North Star Veterinary Services, P.C.

10/11/2023

Just so everyone is aware we blew a coolant hose on the truck tonight so I am down for the time being. Hopefully a pretty quick fix but we will see what the morning brings.

03/14/2023

Kicking off kidding season with our first small ruminant C-section of the year. Mom and kiddos are happy and doing great! As you can see my assistant got a little distracted 😂

05/26/2022

This is why testing is still so important!

Animal health officials reported the confirmed cases and exposed horses were in Tulare County.

05/07/2022

Happy Nurses Week!

01/11/2022

Things to keep in mind during these cold snaps

The good news is that horses are inherently well equipped to handle practically anything that winter can dish out as long as they have a way to get out of the wind.

08/20/2021

When people say they will only eat “antibiotic free” meat, I would love to show them this picture. How would you feel if you had a case of pink eye and didn’t go to the doctor to get medicine to make it better? I would assume the burning in the eye would be quite painful. The same is true for animals.
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One of my calves had pink eye, and I (the doctor) gave him a spray in his eye and an antibiotic to help heal his infection. If we can take antibiotics when we are sick, why can’t we expect our animals to do the same?
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This is the first time this animal has ever been given an antibiotic, and hopefully it’s the last. But if I didn’t treat him knowing he had a bacterial infection in his eye, he would suffer in pain for a few weeks, completely loose vision out of that eye, and potentially loose the entire eye if the infection got bad enough. That’s a better end result than giving an antibiotic to heal the eye in a few days? I would beg to differ.
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You see, since he was given a shot, that does not mean that there will be antibiotics in his meat. Every single antibiotic has a withdrawal period on the label. After the minimum withdrawal days have gone by, the medicine will be completely out of his system and his body will be antibiotic free. ALL animals are antibiotic free because of required withdrawal periods, and every animal that enters a processing facility is tested before butcher to make sure there is no antibiotics in their system. If there is, the animal is rejected and will not be butchered.
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Pink eye is a very contagious disease and can cause many issues this time of the year. Luckily, we have only had a few calves who have gotten it, but if we didn’t treat those few animals it could potentially spread like wild fire into the rest of the herd. And that is NOT a good day if that would happen.
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Did you know ALL meat is antibiotic free because of withdrawal periods? Leave your response in the comments below 👇🏻
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08/01/2021

Graphic Post Ahead!!!

Last Friday, (what Nick has affectionately named Fat Growth Friday), Dr. Vigue removed a bothersome fatty growth on one of our sweet patients Lancer. Lancer suffers from a condition where he deposits fatty (benign) tumors into the dermal layer of his skin. These growths are usually small, but occasionally can grow a little larger and start to irritate the horse (especially when they’re being brushed). In these cases, we surgically remove the larger ones 🙂

05/20/2021

A big shout out and thanks to Haley Emmons at Manchester Equestrian Center for having us out today. Great client and some exceptional western performance horses. Looking forward to next time!

05/12/2021

Successful visit to the Bridgton area today! Thanks for having us everybody!

04/23/2021

maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s highlander

04/13/2021

Dr. Jeff is known for his gentle touch with lab draws. Thanks for being such a good patient, Dakota!

10/12/2020

09/18/2020

Booking fall vaccine appointments now!

09/17/2020

08/14/2020

We just wanted to take the time to say thank you to everyone for being so patient while we get the practice up and going. With everything going on distributors are having a difficult time getting equipment out. With that being said, we are getting there. Although we are not quite ready to start fielding major emergencies we will let you know as soon as we are. In the mean time, we are happy to see your animals for wellness exams and vaccines. Toss us a like and keep following for updates! Again, thank you all so much!