Chuteside Veterinary Service PLLC

01/24/2025

Annual Dental Special - 20% labor discount. Contact us at 406-285-3923 to schedule.

01/20/2025

Cold baby calves? We have wool coats and calving supplies on hand to keep those small ones warm and healthy.

12/23/2024

08/21/2024

Some of you may know that Milkw**d is an important pollinator. This w**d has deep roots that help it survive both fire and drought, if you have river-bottom ground you have likely seen this w**d in that area. It is also common in ditches/roadside, meadows, and waste areas.

Some of the effects that milkw**d can have on your livestock are cardiotoxic effects, respiratory, digestive, nervous system effects, colic and diarrhea, muscle tremors, and seizures. This plant is most toxic during rapid growth and if consumed in large quantities. While this is a toxic plant animals generally tend to stay away from it.

Read the articles below to learn more about this w**d.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/asclepias_viridiflora.shtml

https://poisonousplants.cvmbs.colostate.edu/plant/11

08/07/2024

Can you name this toxic w**d prevalent in the Northwestern states? Click the link to learn more about this sandy soil loving plant.

https://poisonousplants.cvmbs.colostate.edu/plant/6

07/28/2024

With the lingering heat there are a few things to be aware of if your livestock end up off water for an extended period of time. You may wonder what really happens when an animal gets dehydrated. When an animal becomes dehydrated sodium levels accumulate in tissues and in the brain. Once an animal is dehydrated and then given too much water, the water rushes to their brain where the salt is accumulated. This can then cause seizures and even death.

While the animal does need to drink water immediately, it needs to be in small amounts.

It’s hot and getting hotter. Each summer in Texas, farmers and ranchers are on the gambling side of the weather, hoping for an appropriate level of rainfall. Although most of the state is not currently experiencing drought-like conditions, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TV...

07/24/2024

There are many different varieties of clover that grow in Southwest Montana. They have several different effects on livestock including photosensitization, profuse salivation/dehydration, hemorrhaging, bruising and anemia. These varieties include Alsike Clover, Red Clover, and Yellow Sweet Clover.
Click the links to read more about clover and how it can effect your animals.

https://poisonousplants.cvmbs.colostate.edu/plant/66
https://poisonousplants.cvmbs.colostate.edu/plant/9
https://poisonousplants.cvmbs.colostate.edu/plant/146

07/16/2024

A few fun local events coming up this weekend- Three Forks Rodeo & Street Fair AND Whitehall's first PRCA Rodeo & Street Dance are both this weekend July 19th and 20th.

Get out and support the cowboys and cowgirls performing at these events- or if you want to be part of the action enter a team for the Wild Horse Race in Whitehall! 🤠

A big THANK YOU and shout out to our friends who work so hard to put these events on every summer!

07/11/2024

Our thought are with those affected by this fire and with the crews that are busy at work on it. Headwaters Livestock is offering assistance for animals that have been evacuated from this area.

Please call our office if you're in need of livestock assistance due to the Horse Gulch Fire 406-285-0502.

05/24/2024

4-H Vet Carcass Education by our Veterinarian and Veterinary Technician ‼️Thank you Gallatin County 4-H for the invite!