Pryor Veterinary Hospital

09/11/2024

📢 📢📢📢 Attention horse owners in our area!

There’s been a few recent reports of other DVM’s seeing positive cases of West Nile Virus in their equine patients!

Horses infected with the virus will exhibit neurological symptoms such as hind end weakness/stumbling (ataxia), trembling, walking in circles and fine muscle tremors (like in the facial area). These will likely appear to come on suddenly!

WNV is not spread from horse to horse. It must be carried by an infected mosquito or flying, biting insect.

Please make sure your horses are up to date on the West Nile vaccine. While vaccinated horses can still contract WNV, the outcome is far better than those that are unvaccinated. If you do notice a sudden onset of neurological symptoms, please get them to your primary veterinary team ASAP.

09/09/2024

Have you met Dr. Hicks yet?

Dr. Cooper Hicks grew up on a small family farm just south of Geary, Oklahoma. This is where his passion for working with animals large and small began. His dream of becoming a veterinarian started when he was very young, as he spent hours working with his grandfather in his mixed animal practice. Dr. Hicks journey towards becoming a veterinarian ran through Geary Public Schools, where he was very active in 4-H and FFA, along with other clubs and leadership activities. He participated in Ag mechanics, speech, livestock judging and exhibitions including pigs, sheep, and goats. He graduated high school in May of 2017 and by that fall had started college at Oklahoma State University. Hicks graduated with his bachelor's degree in Animal Science in May of 2020 and used the next four years to complete his Doctorate degree of Veterinary Medicine from Oklahoma State University, as well, in the Spring of 2024.Dr. Hicks is not only a veterinarian as he is also a producer. He has a small commercial beef cattle herd and a show goat herd. Hicks continues to be a big supporter of 4-H and FFA to this day, and credits those organizations with creating his agricultural foundation. In Hicks' free time. he is likely to be enjoying the outdoors, where he is an avid hunter that enjoys fishing and tending to livestock.

08/29/2024

As a reminder:

We will be CLOSED Monday, September 2nd for Labor Day!

Our Pryor location will be open regular hours on Friday and Saturday.

We hope you all have a fantastic and safe holiday weekend!

08/26/2024

It’s National Dog Day!

Pup cups all around! 🥂

Show us your doggos! Let’s celebrate! 🎉

08/22/2024

Gene was a long time PVH client. When they say he loved cats, he really did! He would take care of any stray he could catch. He was almost a weekly staple in the building and we definitely miss his wild stories from “back when”.

We hope you’ll consider helping this fundraiser in honor of a good man.

HONORING FIRST SGT. GENE BECK BY SPONSORING FREE ADOPTIONS AT THE ROCKING G ANIMAL SHELTERS CLEAR THE SHELTER EVENT

08/22/2024

We had hired a new receptionist on a trial basis. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out.

Todd’s demands for chicken nuggets and constant ear scratches weren’t part of his compensation package! 😂 but we enjoyed him while he was here! 😍

08/19/2024

Back to school!

We’re so proud of our hometown, homegrown group of future veterinarians! 

Cassidy Barry, Kylie McNitt, Braden Winters, Brock Courtney, Carson Murray are all in Veterinary school. Dax Delozier and Kelci Gingrich are future Veterinary students.

1st day back to school. We are very proud of them and excited about their future. We Hope y’all have a great year! GO POKES!

08/19/2024

Be sure to check out our new and improved website! Full of all the information you need for your visit to Pryor Vet!

Routine health care, comprehensive diagnostics, surgery and emergency services for companion animals, equine, rodeo stock, food animals and small ruminants.

08/15/2024

Can anyone tell me what these floofs are…besides gorgeous?! 😍😍

*I do not know the availability status of these kittens. But Rocking G Animals Shelter has PLENTY of available kitties!

08/06/2024

Let’s make sure your pets are up to date on their flea and tick prevention!

We have several options available for you and your pets!

Current Oklahoma Disease AlertsA main priority of our Animal Industry Services division is to ensure the health of our Oklahoma livestock herds. This list will include current outbreaks facing our region, in addition to diseases that are common around certain times of the year.Additionally, some ale...

08/06/2024

Sky got hang out with 938 Natty Daddy yesterday!

It’s always amazing to me how these athletes know when it’s time to do business.

08/02/2024

We have a limited run of PVH ball caps available for purchase at the front desk!

Swing by and get yours today!

07/30/2024

Reposting this from last year as it’s full of relevant information for livestock.

We are seeing a significant amount of Johnson Grass toxicosis. This is a very fast process which causes clinical signs and death rapidly after ingestion of plant in the right conditions. Prusic Acid toxicosis and Cyanide toxicosis are other names for this terrible condition. We are seeing it in hay meadows that have been recently harvested and the Johnson Grass is coming up as the first return growth. This is the most toxic time to turn cattle out on it. The Grass is most toxic in early growth stage and drought conditions. This Grass is usually shorter than your knee in height. As the plant matures the toxicity decreases. Recently mowed ditches are also a common source.

There is a antidote but the process is so fast that most of the time it is too late.

There is a test for the Grass to determine if it is toxic but not 100% safe sense some areas of a field maybe more toxic than others. Therefore the gathered samples may not be representing the entire field. To do the test gather the leaf portion of the plants that are shorter than your knee in height. Put them in a 1 gallon zip lock bag. Seal it up and bring it to the clinic for testing.

Other recommendations are to turn out 1 or 2 animals on the field and watch for toxic signs while antidote is available.

The toxin does not stay active in the hay. As the plant dies and becomes totally dry the Cyanide goes away.

07/26/2024

It’s a Kinkaju and a Carly!

Kinkaju’s originate from South America. They are a mammal and in the same family as a raccoon.

In Belize, they’re known as “night walkers”. Kinkaju’s have such sharp hearing, they can hear a snake rustle through leaves/grass.

They love honey, fruits, insects and smaller mammals!

07/22/2024

We’ve definitely been enjoying the cooler temps these last few days!

We also wanted to remind everyone of our Saturday schedules!

PVH (Pryor location) is open 7:30-12 on the first and third Saturday of the month.

PVH South (Wagoner location) is open on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month.

07/15/2024

The barn has been busy the last couple of weeks!

Heat index is going to be 112 today! Come early! Make sure everyone and everything has plenty of water!

07/09/2024

We had a unique visitor the other day. And no, we don’t mean the wonderful, future Dr. Barry…

The White Buffalo. Sacred to the Lakota and other North American tribes. According to legend, the birth of a white buffalo calf signals the fulfillment of sacred prophecy for several Native American tribes – and conveys a warning to take care of the natural environment.

The odds of a white buffalo in the wild is a 1 in a million birth. Yellowstone National Park celebrated the birth of a white buffalo calf this June.

07/02/2024

Our offices will be CLOSED on Thursday for Independence Day.

We will return with normal hours on Friday.

Please get any medications filled TODAY. Have a plan for your pets over the next several days.

Have a safe and fun 4th of July!

06/28/2024

Here’s your reminder that the next week will be tough for your pets! Get their necessary medications filled TODAY! Also make sure their microchip information is up to date!

06/26/2024

Always thankful for a Summer rain! 🙏🏼☝️🙌🏻

…Unless you have hay down 😅

06/24/2024

Fresh, clean water is imperative for ALL animals!

Keep those troughs scrubbed too!

06/21/2024

With triple digit heat index’s coming this weekend, it’s officially couch potato time for our smooshed face friends.

Brachycephalic breeds can over heat as quickly as 10 minutes of being outside. Early mornings and late evenings are prime time to walk your pets in the summer.

06/19/2024

We need a debate settled! 😜

We mustache you a question…

Who wore it better?!

Leo? Wilford Brimley? or Mr. Miagi!?

My vote is definitely for Leo!

06/16/2024

We’d like to wish a Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there!

06/12/2024

It’s that time of year!

Temps will getting into the mid 90s this week!

It’s already entirely to hot for brachycephalic breeds to be outside for extended periods of time.

If you can’t take them in, leave them at home!

06/10/2024

Wynona wants you to have a great Monday! 😍

06/05/2024

BACK UP AND GOING! THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

Our phone lines and internet are currently down in both locations!

Please be patient!

05/31/2024

It’s baby season around here! 😍😍

05/29/2024

This photograph was found in our parking lot today. Likely blown in from the storms.

If this is yours or looks familiar to you, we will keep it safe until you come retrieve it!

Please feel free to share so we can get it back to its owner!

05/28/2024

We are continuing to pray for our friends, family and neighbors affected by storm over the weekend. 🙏🏼

We had multiple veterinarians in over the weekend triaging and treating patients with varying degrees of injuries.

We are open in both Pryor and Wagoner. Please let us know if we can of any assistance. 🫶🏻