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"Striving to provide and promote a lifetime of wellness for animals great and small in Morgan County.”

04/07/2025

Happy Independence Day! The clinic will be closed
July 4th so we can celebrate with our families.

28/06/2025

Please help us welcome Dr. Megan Schuster who is starting on Monday. We can’t wait!

Originally from Arvada, Colorado, Dr. Schuster completed her undergraduate studies at Wayne State College (Nebraska) before earning her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Colorado State University in 2025. She enjoys the variety that comes with working on both small and large animals and is passionate about building strong relationships with clients while helping the animals they care about. Outside of veterinary medicine, she enjoys running, traveling, reading, hiking, skiing, and spending time with friends and family.

23/06/2025

It is officially fireworks season. Please call the clinic to get your dog anxiety medication if they need it. Now is also a good time to make sure they are microchipped and that it is registered with your current information. Too many animals go missing this time of year due to fear.

15/06/2025

Please help us welcome Dr. Morgan Hamilton who is starting on Monday. We are so glad you are here!

Morgan Hamilton grew up in the heart of the Rockies in Gunnison, Colorado, where she spent her time skiing, hunting, playing sports, and raising animals through FFA and 4-H. She earned her undergraduate degree from West Texas A&M University before completing her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University.
During her summers, Morgan interned in Washington County, where she developed a strong connection to the eastern Colorado community. She is now excited to begin her veterinary career in Fort Morgan, where she looks forward to serving both large and small animal clients, and to building lasting relationships with the people and animals in the area.

13/06/2025

Fort Morgan Vet Clinic is hiring for the position of a Registered Veterinary Technician.
Must be registered through DORA to even be considered as this is the current law in Colorado.
Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. Rotating Saturdays from 9am-12pm.
Salary Based on experience
128 Hours paid time off
Monthy health insurance stipend
Licensing and CE paid
401k with 5% match after 1 year

Please email resume to [email protected]

12/06/2025

Decided to space these posts out so you weren't overwhelmed by information. Here is informational post number 6.

Do you have a pharmacy?
We do have an in-clinic pharmacy and can fill most medications. Sometimes we have to special order certain medications, and it can take a few days to get them. Some medications that are both human and animal medications can be filled by local pharmacies. Vetsource is the pharmacy we recommend using to have medications delivered to your home. We do have an online prescription fee for using outside pharmacies to cover the time it takes our staff to review files and submit approvals.

In veterinary medicine we have what is called a veterinary-client-patient relationship (VCPR) to prescribe and fill medication. In the state of Colorado this means that we must have physically seen and examined the animal in the last 12 months. The VCPR allows us to refill long term medications for things like arthritis, seizures, and thyroid issues among others. Unfortunately, if we have not seen the animal in the past year, we are not legally allowed to refill a medication. This is why we require annual exams for refills. Some medications also require testing at certain intervals to be sure the doses are still correct.

How do I get a refill?
If you call the clinic during business hours you will follow the prompts and press option 1. You will then leave a message letting us know your name, your pet’s name and what medication or medications you need refilled. This message will then be reviewed by a technician and/or doctor. If the medication can be refilled, you will be notified when it is ready for pickup. If it cannot be refilled one of our staff will call you and discuss why and what we need to refill the medication. This process can take up to 24 hours.

If you call after hours, you will press option 2. This will allow you to leave a message for the office with your name, animals name and medication you need refilled. This message will be checked during normal business hours, and the same process will be followed. If you call on Saturday or Sunday, the message will not be received until Monday morning.

What if I want to pick up dewormer, heartworm medication, or flea and tick preventatives?
You may just walk in and request to purchase these from behind the counter. However, most of these are still prescription medications. This again means we need to have seen the pet in the last 12 months. For heartworm medications we also require a heartworm test to start prevention and every 2 years after starting. If you have a puppy that is less than 7 months old, they can start heartworm prevention without a test but will need tested when they get older. You may also choose to sign a waiver to decline this test. We do prefer that you do the testing to keep your animal safe. Regular testing is also highly encouraged by the American Heartworm Society.

09/06/2025

What services do you provide?

We are a mixed animal veterinary clinic. That means we see both large and small animals. We unfortunately do not treat reptiles or birds at this time. We also see very few pocket pets. Below is a list of what services we provide by species. The list is by no means all inclusive. If there is something you don’t see on the list it may have just been left off. Feel free to call us and see if we can help you out.

Cats and dogs
• vaccines
• wellness appointments
• sick appointments
• health certificates
• dentals
• surgeries (spays, neuters, mass removals, amputations, C-sections, foreign bodies, cystotomies, stomach tack and FHOs)

Horses
• vaccines
• health certificates
• colic
• lameness,
• dental floats
• pregnancy diagnosis
• castrations
• It is important to note that we do not do pre-purchase exams, joint injections, AI or colic surgeries.

Cattle, sheep, goat, llamas and alpacas
• Vaccines
• sick appointments
• health certificates
• breeding soundness
• pregnancy diagnosis
• obstetrical work
• castrations

Pigs
• health certificates
• castrations
• sick appointments
• obstetrical work

05/06/2025

Day 4 of informative posting-a helpful piece of information.

What are your hours?
We are open Monday-Friday 8am-5pm and Saturday 9am-12pm.

How does scheduling work?
At this time we only make appointments on the phone. We do not currently offer online appointments. Emailing us to schedule appointments is difficult due to so many variables so we do ask that you call us instead. We usually book the routine appointments out a week or two and schedule sick appointments for the next available spot. We do save same day appointments. Same day appointments open at 8am and are for urgent cases. We do also keep a cancelation list. This means that if someone cancels, we can call you and give you their appointment.

Do we take walk-ins?
No, we do not take walk-in appointments. The only walk-in service we offer is our monthly walk-in vaccine clinic. This is held every 4 weeks from 6pm-7pm. The day of the week may vary depending on staff schedules.

Do you charge a no-show fee? We do charge a no call/no show fee of $25 for regular appointments and $50 for surgeries.

What is a drop-off appointment? A drop-off appointment is when we have you leave your animal at the clinic so we can work on it between appointments or if someone does not show up. We will call you with our findings and to make a treatment plan. We will get to your animal before the end of the day. The earlier they are there the sooner they will be seen. This is a good way to get your pet seen urgently when we do not have any regular appointment slots.

Are you accepting new clients? We are accepting new clients during business hours. We do require a deposit for new clients that is taken at the time of scheduling.

04/06/2025

Here is the 3rd installment of Junes informative posts and is quite lengthy.

Do you see emergencies?
First and foremost, we are not an emergency hospital. We are a rural mixed animal clinic and do have limitations on what we can do. There are some emergencies we are not qualified to see and should go to a 24-hour emergency center. During the day we do try to fit emergencies in if we have time and feel like we can handle the case. Unfortunately, some days we do not have time to fit in any more cases as we are already booked beyond capacity. At this point you will be referred to an emergency hospital.

What is an on-call vet?
An on-call veterinarian is a vet who works all day, takes calls on nights and weekends and then works the next day. They drop what they are doing or wake up and come in to see emergencies at all hours. It is just them that comes in. Occasionally another staff member can be called in but for the most part it is just them. That leaves 1 person to handle all of the emergencies at the clinic or in the country.

What happens when you call after hours?
When you call after hours you have the emergency option or non-emergency option. If you leave a non-emergency message for us that will be checked the next business day. If it is an emergency, you will be transferred to an answering service in Michigan. Their staff member who is not trained in animal care and is only trained in answering phones and relaying messages will ask two questions. Are you a current client (have you been to the clinic recently)? And is your account in good standing(do you owe us money or have you been written off)? After you answer the questions appropriately, they send a text message to the veterinarian who will call you back. If you arrange to meet the on-call vet there will be an emergency fee. If you do set up a time to meet with the vet please call right away if you are no longerer coming.

Why are we not seeing new clients after hours?
We were getting 15 calls a night and 30-40 calls per days on weekends from people all over Northeast Colorado. This was not sustainable for our vets. It was a tough decision but unfortunately only so many clinical decisions and hours worked are humanly possible. In order to give our patient the proper care they deserve and keep our vets functional we had to set a limit.

Where to take an emergency if we can’t see it?
We recommend taking your pet to Animal Urgent Care, PETS, CSU, 4-Seasons, Wheatridge, or VCA. We do recommend calling ahead before you go as they can have extensive waiting times or be unavailable as well.

03/06/2025

Time for the group of second most asked questions lately.

Who owns the clinic? Who are the veterinarians? How long have the veterinarians been there? Are you going to hire more vets?

Fort Morgan Vet Clinic is owned and operated by 3 veterinarians. Yes, that is correct, there are currently only 3 veterinarians. They all work full-time and alternate seeing after-hours emergencies. All three veterinarians see both large and small animals. Each veterinarian treats an average of 20 patients a day not including herd work or vaccine clinics. Last month they saw 1,229 patients not including herd work.

There is a national shortage of veterinarians especially in rural areas like Morgan County. We have been understaffed for years and have had a running job add for about 5 years. We have known the clinic needed more vets to meet the needs of the county but unfortunately they weren’t available. However, this month we are fortunate enough to bring in not only 1 but 2 new veterinarians. That means by the end of this month we will have 5 full time veterinarians on staff. Yay! Ideally we would like to have a minimum of 6 vets on staff to meet the needs of the community.

See below the pictures to find out how long each of our vets have been with the Fort Morgan Vet Clinic.

Stay tuned for more informative posts this month.

02/06/2025

This month we will be having a series of informational posts on the clinic, vets, and services. We have received several of the same questions recently and thought why not put the answers all in one place.

Let’s start with the most asked topic lately.

What is being built next door? That is the new small animal clinic. The new large animal clinic will come later. The new building will have 6 exam rooms. The lobby will be larger and flow better. There should no longer be a traffic jam of people in the lobby. We have outgrown our current building and look forward to some much needed space.

What is going to happen to the current building? We are not 100% sure right now. The building is for sale or rent currently. We do plan to use the current large animal building until we get the new one built.

When will we move? We are hoping to be moved in by August 🤞🏻

Are we excited? We are very excited and a little bit nervous.

07/04/2025

Wiggins Annual Vaccine Clinic is on April 22nd!

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Monday	08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday	08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 17:00
Thursday	08:00 - 17:00
Friday	08:00 - 17:00
Saturday	09:00 - 12:00

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(970) 867-9477

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https://fortmorganvetclinic.com/

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