Lakeview Animal Hospital

06/21/2024

It's been a few days of babies. ❤️ a little hernia repair. By Dr Sepha and Dr Rod.

📸: Marisa

06/21/2024

We had the cutest little visitor today. Dr. Ferry and Veterinary assistant Eric doing some hoof care on this young foal.

📸:Thank you Marisa

06/14/2024

06/13/2024

What is going on with the project pigs?
Since these are basically individual animals and not a large herd it is difficult to justify the cost of lab work to rule in or out any disease. Without this we cannot say for certain, however the conditions we are seeing are very likely due to PRRS. PRRS or Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome is a viral disease, causing reproductive impairment in breeding animals and respiratory disease in any age pigs, but more commonly in young growing pigs. The disease occurs worldwide and is prevalent in the United States. The disease was first described in the late 1980’s and is the most economically significant swine disease in the US with an annual cost estimated at over 560 million dollars. There are numerous strains which vary in virulence and the virus often leads to other pathogenic viruses, bacteria, and/or mycoplasma as secondary invaders.
PRRS has a long course, but most pigs develop immunity and cease shedding the virus by 60 days post-infection. However, the virus can persist in long term carrier pigs for greater than 200 days and this is the most likely source of infection for most pigs. The virus is highly infectious and is acquired readily by direct contact. It is present in nasal secretions, urine, f***s, and even milk and semen of infected swine.
Clinical signs vary due to the virulence of the virus, age of exposed animals, previous immunity, management practices, and secondary infections. For the respiratory disease primary signs are fever, depression, lethargy, pneumonia, and stunting of growth. Other signs such as sneezing or coughing may also be present. Mortality (death rate) may be high and is dependent on virulence of strain, immunity, and secondary infections as well. Prolonged or repeated outbreaks are common. Diagnosis is by laboratory confirmation, but clinical signs and history are highly suggestive.
There is no single successful strategy for control. The virus is only moderately resistant to environmental degradation so biosecurity measures can be helpful, especially prior to exposure. Many swine herds have had to stabilize and live with the infection. This works for the future but since this appears to be a virulent strain in a naïve population loses have been high this year. There is a vaccine, but it is a modified live virus vaccine and therefore should be used within 4 hours of mixing. This creates a huge problem for trying to vaccinate project pigs as the vaccine is only available in 50 dose and 250 dose vials. Secondly most of our pigs were likely exposed prior to picking them up and the vaccine has not been shown to be effective in swine that already have exposure. This leaves us with vaccination for secondary invaders to reduce the severity, which needs to be done in healthy pigs. Other control measures such as optimizing the environment may also be helpful. Using heat lights in cold weather and eliminating drafts would be examples of this.
Since the disease is due to a virus there is also no specific treatment. Treatment consists of supportive care such as anti-inflammatory and antibiotics to prevent secondary infection. Numerous antibiotics have been used for this, but none are very effective since they do not treat the primary cause. We also normally give one shot of long-acting antibiotics and are done. Since this virus typically lasts for 60 days multiple injections of antibiotics may be required over the course of the disease. Hopefully this helps you to better understand why there are so many sick and dead project pigs this year.

06/04/2024

Our 10% off special on the Red Flannel Dog and Cat food will end on June 7th. Make sure you come down and grab a bag.

06/04/2024

Come down and find something for that Ranch Dad.

05/23/2024

Dr. Kerns
Getting heifers bangs vaccine done.

📸:Thank you Marisa

On a side note.🦬🐂🐃🐄 There is a new rule on the official EID tags effective November 2024. We have information on the rule here at the office.

05/16/2024

Tori and Kam getting the sign changed on a nice sunny day. 🌞

05/13/2024

🐶🐱Purina Special🐱🐶
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RED FLANNEL PRIME a 50 pound bag OR ADULT a 40 pound bag DOG FOOD AND RED FLANNEL CAT FOOD
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05/09/2024

🌺🌸MOTHERS DAY🌸🌺

Come in and find something for Mom.

Open M-F 8 to 5:30
Saturday 9 to noon

05/09/2024

☀️Great day for a Dental☀️
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Dr. Sepha and Veterinary Assistant Bayley. With a curious onlooker in the background. 🐐
Call and Schedule a Dental for your Horse.

05/06/2024

🐷Dear 4-H Pig families,🐷

🐖Just like last year, we are seeing lots of respiratory disease in Lake County 4-H pigs. If your pig is showing symptoms (heavy breathing, raspy breathing sounds, snotty nose, coughing, low energy levels, no appetite or fever), please have your pig examined so we can start treatment as soon as possible. Respiratory disease is often fatal in pigs if left untreated. (A pigs normal temperature runs between 101.5 and 103.5 F.)
If your pig is not currently sick, we recommend giving a boosted vaccine (two shots to cover the most common respiratory illness in pigs), to protect your pig from getting sick in the future.
Don't hesitate to call us with any questions and please let us help you keep your pig in good health. 🐽 🩺💉

05/03/2024

Baby Goose.

05/03/2024

A few candid office 📸

Ram Lamb check
Calf check

04/13/2024

Veterinary Assistant Eric giving Dr Sepha a hand yesterday.

03/29/2024

HPAI and livestock
What is all the buzz about HPAI (highly pathogenic avian influenza) in livestock? At this point this is a rapidly evolving situation, and we probably have more questions than answers. Recently a few herds of dairy cattle in New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas began showing signs of an unknown disease. Symptoms included loss of appetite, decreased milk production, changes in stool consistency, thickened milk, and low-grade fever. On average about 10% of the cows, which were mostly older cows, were affected and there has been no death loss. On March 25th some of the Kansas herds and a herd in Texas were found to have HPAI in the sick cattle. The dairies all reported having found dead birds on the properties, also. Coincidentally on March 20 a kid goat in Minnesota was diagnosed and died from HPAI, on this property the poultry were under quarantine for HPAI. The goat led to a quarantine of all animals. As of yesterday, the experts were telling us that mammals are a dead-end host and there is likely no cow to cow spread. Today there is an infected dairy herd in Idaho and the herd had imported cattle from one of the infected states. Although not proof, this is highly suspicious for cow to cow spread.
Human health concern is minimal. Dairies are required to withhold milk from sick cattle so that it is not sold. Plus, the pasteurization process that most milk undergoes kills the virus. Any milk being transported across state lines requires pasteurization. Also, the gene experts have found no mutations that they feel would make the virus more transmissible to people.
Biosecurity is the key. On our livestock operations we cannot do much about wild birds. Poultry people can lock up their birds, but free-range is very popular so it will be a personal decision. Since most of our backyard flocks are small the economic losses from depopulation of an affected flock would be minimal. Livestock producers should be careful of imports especially from dairies. At this point we do not even know if beef cattle can be affected and I would rather not find out. Any new livestock should be isolated from the existing herd for a couple of weeks to make sure they are healthy before co-mingling.

03/14/2024

Found in Christmas Valley. On Oil Dry rd. If this little guy belongs to you please contact us.

03/12/2024

Cutest little visitor today.

02/26/2024

We are hiring! We are currently searching for a veterinary receptionist. Duties will include intake and discharge of patients, retail sales, helping customers, answering phone calls, scheduling appointments, checking in and imputing freight. Computer skills are a plus, and customer service skills are a must. Call or stop by for an application and submit it with a resume in person or via email. Questions contact Rod or Jessie via [email protected] or 541-947-3383.

02/09/2024

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02/06/2024

02/06/2024

More info on the USDA EID tags. For Animal Disease Traceability.

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01/30/2024

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Valentines Day is fast approaching. Stop in and see a few new items we are carrying. We have restocked wild rags and Silver Jewelry.
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01/29/2024

Grooming appointments available.
Give us a call
541-947-3383
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01/26/2024

💲💲SALE💲💲
4️⃣0️⃣% off

01/23/2024

UPDATE:both spots filled. Thank you.

We have 2 grooming appointments available tomorrow🐶🐕🐩
January 23rd at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. give us a call