Burnt Fork Veterinary Clinic

09/11/2025

🔥⛈🌪September is National Disaster Preparedness Month🌪⛈🔥

When disaster strikes, having a plan in place can make all the difference—for you and your pets alike. Taking time to prepare now can make a huge difference in keeping your furry family members safe.

🎒 Pet Emergency Kit:
• 3–5 days of food and water
• Medications & copies of medical records
• Leash, collar, harness, and ID tags
• Carrier or crate
• Litter/litter box or waste bags
• Favorite toy or blanket for comfort

📝 Have a Plan:
• Identify pet-friendly shelters or hotels in case you ever need to evacuate
• Arrange a backup caregiver if you can’t get home during an emergency
• Keep your pet's microchip information up to date

💡 Tip: Practice loading pets into their carrier or car quickly. This helps reduce stress if you ever need to leave in a hurry!

‼️Your pets rely on you for their safety - make sure they are ALWAYS included in your plans in case evacuation or taking shelter is necessary.

09/09/2025

Please take the time to look at this Public Health Announcement from our friends at Skalkaho Creek Veterinary Clinic down in Hamilton. While none of the bats we've recently sent in for testing have come back positive, Rabies is in Montana. Are your pets up to date on their Rabies vaccine?

09/04/2025

‼️STEVENSVILLE‼️

Lost dog in the Winters Lane area, Snowy Drive area. Her name is Nina. If seen or found, please contact Fay at (406) 396-9432 or the clinic at 777-3844.

09/04/2025

👋 New to the Bitterroot Valley? In need of excellent veterinary care?

Now is the perfect time to get in with Burnt Fork Veterinary Clinic. New clients - present this ad and get $25 OFF your first visit!

📅 Hurry — expires Sept 30th! Offer only valid for new clients.

🐾 Call today at (406) 777-3844 and schedule an appointment!

Dr. Linda Kauffman and her team have been helping Bitterroot Valley pets and farm animals for over 20 years!

09/02/2025

⏰ We will be CLOSING @ 5:00pm today, September 2nd.

📆 We will continue normal Tuesday hours in starting next week.

Thank you for your understanding!
-The Staff at BFVC

08/25/2025

🇺🇸🔨🔧 Labor Day Weekend Hours 🔧🔨🇺🇸

Our office will be CLOSED Saturday, August 30th & Monday, September 1st for Labor Day Weekend.

🚨In case of emergency, the Pet Emergency Center and Sentinel Veterinary Medical Center in Missoula will be open.

‼️In case of large animal emergency, we will NOT have a vet on call this weekend. We apologize for the inconvenience.

💊 If you are in need of any medication refills or food, please get your requests in by Thursday, August 28th. This will give our staff plenty of time to ensure you have everything you need.

☀️ What are your plans for the final weekend of summer? Let us know in the comments!

08/22/2025

📅 🐾 It's Take Your Cat to the Vet Day 🐾📅

Cats are experts at hiding illness from even the most attentive cat parents. That’s why regular checkups are so important!

We know it's never you or your kitty's favorite thing to do, but routine checkups give your vet a chance to:
✅ Catch health issues early, before they become serious
✅ Keep vaccines and parasite prevention up to date
✅ Be able to fill needed medications
✅ Monitor weight, nutrition, and dental health
✅ Provide guidance for every life stage

Even if your cat seems perfectly healthy, preventive care is the best way to ensure they stay that way. 🐱💕

📅 If it’s been more than a year since your kitty’s last visit, now’s the time to call 777-3844 and schedule a checkup!

08/19/2025

🐑🐴 Vaccine Recommendations for Horses, Cattle, Sheep & Goats 🐮🐐

Keeping your herd healthy starts with protection! Immunization Awareness Month is a great reminder to also make sure your large animals are up to date on their vaccines. Be sure to check out the article written by the Leatherstocking Veterinary Services team mentioned in the comments for more information about the vaccinations listed below!

💉Vaccines stimulate the body to produce an immune response to particular pathogens to help keep animals healthy and disease free. Vaccination schedules can be dependent on situational risks and can be discussed during annual examinations/herd visits.

There are two categories of vaccines - Core and Risk-Based. Core vaccines are ones that all horses should receive every year while risk-based vaccines depend on the animal’s location and lifestyle.

🐴 Horse Vaccines 🐎
Core vaccines:
• Rabies
• Clostridium tetani (Tetanus)
• West Nile virus (WNV)
• Eastern and Western equine encephalitis

Risk-based vaccines:
• Equine influenza
• Strangles
• Equine herpesvirus (EHV)
• Potomac horse fever (PHF)

🐮 Cattle Vaccines 🐂
Vaccination protocols for cattle should be individually tailored because of factors such as herd type, genetics, and health history.

Core vaccines:
• Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR)
• Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD)
• Parainfluenza 3 (PI3)
• Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV)
• 7-way clostridial

Risk-based vaccines:
• Brucellosis
• Salmonellosis
• K99 Escherichia coli
• Clostridium tetani (Tetanus)

🐑 Sheep & Goat Vaccines 🐐
Only one vaccine is characterized as a core vaccine for sheep and goats and that’s a combination vaccine for the clostridial diseases.

Other vaccines that may be beneficial to your caprine and ovine herds:
• Clostridium perfringens C and D
• Clostridium tetani (Tetanus)
• Soremouth
• Caseous lymphadenitis (CLA)
• Rabies
• Footrot

☎️ If you would like to discuss vaccinations and/or schedule an appointment with one of our large animal doctors, call our office line at 777-3844 and select option 3. You may have to leave a voicemail and someone will give you a call back when they’re available.

08/18/2025

Do you have old towels laying around and you're not sure what to do with them? Give them a new life! We are in need of towels to use back in our treatment area.

We do not need the following items:
❌Blankets
❌Sheets
❌Comforters
❌Pillows

08/15/2025

🔍 It’s National Check the Chip Day!
A microchip is one of the best ways to ensure a lost pet finds their way back home. In fact, microchipped pets are three times more likely to be reunited with their owners!

Today’s the perfect reminder to:
🐾 Get your pet microchipped if they aren’t already.
📝 Double-check your registration details and make sure your contact information is up to date.

✨Pro Tip✨
Not sure if your pet is microchipped or just want to make sure it would be detected if your pet is found? Next time you're at the clinic, ask us to give them a quick scan with our scanner we'll see if it comes up!