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Dubuque County Veterinary Services

DCVS is a veterinary facility in Peosta, IA that offers affordable primary care for your dog or cat.
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07/03/2025

Happy almost 4th of July. DCVS will be closing early at 4pm to celebrate the holiday. Be safe everyone.

06/29/2025

DCVS will be closed tomorrow. Jun 29. To celebrate veterinary assistant, Calysta's graduation.

06/26/2025

Dear Clients/
Now is the time to start planning for the pre and post-July 4th fireworks celebrations.
Things to do now and on fireworks nights.
Make sure your microchip information is up to date. Have you moved, changed your phone number, or is the chip even registered in your name? A microchip is only as good as the information on file for it. Fourth of July celebrations are one of the number one times pets run off.
Ensure their collar and tags are on and secure, with updated information. Collars should be tight enough that you can only slip two fingers under it. If you can fit your whole hand or numerous fingers, it’s too loose. If the dog suddenly pulls backwards, it will slip right over their ears and in a panic, they often quickly run off.
On nights with fireworks. Ensure the doors and windows are securely closed. Dogs with severe issues can jump through screens and screen doors.
Kennel them in an interior room, with not a lot if indoor/ outdoor traffic. It’s easy for a scared dog to run past guests or kids running in and out of the house during the celebrations. Pull the shades and turn the TV on to a reasonable volume to drown out the sounds and provide a visual distraction from them.
Use ThunderShirts for their help with anxiety (air-conditioned conditions only so we don’t induce heat stroke).
If your dog is severely freaked out by fireworks (cowering and won't come out, destroying kennels, bolting away) this is the week to message us about anxiety meds. We have options to help get through the next couple weeks. We also have more natural options for less severe phobias. Non-clients please get in touch with your veterinarian for the same options.
Also don’t forget the Fourth of July is often very hot. Just like people, dogs can easily overheat. They can also suffer pad burns when walking on hot concrete, asphalt, decks, sand, and even grass. For their overall safety, it’s often best to leave them at home during Fourth of July celebrations.
The morning after fireworks, check your yard for any fallen debris.
-Dr. Robin
Dubuque County Veterinary Services.

06/18/2025

Dear DCVS Clients/

Please SHARE.

With the summer heat in the forecast, I wanted to send out my yearly reminders.

1. Don't leave your dog in the car for even a few minutes while you quickly run into the store. If you leave the air running, you need to open a window enough to reach in and unlock it. Dogs often step on the lock button.

2. Closed-up garages get hot! Don't leave your pets in a garage on hot days.

2. Concrete, Asphalt, Sand, Decks, and even grass can get very, very hot and burn paw pads easily. Take your shoes and socks off and stand on any of the above on an 85-degree day if you don't believe me. Remember this when taking your dog to summer events.

3. Walks and ball playing should be done in the early or late hours of the day. Even then, take lots of breaks. Many ball-motivated dogs will heat-stroke themselves before they will stop playing fetch. 75% of heat-related illnesses are due to exercise.

4. GERIATRIC, LONG-HAIRED, AND SMOOSH-FACE DOGS ARE EXTRA SENSITIVE TO THE HEAT!!! On very hot days, it should be out to the potty and back inside for these particular dogs.

5. Outdoor caged rabbits should also be brought indoors to a cool area or provided with iced water bottles and fans. Domestic rabbits are prone to heat stroke.

6. Leave cool water out for wildlife, outdoor cats, and birds.

06/11/2025

Update: Congratulations to Tiffany Marie Gospodinov

ANSWER. This illustration shows bladder stones in a dog lodged in the urethra. Did you know that male dogs have a bone in their p***s called the os p***s. It looks like an upside-down hot dog bun and the urethra travels down the center. Its function is to provide structure during copulation. The problem is it also greatly limits the ability of the urethra to stretch as it passes through it. Because of this bladder stones log jam right where the urethra enters the os p***s. This forces us to pass a catheter and flush them back into the bladder where they can be removed surgically.

Dear DCVS clients/

Welcome to another WHAT THE HECK WEDNESDAY!

If you missed the last one, this will be a regular contest in which we mock Dr. Mundt's artistic skills and try to guess what she was attempting to draw during an actual appointment.

For this week's contest, the assignment is to GUESS THE MEDICAL CONDITION she was discussing!!!

To ENTER THE CONTEST , COMMENT with the correct answer below and SHARE THIS POST! Correct answers will go into a drawing. This week's winner will win a gift card Next Level Energy in Dubuque

Good Luck! Because that's what it might take!
- Mandy and Hannah

06/10/2025

Dear DCVS clients,

Please share.

Does your dog hate fireworks?? Here is a little tip to help desensitize them to the sounds! You have almost a month to work on it.

Play firework sounds on volume 1 on Alexa (say "Alexa play firework sounds on repeat)"....you play this low key in the background for several days to a week for long stretches, barely audible. Once they stop caring or reacting to level 1, bump that up to level 2...this continues until you are at a level 8-10 with no reactions. Give it a go! The hardest part for dogs is that the firework noises happen loudly and with no regularity, and they have no chance to learn that it won't hurt them. Make sure you act completely normal while it's playing and go about your day as usual. Dogs take cues from you.. if you over coddle they will think there is something to be worried about.

06/04/2025

Tag them if you see them 🥰😍

06/02/2025

Dear DCVS Clients/

Welcome to our very first MAMMARY GLAND MONDAY! This will become a regular monthly reminder to check your dog's mammary glands.

We talk about human breast cancer awareness and self-checks, but we don't talk about checking your dog's mammary glands nearly enough.

Mammary tumors in dogs can be benign (less bad) or malignant (bad) types just like in humans. They occur most often in dogs over 7 years of age. (that would be roughly the equivalent of humans in their 40s). Breeds most commonly affected are Chihuahuas, Poodles, Dachshunds, Yorkshire Terriers, Cocker Spaniels, Brittany Spaniels, English Setters, Boxer Dogs, and Doberman Pinschers.

Did you know that dogs spayed before their first heat have only a 0.05% chance of developing any type of mammary tumor?
That risk goes up to around 8% after one heat cycle. Jumps to 25% after the second. Spaying at any age can be helpful, but most of the benefits are derived from spaying at an earlier age. If a mammary tumor develops, it has a 50% chance of being malignant. Fifty percent of malignant tumors have already spread when detected. Often, this is simply because we don't regularly squeeze those tissues as we should, as part of normal petting.

Most dogs have 5 sets of ni***es starting from the groin area and going up to the mid-chest region. Not every dog has every one of them. Every month, gently feel around each ni**le and the tissues underneath and between them, looking for lumps or unusual hardness; the tissue should be soft and pliant.

05/27/2025

Dear DCVS Clients,/ ,

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With last week's rain, I noticed several murky puddles of standing water on my hike through the woods. It reminded me that we should have our yearly talk about Leptospirosis!!!!

Leptospirosis is a nasty bacterial disease that causes liver and kidney failure. Humans and dogs can both get leptospirosis. Dogs can contract leptospirosis from their own backyard, but those that hunt, hike, camp, or visit places with many other dogs, such as boarding and daycare facilities, are at even greater risk. If we want to use keywords to remember leptospirosis, we say WATER and WILDLIFE. Dogs become infected when urine from infected animals or urine-contaminated water gets into the dog’s eyes, nose, mouth, or broken skin (such as a cut or scratch). Wildlife urine can contaminate water sources, like creeks, lakes, and even puddles in your yard. Common carriers include deer, raccoons, opossums, skunks, and other rodents that are often seen in our neighborhoods. It has also been transmitted in dog parks, boarding facilities, and other social dog areas. Leptospirosis can also be transmitted to humans if urine gets in our mouth, eyes, cuts, etc as well.
At DCVS, we use a vaccine that offers protection from 4 serovars (strains) of leptospirosis bacteria. This vaccine is given annually. Dogs who have never received the vaccine before should receive a booster 4 weeks after the initial dose. There is a thought that while the vaccine isn't specifically made with all serovars (strains) of the bacteria, it may offer some cross-protection and lessen the symptoms and severity if infected with others.
Please don't allow your dogs to drink from rainwater puddles, swim, or walk in flooded areas.
This year, please consider Leptospirosis vaccinations for your dog if you live in flooding areas or have a lot of wildlife in your yard, camp, hike, or hunt your dogs. Or they attend daycares or boarding facilities. Current clients, please PM us if you would like to schedule an appointment. If they've had their yearly exam, it's a quick in and out.

05/26/2025

In honor of Memorial Day, DCVS will be closed. Thank you to those who gave everything to allow us to enjoy such a beautiful day.

05/23/2025

Did you know we have resident Robins who call our office home every year? This is their 4th spring with us! They are currently raising 4 little ones!

05/18/2025

Dear DCVS clients
I was cutting rhubarb for a crisp yesterday with my yellow lab staring at me across the room hoping it was something for her and it got me thinking. Rhubarb is another one if those foods we don't really discuss that your dog shouldn't have. The leaves of rhubarb are toxic to both humans and dogs when eaten in sufficient quantity. ( history buffs look up WWII and rhubarb toxicity!) Rhubarb leaves contain calcium oxalates that can lead to kidney failure. Now generally adult dogs won't bother them because they are quite bitter, but we know puppies don't care one bit if something tastes bad and will eat literally anything. Now, the stalks contain very little oxalates which is why we can get away with eating that part, but for dogs those oxalate crystals can cause irritation to the mouth and intestinal tract leading to vomiting and diarrhea. So, while the stalks aren't "toxic" in the deadly sense they can cause a very rough day or night of vomiting, cramping, salivating, and diarrhea. So, if you too are making rhubarb crisp, send the pups out of the kitchen to avoid accidental ingestion and don't share that crisp with them.

Dr. Robin

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Monday	1pm - 6:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4pm
Wednesday	8am - 1pm
Thursday	1pm - 6:30pm
Sunday	11am - 1pm

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