Kingsley Veterinary Services

07/14/2025

Kingsley Veterinary Services will be CLOSED from Saturday, July 19 through Sunday, July 27 for some much needed R&R. Texts, voicemails and email will not be checked during this time.

Clients with small ruminant emergencies can contact Dr. Gilmore of Rivendell Veterinary Care at (315)250-5938.

If you need to pick up medications or have other matters attended to this week, please call to make arrangements as soon as possible.

05/04/2025

Thank you to the folks who came out last week for my talks at Pickens Hall! I was so pleased with how the evening went and hope you found it valuable too. I also appreciate those of you that reached out with feedback in the following days. Looks like we will do it again next year!

I have posted the slide shows on the resource page of my website, www.kingsleyveterinary.com, for those that couldn't make it or want to look it over again.

I have also posted info there on my old Porta-Vet truck insert, which is for sale.

04/25/2025

Here is the lambing and kidding kit I'm offering at my talk next week. Cost is $65 and they contain:

1 old towel*
1 flashlight
1 digital thermometer
4 oz hand soap
5 oz sterile lubricant
16 oz 7% iodine in spray bottle
1 sleeve gauze 3x3 sponges
2 Pritchard teats
1 feeding tube with syringe
10 small exam gloves
10 large exam gloves
10 small obstetric sleeves
10 large obstetric sleeves
Laminated fast fact sheet

All packed in a sturdy plastic box to keep things clean and dry.

*It would have been simpler to buy towels for these-but new towels aren't very good at pulling moisture off new babies, and they take up too much space in your kit and washing machine. These towels have been carefully selected to get the job done!

Do you have your own kit that you would like to just stock up? Let me know what you'd like and I can bring it to the talk. Not coming to the talk? These will be for sale on an on-going basis.

03/24/2025

Call for photos!

I am planning a talk for later this spring on breeding season management and lambing and kidding. In hopes of making it both interesting and representative, I'd like to include lots of client photos. Photos of lambs and kids, rams and bucks, does and ewes, bottle babies and dams successfully raising litters, jugs and maternity pens, sick babies and healthy babies, you name it! Please let me know if you would like photo credit or would like to remain anonymous.

Email them to [email protected], share via google photos, or text to (315)350-4837.

And stay tuned for more info on the talk, I'm really excited about it.

01/20/2025

Kingsley Veterinary Services will be closed from Friday, January 24 through Thursday, January 30 as I travel for continuing education. Rivendell Veterinary Care, PC will be providing urgent care for established small ruminant clients and can be reached at (315)350-5938. All messages will be returned Friday, January 31.

12/12/2024

It was a pleasure to chat with North Country Public Radio's Catherine Wheeler about the changes I'm seeing in my practice with milder winters and wet summers. This is also a nice photo of my knees to chin, but I can't change how the photo is cropped!

A veterinarian in St. Lawrence County says warmer and wetter weather is helping some parasites become active earlier in the spring and stick around later into the fall.

12/12/2024

Kingsley Veterinary Services will be closed from midday Monday, December 23 through Sunday, December 29. Emergency coverage for established small ruminant clients will be provided by Dr. Gilmore at Rivendell Veterinary Care, PC (315)250-5938. All calls, messages, etc will be returned on December 30.

07/08/2024

We will be closed Saturday, July 13 through Sunday, July 21 and will not be returning calls or messages during that time. If you are on the fence about something, I do still have some openings this week (depending on your location).

Dr. Dorothee at Rivendell Veterinary Care, PC will be providing urgent care for established small ruminant clients during this time. Enjoy your summer and stay safe!

02/05/2024

Thanks for all your kind words regarding the arrival of our son. We are all well and I am easing back into the demands of being a one-woman show! As a result my working hours are a bit limited at the moment and appointment mays be scheduled out a bit farther than usual. If you think you may need an appointment, please get in touch sooner rather than later, via phone, email or text. Emergency coverage will be available for established small ruminant clients in good standing.

And, for spring, a reminder that if you want goat kids disbudded, contact me the business day after they are born so we can do it in the first week of life! Thanks!

12/11/2023

Kingsley Veterinary Services will be closed through January for maternity leave. Details regarding emergency coverage are available at www.kingsleyveterinary.com

07/07/2023

Kingsley Veterinary Services will be closed from Saturday, July 8th through Sunday, July 16th.

Established clients with urgent small ruminant needs should contact Rivendell Veterinary Care at (315)250-5938. All communications will be responded to the week of July 17th.

Hope you are enjoying a safe and happy summer!

02/13/2023

Many thanks for all the birthday wishes, friends who stopped in at the shop, goodies, texts, etc. I am very fortunate to be surrounded by good people.