Waupun Veterinary Service LLP

06/21/2024

🐝It's National Pollinator Week!🐝
At Waupun Veterinary Services we have a few doctors who keep bees and are very familiar with their care. Dr. Monty has been a beekeeper for several years. His bees are kept in Layens hives, which is a horizontal hive that keeps 12-30 large frames on one level. Dr. Ralph and his family have been keeping bees for the past seven years and use Langstroth hives, which are vertical hives with smaller frames.

Pollinator species, such as bees, play a critical role in helping to produce over 100 crops in our country, according to the USDA.

Many may not realize honeybees are actually classified by the federal government as livestock/food-producing animals. Just as your cattle, swine or sheep may need a veterinarian from time to time, so might your bees.

Dr. Monty is able to come out and inspect your hive to determine if treatment is needed! 🐝

06/14/2024

🩺🐄📣We are happy to introduce to you, Katelyn Belding! Katelyn is the first of our two summer interns who were selected to participate in our new internship program here at Waupun Veterinary Services.

Katelyn recently finished her second year at Iowa State University in the veterinary program focusing on production medicine. She grew up in Sharpsburg, Iowa, on a beef farm where her family raises about 400 crossbred cattle on a cow/calf operation. She also raised and showed animals for 4-H and FFA at various exhibitions and fairs.

“I wanted to become a veterinarian because it fueled my passion for helping others in the ag industry. It’s a way that I could give back,” she said. “I want to help other farmers to become productive and profitable. There are a lot of interesting challenges in the dairy industry and I’m excited to have more of an influence on how I can help.”

Katelyn is no stranger to the area. She was also an intern at Hilltop Dairy outside of Waupun in 2022.

“Working at Hilltop was a great experience,” she said. “At that time, I had the academic knowledge but working on the dairy opened my eyes to how a dairy operation works and what avenues I could take with my future career.”

As our summer intern Katelyn will spend time in the clinic with office staff, in the milk and blood labs with our technicians, and she will also ride with several of our doctors on farm visits and emergency calls. Her major project for the internship will include working on calf data records analysis for several of our client’s farms.

“I enjoy working with the youngstock and with calf and heifer development,” Katelyn said. “That is the future of your herd.”

“Student mentorship is an ongoing focus here at Waupun Veterinary Services,” Dr. Nick Mayer of WVS said. "Please welcome Katelyn to your farm if you see her in the upcoming weeks!"

06/14/2024

🐄📣🐄New regulations have been created this week by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection requiring any lactating dairy cattle to be tested prior to going to fairs or exhibitions effective Wednesday, June 19th. WVS is committed to providing assistance and clarity to these new regulations as the show season is upon us. Please read our press release below. Speak to your personal WVS vet or contact the clinic for more information. We will continue to closely monitor these regulations as the summer progresses.

06/10/2024

Celebrate June Dairy Month by attending Fond du Lac County's 35th Breakfast on the Farm at Abel Dairy. WVS is proud to work with this outstanding 6th generation dairy farm! The event is Sunday, June 23rd, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Check out the video below to learn more about this farm family.

Abel Dairy Farms Fond du Lac County Breakfast on the Farm 2024

06/07/2024

Happy to help educate our area students! 🎉🐄🩺🐄

06/07/2024

Check out our June newsletters! 🩺🐄📣

In our general newsletter, learn more about:
📣 A new vet joining our staff.
⚠️ A deadly shrub toxic to cattle, sheep and goats.
👉 Our drop ship program for producers.
To read the newsletter, click on https://www.waupunvet.com/wi/waupunvet/JUNE%202024%20NEWSLETTER.pdf.

In our quality milk newsletter, learn more about:
⚠️ Cleaning your waterer!
📣 Watch out for torn inflations.
🩺 Proper lag times are important.
To read the newsletter, click on https://www.waupunvet.com/wi/waupunvet/MQ%20June%202024.pdf.

05/27/2024

Today we honor those who made the greatest sacrifice. Please note, the clinic will be closed today in remembrance of Memorial Day, but we have two doctors on-call available for your emergency needs. Call the clinic phone number and you will be directed to one of the vets. Home of the free, because of the brave. ❤️

05/14/2024

Dr. Al spent some time at a local elementary school this week with his dog Kizzie and talked about being a vet with the students. 🤩🙌🩺🦮

05/14/2024

We celebrated Dr. Molly’s birthday yesterday! If you see her on your farm today wish her a happy birthday! 🥳🎉🩺🎂

05/13/2024

Dr. Ralph and Dr. Wade shared some knowledge about animal care and veterinary medicine last week with students from Markesan Elementary School at Day on the Farm hosted by Hilltop Dairy. Pictured below, Dr. Ralph demonstrates with fourth-graders how a vet works on a cow that has a uterine torsion or twisted uterus. The student on the right is the "calf" and is in the calf position with his hands as the feet and the student on the left is the "vet".

“We talked to the students about transition period and maternity, as well as, the importance of feeding colostrum and what it is. We also demonstrated how we correct a common calving problem,” Dr. Ralph said.

05/13/2024

Check out our monthly newsletters!

In our general newsletter, learn more about:
⚠ Info on H5N1 in cattle
🌳Fence line clean up
📣Danger on the farm
To read the newsletter, click onhttps://www.waupunvet.com/wi/waupunvet/May%202024%20Newsletter.pdf

In our quality milk newsletter, learn more about:
📣 The future of milk harvesting in the U.S.
✅ Tips on cleaning
To read the milk quality newsletter, click onhttps://www.waupunvet.com/wi/waupunvet/MQ%20May%202024.pdf

05/09/2024

🐑🩺🤩 Did you know that our vet, Dr. Emma, can do laparoscopic artificial insemination in sheep and goats?! Dr. Emma and her crew artificially inseminated 51 ewes this past week for out of season breeding and will do another 50 this week.

The typical timing to do AI in sheep is in August, to have lambs born in the spring. If you are interested in this service contact the office quickly, as her schedule is filling up fast.

“We had a blast working with great clients this past week. We enjoyed working with them. They had great facilities, they had plenty of help and they were very efficient,” Dr. Emma said.

05/07/2024

Dr. Jackie examined and treated this beautiful hen named “Popcorn” on Monday morning. She had some respiratory issues and wasn’t feeling well. We hope Popcorn is feeling better soon! 🩺😁🐓

04/29/2024

It's always important to take a good look at your facilities including your barn and your pasture. Think carefully of safety and risk. It’s a mistake to assume animals have the sense we have with regards to danger. One of our doctors treated the horse pictured above recently. The horse put its head into a small area, curiosity, and panicked when it couldn't get its head back out causing a deep cut. Cattle have been known to do this also. Always assume there is risk to your animals from the environment and be hyper aware of everything that can create an injury. And please, machinery does not belong in pastures.

04/29/2024

In celebration of World Veterinary Day 2024 we are recognizing our amazing group of doctors who dedicate their lives to helping animals and their producers! Our doctors care for all farm animals and many offer specialized care in several areas including equine, small ruminant, milk quality, dairy nutrition, and much more. Visit our website to learn more about our services, www.waupunvet.com.
Keep an eye out for our new doctor that will be joining us in June!🐄🤩🐑🐖🐎🩺

04/29/2024

If you see Dr. Jeff out on your farm today, wish him a happy birthday!!! 🎉🥳🐄🩺

04/19/2024

Last fall we celebrated Dr. Jackie with a baby shower and we lost track of time and never announced the birth of her sweet little daughter! Marilyn "Marlie" is about 4 months old now and pictured below with Jackie enjoying a recent sunny day. 🥰

04/19/2024

Earlier this week Dr. Ralph taught a class on animal care to the Dodge County 4-H livestock members at the county extension office. The youth learned how to administer two types of injections, including subcutaneous and intramuscular. Subcutaneous injections (SQ) are required for certain types of medicines and are given just under the skin, which allows the medication to be distributed slowly throughout the body. Students practiced giving SQ injections on bananas and oranges by injecting blue colored water just under the peel. The intramuscular injection (IM) is given directly into the muscle allowing the quickest absorption of the medication. The students did the IM injections directly into the meat of the fruit. 😁🩺🍊🍌🐄🐖🐑

04/08/2024

🐄🤩🩺WVS hosted the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine Bovine Club for a palpation lab on Friday at Nehls Brothers Farm in Juneau. A total of 14 students attended the lab where they reviewed reproduction and the bovine estrus cycle. Students then had the opportunity to practice manual palpation and ultrasound guided repro exams on cows. The WVS doctors who assisted in the mentoring included Nick, Jeff, Wade and Monty. A special thank you to Nehls Brother's Farm and their herdsman Jim Van Patter for giving the students this opportunity.

04/08/2024

Read our regular monthly newsletter and learn more about:
🐄Rumen cannulation on your farm.
📣New products available in the clinic.
✅Dr. Al's take on the cattle disease outbreak in Texas.
Click onhttps://www.waupunvet.com/wi/waupunvet/April%202024%20Newsletter.pdf

Our milk quality newsletter includes information on:
🐄Controlling dry off procedures on your dairy.
📣Delayed milk ejection affects profitability of a farm.
Click onhttps://www.waupunvet.com/wi/waupunvet/MQ%20April%202024.pdf

03/26/2024

🐎🩺📣At WVS we have several vets who specialize in a variety of areas. Dr. Mark Williams is certified in Veterinary Spinal Manipulative Therapy or (VSMT). This is the treatment of joints in the body, including spine, head, legs, ribs and tail that have restricted mobility. When these areas receive a properly applied correction, it can relieve pain and allow movement of muscles and joints. If you're interested, please call the clinic for more information.
📸 Judy Guenther

03/25/2024

Just a friendly reminder of our prescription drug policy. We need to have a valid veterinary client patient relationship in order to dispense various medications. That means a vet needs to have been to your farm in the past 12 months. Questions? Contact the clinic.📣👇🩺

03/22/2024

Waupun Veterinary Services prepared and sponsored a free hot meal today at Waupun’s Community Table. Our office staff made and served the meal which included hot beef on noodles with vegetables, a roll and a serving of dirt cake!

Pictured below are Pat Medema, accounting office assistant; Carrie Kohn, office manager; and Betty Kastein, former WVS office manager.

Dr. Wade also stopped in to visit with community members and enjoy the meal!

03/19/2024

We create and provide two newsletters every month for our producers with articles on education mixed in with a little humor.

In this month's regular newsletter written by Dr. Al, learn more about:
📣Our vets with a trivia game.
⚠ The cattle disease called Spastic Paresis.
😊Dr. Al's "freshwater clam," recipe.
To read Dr. Al's newsletter, click onhttps://www.waupunvet.com/wi/waupunvet/March%202024%20Newsletter.pdf

We also offer a milk quality newsletter written by Dr. Mark Sosalla. This month he shares information on:
✅Results From a Study on Treating E. Coli Mastitis.
📣The Impact on Bedding on Quality Milk.
To read Dr. Mark's newsletter, click onhttps://www.waupunvet.com/wi/waupunvet/MQ%20March%202024.pdf

03/19/2024

In celebration of , we are happy to shine a light on the hard working individuals in the agriculture industry. From our farmers that our vets partner with on a day-to-day basis, to the milk haulers, feed mills, mechanics and many more in the ag business, we are thankful for the dedicated people we share this industry with. At WVS our veterinarians are passionate about helping farmers grow and maintain healthy animals to produce a healthy product. Every day really is, "ag day," but join us today in the celebration of our ag industry.

03/06/2024

We are into the lambing season for many of our producers. Don’t hesitate to give us a call if you need assistance! Dr. Emma recently adopted a bottle baby and has been bringing him along with her during her work day from time to time. Enjoy the cuteness of little “Chops.” 🥰 🩺🐑🤩

03/01/2024

We have a fair number of pig farmers that we serve at Waupun Veterinary Services. We are well equipped with doctors who have the skills to tackle any of your swine health needs. Pictured below Dr. Ralph holds a healthy piglet after performing a c-section. The c-section was a success. He pulled 3 live piglets and the sow has recovered well and nursed her litter of 11 piglets!

“When farrowing piglets often times you may have one stuck in the birth canal. Pulling that piglet is your first option but commonly your hands are too big for the task. If you’re afraid of causing a fair amount of trauma to the birth canal by pulling it and worried about having a viable sow to nurse your pigs, a c-section may be the best option. Early intervention is key to a successful outcome.” - Dr. Ralph

Happy National Pig Day! 🐖🤩🩺

02/15/2024

Happy Valentines Day! ❤️🐄 🐎 🐑 🐖

02/01/2024

The clinic’s phone line and internet is not working and may be down until about 12:30 p.m. today. Our apologies for the inconvenience! If you have an emergency, please contact your personal herd health veterinarian.