Central Shore Veterinary Services

01/02/2025

We appreciate all of you. We want to be helpful. As we gear up for a full phone system transition please take note of our new phone number (410) 697-1800. It will work for texting and calling. Our old number will also work for awhile but transitioning now will be good.

A few other items to note: business hours are: 7a-5p M-F. Many days we work well beyond this like yesterday 6am-12:30 midnight.

We want to provide good service and the time is here to further refine some boundaries to make sure we can do so:

We are no longer monitoring text messages during the weekend or after hours. Last weekend we received 146 text messages from after 5 Friday through Monday 7am. This weekend appears to be on steam for the same. This non essential extension of our work hours is…too much.

Text is a convenient method of communication and we are working to provide it. If a text message goes unanswered during normal hours (beyond a few hours or so) please call and leave a voicemail. If a text message goes unanswered after hours please send it again during normal hours.

We would appreciate all messages being held to business hours.

Non urgent after hours voicemails are now available. They’ll be returned the next business day and won’t bother us a bit. There is an emergency voicemail box as well; that will be returned fairly quickly most times and there will be a fee just for the return call.

We want to be here to help and advice will still flow for free as always during normal business hours.

Thank you all so much for helping us as we grow to serve you.

06/01/2025

We should all work together to help reduce the spread of H5N1. Keep birds inside, keep your boots and clothes disinfected. Minimize animal transport and reduce farm visits to essential personnel.

Improve rodent control and prevent contamination of water and feedstuffs.

Deter birds from entering barns. Make personal protective equipment available to all farm personnel. Such items may include: boots, coveralls, gloves, goggles, masks.

Each farm and its risks will be unique. Each farm owner will have specific desires on what Biosecurity plans to implement. If we recognize this is a disease that has shown propensity to infect our collective of livestock species and work as one to mitigate the threats we will reduce infection and economic losses and be most successful in our efforts to preserve and protect our food supply.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) has returned results from the Kent County, Del. poultry farm that was announced presumptive positive for H5 avian influenza on January 3, 2025. The poultry affected had highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza (HPAI) of the Eurasian lineage 2.3.4.4b with early indications that the virus is the D1.1 genotype found in wild birds; however, confirmation of the genotype is determined by sequencing. There is currently no timeline for the receipt of this data by the Delaware Department of Agriculture.

All poultry farms in the state should be monitoring flocks for any signs of increased mortality. Producers should pay particular attention to whether birds show signs of respiratory illness or distress, such as sneezing, gasping for air, coughing, and/or runny nose. Other signs of HPAI in poultry can include swelling around the eyes, neck, and head’ purple discoloration of the wattles, combs, and legs; tremors, drooping wings, circling, twisting of the head and neck, or any combination; watery, green diarrhea; lack of energy, poor appetite; and a drop in egg production, or soft or thin-shelled, misshapen eggs.

Commercial poultry producers should follow the protocol of notifying the company they grow for when they see any signs of HPAI.

Backyard flock owners who notice any of the signs of HPAI or experience increased mortality in their flock should email the Delaware Poultry Health Hotline at [email protected] or call 302-698-4507 and provide your contact information, flock size, location, and concerns. Backyard flock owners will be contacted if a sample needs to be taken. Do not take dead or sick birds to a lab to be tested or move them off-site.

Backyard flock owners should keep their flock from commingling with wild birds and keep them under cover to protect them from coming into contact with infected wild bird droppings. The H5N1 virus has infected very few people and has not been documented to be transmitted between people. While continuing testing of people in close contact with animals infected with HPAI indicates a low risk to the general public’s health, backyard flock owners should keep birds in outdoor coops and not bring birds that have been living outside into the home.

To read the full press release, visit: https://tinyurl.com/3kesaud6

01/01/2025

Happy New Year! We are so excited to show you how we plan to enhance our services for you in 2025. A new hospital, online store, doctor are all on the way.

We are here to serve your dogs, cats, cows, pigs, sheep, goats and soon to be.....more... on farm and in the hospital. YES, we do see dogs and cats for anything they need: At home vaccinations, euthanasia, routine screenings. Internal medicine workups, soft tissue surgery, second opinions, advanced and routine dental procedures/surgeries , biopsies, enterotomies, gastropexies, spay, neuter? Yes, we do those too- in the hospital where they belong and can be done CORRECTLY because, we won't let convenience overshadow standards of care even if that may feel annoying, less convenient or a bit too meticulous. We aren't mixed animal veterinarians. We are veterinarians that provide only the highest level of comprehensive care possible to each of the species we commit to treat. A cow vet, can absolutely be a cat vet and a goat vet and we're happy to show you any time what that looks like.

We love Delaware and the Eastern Shore. This is a passion-not just a business. We've been here 10 years this year and we are doubling down on our commitment to provide you with exceptional, compassionate care to last year after year. Thank you so much for your confidence and trust. We appreciate you so much.

25/12/2024

The office is closed today, Christmas Day. We wish you all a joyous holiday season. We are so grateful for you. As always we are here if you need us in the event of an emergency but also hope to enjoy a restful, quiet, call/text free day. Thank you.

28/11/2024

We are so thankful to be a part of your story. Please hold all non urgent messages, orders, calls until Monday when we reopen to allow us time with family.

As always, we are available to our loyal clientele (those we have seen for a scheduled visit within the last 12 months) for emergencies during this time.

19/10/2024

We mentioned there would be updates headed your way. We also mentioned (and think you can see) we would be slow with them. We aren't teasing you; we're just really busy and there are a ton of things happening behind the scenes. The first thing we would like to share is our new name and our new logo. Over the next few weeks there will be more references to our new business name which is reflective of the services we provide. Since opening the practice in 2016 we continue to serve cows which, as the logo hopefully implies, are the background of everything we are...without the cow Dr. Weeman wouldn't be serving you in veterinary medicine and she will always be a component of what the hospital is, because she is inseparable from the fabric that makes its founder who he is.

We need a name that better encompasses what we serve which is: dogs, cats, cows, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry (at times). Perhaps the specie list will expand soon and we are confident we are making the steps necessary to ensure that if it does you will receive the same level of service you've come to expect from Bayside Bovine Veterinary services, soon to be serving you as Central Shore Veterinary Services.

21/09/2024

We know we've been pretty quiet lately. Thanks to all of you we've been incredibly busy and we want to let everyone know that in the coming months there are going to be TONS of changes headed your way! We have been blessed to be a part of your farming story for the past 10 years and we are excited to show you what we have in mind to ensure even better service to you for many decades to come

03/05/2024

We understand many still have questions about the new health testing requirements for dairy cattle.

The major change is that all lactating dairy cattle including must have an interstate paper to travel across state lines direct to slaughter or to an auction facility. This is a Federal statute irrespective of any state official decree.

Non-lactating cattle don’t need to be tested for influenza. Non-lactating animals moved direct to slaughter (even across state lines) do not require a CVI.

Cattle (even bull calves) moving from MD to DE for instance require a CVI and this means they require an official ID tag (the only tag we use at BBVS is an 840 RFID tag) to receive a CVI.

Moving animals to a sale facility within the same state does NOT require the producer to get a CVI.

Our clientele who are currently on a herdcheck schedule and utilizing the National (840 tag) ID program will not have market access disrupted. We will have certificates available same day* for these clients. For those who are NOT currently on a herdcheck schedule with us we will attempt to serve your needs after we have taken care of our established clientele and we anticipate in many instances a 2-3 week wait.

*by 8pm when requested by 9am M-F

27/04/2024

In the updated regulations regarding influenza testing of dairy cattle, dry dairy cattle and lactating cattle transferred directly to slaughter facilities are exempt from testing requirements.

Symptomatic cattle are prohibited from transport. Even direct to slaughter.

*major change from norm* all dairy cattle, even direct to slaughter- require a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.

25/04/2024

Effective 4/29/2024 we will be implementing and complying with the federal order from USDA-APHIS to require all lactating dairy cattle be tested for Influenza A prior to interstate transport. As a reminder: Delaware to Maryland and Maryland to Delaware transport constitutes INTERstate transfer.

This mandate supersedes all present regulatory requirements for export testing.

Testing as a condition of interstate transport falls under the regulatory statutes of the Federal government.

*INTRAstate transport may still represent substantial risk to bovine, avian and likely other livestock species.

Cattle to cattle and cattle to poultry transmission has been reported which is a concerning development.

*Dr Weeman expects this mandate may likely extend to beef cattle and other species in the future. Beef and small ruminant producers are exempt from testing at this time but are encouraged to take similar precautions to protect their livestock and neighboring poultry operations.

*Exhibitors of livestock should consider the emerging disease risks as they make plans for the show season. Animals not crossing state lines may still be tested before and after exhibition.

*An 8 day quarantine of show stock upon return to the farm is recommended. Separate, private milking equipment at shows is recommended.
Nose to nose contact and communal feed and water sources should be avoided during exhibition.

*Producers with poultry are advised to practice heightened biosecurity measures when attending shows- treat exposure to livestock much the way you would treat exposure to another poultry flock.

*Disinfect trailers and tires following transport. Don’t intermingle livestock from multiple sources on one trailer for transport.

*Producers visiting shows should consider wearing different boots and clothing and change and clean those items prior to tending livestock back home.

*Prevent exposure of livestock, barns, feed and water to wild birds and migratory water fowl.

Influenza A in cattle is now a reportable disease. If a cow tests positive for the virus it does NOT mean the animal, herd or market will be disrupted at this time but there will likely be surveillance of the herd to follow.

We can expect additional developments from this situation and we will provide updates at the point they become relevant.

* Represent epidemiological recommendations from us to our clientele/followers

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2024 – To further protect the U.S. livestock industry from the threat posed by highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, USDA is sharing a number of actions that we are taking with our federal partners to help us get ahead of this disease and limit its spread. Today, USDA’s A...

25/03/2024

https://www.agweb.com/news/livestock/dairy/breaking-mystery-illness-impacting-texas-kansas-dairy-cattle-confirmed-highly

USDA says genetic sequencing revealed the mystery illness impacting Texas dairies is the same strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) that's been in the U.S. The virus is carried by wild waterfowl.

27/01/2024

Always happy to allow my colleagues to carry the burden and share the sentiments that apply universally across the profession.

Subtract the support staff part and it could have been me that wrote this. Help us help you. It really is what we want to do.

13/01/2024

Cattle, the original recyclers. Using the environment as a reason to shun beef simply makes no sense. The goats and sheep, bison and water buffalo deserve equal love.

We don’t want to hear any squealing or clucking about this post, today is simply about the ruminants. We can shed some love for our other barnyard friends later.

24/12/2023

We want to wish everyone a joyous holiday season filled with relaxation, reflection and peace.