself anyway, the staff here will tell you I’m a little partial to doodles, big dogs and always puppies).
We especially want to say we appreciate your patience with us. We are working very hard to accommodate everyone on both sides of our business (large animal and small animal). You all have been very gracious. Dr. Taylor is now joining us a week earlier, on June 5 so small animal help will be here soon. We’re still actively searching for a large animal doctor. To be continued!

PS Thanks Alex for bringing Ranger to see us and letting me use him in my post!

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221 5th Street SE
Cresco, IA
52136

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+15635473121

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