Leatherstocking Veterinary Services

01/21/2025

Heritage is offering another opportunity for a low cost spay day for kitties! 🐈‍⬛

📞Call today to book your appointment

01/20/2025

With the 2025 foals starting to arrive any day it will soon be time to update our bulletin board. This year we'd like to celebrate your year, as well as showcasing new foals. As you have wonderful rides, successful shows, a new foal/ calf, or even a day where your animal is looking at it's best drop off/ email or mail in a picture and we'll add it to the board.
We'd love to spend 2025 sharing our client's adventures with their animals.

01/17/2025

We try to stay as competitive as possible with medications. Part of that is when there are manufacturer rebates available we try to include the information to make it as easy as possible.
Please do submit these rebates - every little bit helps!
Especially on meds that might be used long term.

01/15/2025

2025 Farm Call Wellness Visits will be starting in February!

Give the office a call at (607) 847-9990 to schedule yours 🐴🫏🐮

01/13/2025

📢FULLY BOOKED for today! 📢
Thank you to everyone who made appointments with Heritage. Keep an eye out for another date for your cats! 😻
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❗This Wednesday only at the Heritage Vet Clinic location in Cooperstown, we are offering a low cost spay and neuter day for Cats 🐱✂️❗*Rabies vaccinations available
Call our Heritage clinic to reserve your spot today!
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01/09/2025

Just because you might be finding it chilly outside this week doesn’t necessarily mean that your horses are cold.
Horses can have a fabulous winter haircoat with an undercoat that provides excellent insulation. When you see the unmelted snow on their backs you can know they are well insulated and warm. Not all horses do develop a thick winter coat. Some of them do require extra blankets to stay warm enough in this weather.

01/09/2025

We were voted as #1 for the Holiday lights display at the Otsego County Fair this holiday season! 🏆❄️🎅🐮🐴

Thank you to our awesome staff for creating a great display and everyone who attended this year to view all the wonderful lights each business set up and the staff at the fairgrounds who put together an amazing event for the community.

We look forward to 2025!! ☺️

01/08/2025

Some winter weather tips from our partners at AAEP.

As a storm threat of freezing rain and snow marches across the U.S. and Canada ❄️🌨🫧🌬, below are some tips for keeping your horses safe during extreme winter weather events:

1. While lots of hay is ideal for horses to eat to keep warm, now is NOT the time to introduce a round bale if they’ve never had access to one before. It may be more work, but keep throwing them their normal hay source—just more frequently.

2. Similarly, if your horse is not used to being locked up in a stall now is NOT the time. The stress of a major change and the decreased activity can be risk factors for colic. Be sure your animals have access to shelter, hay, and drinkable water but let them move around if they choose to do so.

3. Horses that are thin, older, or fully body clipped are those most at risk in extreme weather.

4. Well fitting blankets are great but be sure horses do not get sweaty under them or that the blankets don’t soak through if snow or rain covered. Wet, cold, and covered is worse that dry, cold, and naked.

5. Some of the highest risk times are when the temperatures hover right around freezing, as that can result in sleet/freezing rain/ice that can make horses wet and therefore colder. Slippery footing is a concern, too.

6. If using electric water heaters, be sure they are functioning and not shocking horses. Take your gloves off and stick your hand in the water (briefly!) to double check.

7. “Trick” your horses into consuming extra water by flavoring a bucket, adding electrolytes to their meals, or soaking their meals in warm water. If you’ve never fed beet pulp before, be sure to add LOTS of warm water. Dry beet pulp is a common source of choke.

8. Tips of ears can be at risk for frostbite. Putting a jumper-style ear bonnet or other ear cover can protect them from wind chills.

Stay safe, friends!

01/07/2025

We’ve been dropping off 2025 calendars along our route for the last few weeks. There are some left at the clinic if you happen to be nearby.
Happy New Year!

01/01/2025

Happy 2025 from LVS to you!

12/31/2024

12/25/2024

12/17/2024

Where are the donkey lovers? Cornell’s monthly equine topic is Emergency’s in Donkeys this evening.

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from Leatherstocking Veterinary Services! 🦃

We are closed today to enjoy time with our families, but will return tomorrow at 8am 🐴🐄🩺

11/25/2024

The Otsego County fairgrounds in Morris will open on December 6th and 7th at 6pm for a festive holiday display of lights!

Bring your family and check out LVG's fun display and see our friends!!
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Send a message to learn more

11/22/2024

Due to the lack of power/ internet and phones the office will be closing at 3pm today, Friday Nov 22. We will not be open tomorrow for regular Saturday hours. our answering service to reach the emergency veterinarian is still working just fine, and they can be reached as usual.