Louisa Veterinary Service, Inc.

    Rarely do I see a goat live to approach 20 years old, nor do I see the dedication of an owner to help them get to that age with such dignity.  It is with a heavy heart, and a shout out to Jane, that we say goodbye to JJ - keep groovin on!

 “I first bought...

As we all know Central Virginia has not received appreciable rainfall now in nearly 8 weeks in some counties.  This is a scary fact and it is going to affect us all.  Here are a few thoughts to consider regarding maintaining your livestock in drought conditions....

Fair dates are: September 29th to October 8th, 2019

                    "Where are EWE going??"

Health Certificates are required for entry into the State Fair. If you haven't already made an appointment, call the office now to...

 With record high temps expected for the Summer here are a few tips for helping your animals avoid heat stress...

•  Remember that the animal's core body temp stays

   elevated until very late at night...if you need to handle an animal or treat a sick animal, do...

Spring may not be here, but the stomach worms are, and they are in record numbers!  We typically start thinking of doing the Spring deworming when the days start to get longer and warmer and the grass starts to get green.  This year I am urging you to re...

Due to the record rainfall I would strongly encourage everyone to vaccinate for Clostridium.  Most of you would know this as “black leg”, but it actually contains 6 other strains of the bacteria.  Clostridial bacteria form spores so they can live a long time in the dir...

Tips for preventing Vomitoxin in livestock feed 

• Vomitoxin is a mycotoxin naturally produced by fungus in the form of molds in plants that may able hazardous to human and animal health if consumed in the feed. 

• Typically the most susceptible species are pigs an...

You probably thought like we did, oh the cows should do great with calving this year since there was no drought this summer...…well....so far the cows are doing pretty good, but there are some problems with all of this rain and heat!  With the increased heat the cows a...

With rising heat index, heat stress is a real threat to the health and well-being of animals living outside.  Check on your pasture animals three times a day, if possible.  Be on the lookout for signs, know the choices you can make to relieve the stress for them and ca...

With our crazy winter weather we here at Louisa Vet Service have seen an increased number of frostbitten tissues on animals.  Newborn babies are wet and if they are exposed to extremely cold temperatures and cold wind they can get frostbite on their extremities, usuall...