Waupun Veterinary Service LLP

01/07/2025

Check out our January newsletter! 🩺🐄
Dr. Al writes about what we need to know about Avian Influenza. To read this newsletter, click on
https://www.waupunvet.com/wi/waupunvet/1_25%20newsletter.pdf.
Dr. Mark Sosalla gives an overview of Klebsiella bacteria and the mastitis that it can cause. To read his newsletter, click on https://www.waupunvet.com/wi/waupunvet/1_25%20MQ%20Newsletter.pdf.

01/06/2025

We had a fabulous patient in the clinic last week. Pictured below is “Mark,” a beautiful black Orpington rooster. Dr. Jackie checked him over for an injury he had to his leg. He made himself right at home! 🩺🐓🥰

12/31/2024

Happy New Year's Eve! The clinic will be closed on Wednesday, but our on-call doctors will be available for any emergencies. The clinic will re-open on Thursday and Friday. We will see you in 2025!

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas from all of us at Waupun Veterinary Services! We will be closed on Christmas Day, but our on-call doctors are available for any of your emergency needs. We will re-open on Thursday and Friday. Enjoy the day with family and friends. 🎄

12/20/2024

We’re getting into the Christmas spirit this week in the office with all sorts of Christmas celebrations. The office staff had a Christmas sweater day and also a door decorating contest that’s been up all week! Everyone ready for Christmas?!🎄❄️🎉

12/17/2024

Check out our last newsletter of 2024!
In our regular monthly newsletter learn more about:
🐄 Bovine Leukosis Virus
💉 Supply shortages on needles and syringes
🐓 A closer look at the poultry processing fiasco
To read this newsletter, click on the linkhttps://www.waupunvet.com/wi/waupunvet/12_24%20Newsletter.pdf
You can also check out our last milk quality newsletter of 2024 by clicking on: https://www.waupunvet.com/wi/waupunvet/MQ%20December%20Newsletter.pdf.
Learn about:
🐄 The importance of teat dip during winter
🩺 Prototheca Mastitis an emerging concern.

12/16/2024

12/10/2024

Dr. Emma recently gave a presentation on laparoscopic artificial insemination in sheep and goats to the Dodge County 4-H livestock youth at Dodgeland High School. She shared the details behind the process of the procedure and showed some photos of what she's looking for while performing the Lap AI. 🐑🩺🤩

12/10/2024

This will be the second year of our summer internship program. We will be selecting two veterinary students who are finishing their first or second-year of vet school to learn about a career in large animal medicine. Please read the details below to learn more about this exceptional learning opportunity! Applications are due by Jan. 15th, 2025.

10/31/2024

Having some Halloween fun at WVS! Dressed up in costume today pictured from left are Amanda, assistant office manager; Alexis, blood lab technician; Carrie, office manager; Mary, front desk receptionist; and Brianna, data analysis specialist and CVT. Happy Halloween! 🎃

10/31/2024

We have a fun little pumpkin contest going on at the vet clinic. Come in and vote today yet if you can! Also, we have special treats available for trick or treaters!!! 🎃👻🍬

10/25/2024

📣In order to improve livestock traceability, the USDA is requiring all cattle and bison to have tags that have a visual and electronic component (able to be scanned). The only tags that meet these requirements are 840 RFID. You can order the tags through the USDA or any distributor of animal products. For more information, contact the clinic or visit datcp.wi.gov.📣

10/14/2024

📣 Check out our monthly newsletters!

Read about vaccine information, the largest feedlot in the country, and deworming cattle, in Dr. Al's newsletter by clicking on https://www.waupunvet.com/wi/waupunvet/10_24%20Newsletter.pdf.

Dr. Mark Sosalla writes about assertive mastitis therapy in the milk quality newsletter. Read about it here, https://www.waupunvet.com/wi/waupunvet/MQ%20October%20Newsletter-1.pdf.

10/12/2024

At Waupun Veterinary Services we are thankful and fortunate to work with farmers day in and day out. Today on National Farmer's Day we honor the dedication of the people who are the backbone of our communities. Thank you for your hard work, resilience and commitment! Please join us in celebrating our local farmers. Share a picture below of a local farmer!

10/08/2024

While many may know the vets as they make their farm calls treating animals, our labs are incredibly busy as well. A lot of work goes on behind the scenes at the clinic in Waupun.

Our milk lab can test for numerous types of bacteria including those contagious that are spread from cow to cow during the milking process, which may cause a high SCC and mastitis in herds. We can also test for environmental bacteria that can come from cow housing or a poor milking routine with improperly sanitized teats and poor functioning equipment. Knowing the bacteria you are dealing with will help you to properly treat your cattle.

Farms from throughout the state send milk samples to our lab and we also often get samples from farms in other states. This past week lab techs, office staff and the vets, worked together to streak about 5,000 plates of milk samples from one farm. A milk sample from each cow was sent to the lab in the clear tubes. That milk was streaked on the plate and the plate went in the incubator for 24 hours. Our lab technician Kari then gets the large task of reading each of the 5,000 plates looking for the bacteria, which in this case is Staph Aureus.

If you'd like to learn more about the milk lab and what we test for, please visit our website at www.waupunvet.com. 📣🤩🥛🔬🐄